Tire blues...
 

We have 24,000 miles on our 2011 LR4. We are nearing the tread wear bars. A new set of 19" Continental Contacts (255/55R) installed will run nearly $1,400.

I like the tires to be quiet on the freeway. Any suggestions? Vehicle is used strictly on-road (don't be hatin').

As a side note, I believe we are at the point of buying a 2nd set of tires and rims for winter. Don't know that this 7,000 lb beast can be tamed in the snow with "all season" tires.

The Bridgestone Dueller Alenza was the go to tire for what you describe. I haven't been able to find them lately although Tire Rack may have them. Also the Pirelli Scorpion Verde gets good reviews.

We had Pirelli Scorpions on our Cayenne and they performed very well - much better than the Connies on the Rover.

Remember tire rack looks cheap until you factor in shipping and handling and balancing of tires. Also you can rotate your tires as often as you want. If the manufacturers say 10 to 15 or none at all then go ahead. Its your money. Its your money you are gonna spend when they wear out early anyway.

Dealer told me the Bridgestone Dueler Alenza's have not done well. He has seen them wear out quickly (<10,000 miles). He noted the weight of the LR4 is what eats up tires. TireRack has them for $850 plus ship, mount and balance.

Rovin4life - we have rotated the tires once or twice and they have worn very evenly.

I may give the Bridgestones a shot.

Your dealer must not get a good mark up deal on the Bridgestones and that is why he is trying to steer you away from them...

The fact is the Bridgestone has a UTQG of 600 (highest in this size range) and a A A (traction/temp) rating. The only way that people have been hitting the wear bars in less than 10k miles is from a bad alignment from the dealer. Performance wise they are ok. Suited for pavement duty and quiet. Other options would be

Pirelli Scorpion Verde
Dunlop Sport SP Sport
Michelin Latitude Tour
Toyo Open Country (my experience is Toyos are great but expensive and harder to find)

New Good year Wrangler adventer with Kevlar ! 60K warrenty and they ride just fine

Ended up buying a set of Nitto's (off brand). $1,000 installed. Very good in the snow. We'll see how they wear.

We run a late RRS with 255 55 R20 all weather/summer tires and the average mileage per set is 25K give or take. This is very much less than the D2 mileage achieved which could be as much as 35-40K. It is my understanding reading a few websites that is about all that one can expect. Fortunately we don't use it as much as the other vehicles and strictly on highways but usually between 70-90mph. It's a very expensive luxury when it comes to tires although the diesel fuel consumption is very good. We are considering replacing the D2 and RRS with a new(ish) LR4 which are proving excellent, again, apart from tire wear.

Just orderd some cooper Zeon LTZ.

If I were to do a dedicated snow tire again, Blizaks are great. I had Blizzak DVM-1 on my X5 and they were far superior to the Pirelli Ice and snow which were soft and wore out in one season due to what I beleive was a bad alignment.

Used the conti's last season in the snow and they did alright. Hated them on my X5.

I have a set of conti's with 1800 miles on them for sale - picked up locally in SoCal. PM me if interested.