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Originally Posted by Decksawash
I ordered Goodyear Fortera Triple treads today, then mentioned how well my HH towed our little travel trailer. The tire guys said no way should I tow with Triple Treads and proceeded to look through their catalogs to see what they could sell that would give me good towing and good mileage. The Integritys that came on the car are thoroughly shot at 37k miles and we usually get double the predicted life of our tires.
What would you suggest as a good compromise between mileage and towing safety?
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That makes absolutely NO SENSE AT ALL. While it is true that the Fortera is not a super "low rolling resistance" tire, that is more applicable to the fuel economy rather than towards any detriment in regards to TOWING. Did he give you ANY logic behind why the Fortera "might" not be suitable for towing?
As far as the wear on the Goodyears goes... you did well to get 37K out of them. We only go 22K and we also typically get far more miles out of our previous sets of tires on multiple cars. I think Goodyear had a bad batch or two of those Integrity's because the local Goodyear dealer here ended up replacing ours and granting us full credit for the faulty tires towards our Fortera Triple Tread's we put on this past winter. I've had a number of tires and the Triple Tread was BY FAR the BEST winter/snow tire I have EVER had (in my 35 years of diving).
BTW - There is no rating or standards for low resistance tires available that is less than 5 years old.