Quijote
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After 5.5 years and 34.5k miles, I finally replaced the OEM Contis with TerrainContacts A/T. Note that 12.5k of those miles were put on my winter Hakkas, so I only kept the OEM Contis for about 22k miles.
As a result of rotating with the full size spare, the OEM Contis could have given me another 5-10k miles but frankly, I was done with those tires. I never had some of the full-on hatred others expressed here, but they were certainly not good. They were truly horrid in the winter, but I bypassed that by using dedicated winter tires. I felt, though somewhat noisy, they were not bad on pavement in the dry, and were actually pretty responsive in turns. I never really tested them off road, but you could tell they could not possibly be any good in those conditions extrapolating from other experiences.
After having had the TerrainContacts on for a few hundred miles, I must say I am very impressed. The immediate and VERY noticeable improvement is ride quality. I never realized how bad the ride was on the OEM Contis. WOW. It feels as if the LR4 had adaptable suspension I went from "track" mode to "comfort" with the new tires. Simply amazing. The ride is so quiet and smooth that it is almost hard to believe. I do notice a distinct loss of sharpness on turn-in, but given the use of this SUV, I will gladly make the trade. I have other cars for fun/fast driving. To my surprise, the tires are also quiet on the highway. I hope all this lasts and it's not just a new tire thing.
I swapped out all 5 tires as well which makes me feel better about a flat in the winter. I was always worried about putting on the OEM Conti spare alongside 3 Hakkas if I got a flat since the difference in winter performance was so stark. The TerrainContacts should not be as sharp a drop-off in winter performance.
Overall, I'm VERY happy. I'm very glad to have tires that can handle mild off-roading if the situation ever comes up yet is so civil on pavement. I'll post a photo when I get a chance.
As a result of rotating with the full size spare, the OEM Contis could have given me another 5-10k miles but frankly, I was done with those tires. I never had some of the full-on hatred others expressed here, but they were certainly not good. They were truly horrid in the winter, but I bypassed that by using dedicated winter tires. I felt, though somewhat noisy, they were not bad on pavement in the dry, and were actually pretty responsive in turns. I never really tested them off road, but you could tell they could not possibly be any good in those conditions extrapolating from other experiences.
After having had the TerrainContacts on for a few hundred miles, I must say I am very impressed. The immediate and VERY noticeable improvement is ride quality. I never realized how bad the ride was on the OEM Contis. WOW. It feels as if the LR4 had adaptable suspension I went from "track" mode to "comfort" with the new tires. Simply amazing. The ride is so quiet and smooth that it is almost hard to believe. I do notice a distinct loss of sharpness on turn-in, but given the use of this SUV, I will gladly make the trade. I have other cars for fun/fast driving. To my surprise, the tires are also quiet on the highway. I hope all this lasts and it's not just a new tire thing.
I swapped out all 5 tires as well which makes me feel better about a flat in the winter. I was always worried about putting on the OEM Conti spare alongside 3 Hakkas if I got a flat since the difference in winter performance was so stark. The TerrainContacts should not be as sharp a drop-off in winter performance.
Overall, I'm VERY happy. I'm very glad to have tires that can handle mild off-roading if the situation ever comes up yet is so civil on pavement. I'll post a photo when I get a chance.