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Have you folks heard of Lee brand tires? I hadn't encountered them before but a mechanic I know recommended one of their all-season models for the upcoming winter months as a "more aggressive" tread. A buddy of mine got them on his Stratus and he tells me that they grip well in the rain, but we have yet to see how they do in the snow.

They're not exactly "bargain basement" at $80-90 per tire, but they're not ridiculously expensive, either. Do these guys have a reputation?

 
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I've heard of them at the sleezeball tire places around here. If you're gonna drop that kinda money on tires, get a major brand though.

 
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sounds like a private lable korean made tire prolly. id stick with known names toyo, goodyear, falken, .............

 
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Falken

 
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I'm personally a big advocate of no name brands.
But get the facts...
Get all the sidewall markings and let us know what they are

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete...eral/speed.jsp
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete...l/sidewall.jsp
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/general/utqg.jsp

UTQG is brand dependant though

Also what kind of warranty do they provide and under what conditions ?

 
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Where i work we sell a private brand falken, among others

 
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Really what are they called ?

 
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I have used no-name tires in the past, with no problems. Both of them wore evenly, and lasted quite a while. One brand was Dayton, related to Bridgestone and Firestone. The other was Akuret, by Ohtsu, now owned by Sumitomo.

 
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I was too lazy to actually do any more research. My buddy got the same Lee tires and drove them without any problems, so I went ahead and got them.

I drove home today through the second snow of the season and they are working great. I guess if I slide off the road and die you'll all know not to buy Lee tires. Except that I won't be able to warn you because I'll be dead.

 
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Lees are an old name,usually low price, but a dam good tire!

 
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Glad to hear it! I'm still alive.

 
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you rely on your tires everyday, dont go cheap on those things...