Lionhart Tires, anyone have some first hand experience? Price point is silly, tempted to give them a shot.

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deleted_by_reddit@reddit

I think everyone buys a cheap set of tires once... ONCE.

Go for it. It's a learning lesson either way.

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Sometimes money doesn't buy happiness?!! I'm buying a set of Lionharts right now, 275/35/19". I can buy four sets of these for the price of one set of Michelin's that'll wear out just as fast. I'm not racing on them, only city/highway driving. Name brands used to appeal more to me than they do now, I'm more proud of buying something good at a great price than spending a fortune just to say I bought that brand. I'm 65 now so I've purchased my fair share of tires.

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Independent_Host_177@reddit

you get what you pay for or you've found a bargain.

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FoxInteresting504@reddit

Subjective opinion

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Dizzy_Relative_1050@reddit

I bought a set for my 2023 Tesla Model 3. Still have them on now. I’m going to get another set. I’m a fairly aggressive driver. I drive at night in the LA harbor area. There’s a lot of curves and rough road conditions. I have 235/45 R18 tires. So far it’s been 20,000 miles and they are still holding up pretty well. I can feel they’re losing their grip a bit. All tires do that though. I have eased off a bit for the rainy season but even if I get 30,000 out of them it’s worth it in my opinion. I got all 4 tires bought and installed for about $400. That’s unheard of. If I went with Pirelli’s or Michelin or Goodyear the final cost would be around $1500-$2000. In my opinion it’s worth it to just run cheap tires and switch them out every 30,000 miles. All the good tires are going to wear out around 40,000-50,000 miles anyway. So even if you get half that life it’s still worth it. Plus if you get a nail in your tire or pop your tire with a pothole it’s a lot nicer knowing you did it on a cheap tire than an expensive one. Now if you’re getting super wild in your car and really really need the highest performance then go with the best. But you can get pretty rowdy with lionharts and for their price I think it’s worth it.

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kapicarules2021@reddit

I have the LH-501 on a 2003 Corolla your run of mill all season. For a Chinese tire, they perform about average on dry roads and they perform surprisingly well in heavy rain too, able to go highway speeds without hydroplaning. In snow and ice they are trash.

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deleted_by_reddit@reddit

You pay for what you get.

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dopavash@reddit

Not necessarily. I've had Michelins that were turds, very expensive turds.

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Any_Sky2586@reddit

Exactly. Michelin are sooo noisy. Never again

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FoxInteresting504@reddit

Exactly. I have had bridgestones, goodyears,that were useless for mileage and wear, then no name tires made of elephant hide, five years later couldn,t get them anymore. Most persons that are negative will never admit they failed to maintain allignment.. easier to blame the tire

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TomorrowMammoth1362@reddit

Exactly. People don't take into consideration pot holes, curbs, alignment, suspension and rotation. If you don't take care of your tires no matter how cheap or expensive they’ll be gone quick.

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Express-Rest-3995@reddit

true, i've had my lexani's 265/45/20 now for going on 6 yuears and have done over 40,000 miles on them in the last 3 years alone going twice from ny to florida and i easily have about 45% left on the tires. you have to have everything up to date, suspension, alignment and balancing.

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FoxInteresting504@reddit

More than likely its your car.

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beaturbrowni@reddit

You’re crazy Michelin are the quietest tires in the world

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1968camaro@reddit

Depends on how long you want then to last...

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imfirealarmman@reddit (OP)

It’s for a daily, so nothing too crazy. If I can get 30k or close, then I’d be pretty happy.

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1968camaro@reddit

I bet more like 10

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LeighaBeans1@reddit

I've had lionharts for over 4 years now. 60,000+ miles. I still have some tread, but in between the tread is cracking, so they're past their prime. Got a flat from a nail today, so I'm on my way to get new tires. This time I'm getting goodyear. I'm curious to compare the two. I'm surprised they've lasted this long!

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FoxInteresting504@reddit

So far all subjective opinions without provided proof

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__kpeeze@reddit

Got the LH5’s horrible in snow and rain, though i think they not meant for those conditions

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I-am_Zero@reddit

I’ve had Michelin on my model 3 for about a year and just got a full set of these lionharts for $300 installed.

So far no complaints. I’ll keep an eye out on the wear and measure them occasionally.

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AmbitiousIntention57@reddit

im getting ready to replace the oem michelins on my model 3 and these lionhearts are on sale at walmart. Im considering putting them on my model 3. do you notice anymore road noise over the michelins. are they holding up well?

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Angel__R@reddit

Hey, I'm thinking of getting all-season tires just for winter. My truck has 325/35/23 in the rear and 225/40/23 in the front—summer tires, and this brand is the only brand I've found with all-seasons in those sizes. I don't want 22" wheels. My truck weighs over 6000 pounds and needs grip for NY winters. My Michelins (Pilot Sport 4S) are useless below 45 degrees unless I drive them for a while to warm them up. Do you know any other brands that have that size?

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Fabulous-Ad2686@reddit

My father and I have run these on almost every car we've owned for 6 years.

FOR THE PRICE, it'll be a hard tire to beat. They're cheap, they last a decent while, minimal road noise, great grip and good in the rain. They're made in the same factory as Falken and we're pretty sure they're just 2nd run off brands

Are they gonna beat your top shelf Conti's? Not by a long shot.

But they've done just as well on my 120hp VW Jetta as they did on my dad's 400hp Audi A5.

When we started using em in 2017, they were $55 each. With inflation and everything they're up to $68-$75 each in 2025. THAT'S NOT THAT BAD.... Get em.. put em on and just drive.

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dvsidnckcn@reddit

You definitely pay for what you get. Went with these instead of my usual Goodyear tires due to the price and since I can’t get my Goodyears to last more than 35K miles. Alignment and everything was great and there was no pull and no vibrations (other than from the road). The second I put these tires on my car pulls to the right pretty significantly and oscillates pretty significantly above 55 MPH as well as vibrates like no tomorrow. I do not know if I just got a bad set or what but I’m looking into one if not more tires having a defect (conicity)

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Remarkable-Square-43@reddit

One of My employee have them. hi said that lionheart tires they are super slippery on the rain. is like driving in the snow, (((they should be banned from the entire tire market!!)) hi used them just for two months.! after that hi went for Firestone tires which hi was happy.

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jasminebadger@reddit

Well I have had Firestone tires a few times in my life. If he thinks Firestone makes a good tire he is either drunk or on drugs. Worst tires on the market aside from Goodyear.

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Cordriginal@reddit

I had a set of these on a Ranger that sat on 18x9s. They were a great buy. They held up well and I was super pleased with them. Over two years with them on, I never had ANY issues with them.

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SouthernAd3956@reddit

I bout a new used set, date code was early 2022. Size is 255/55r18. I put them on my 2016 Honda Odyssey. I have 11k miles on the tires. They are worn down to 8/32. I think they come with 10/32. That being said, I’m on track for 40,000 miles as promised. Some things to consider, these are 109W XL rated for 2,271lbs each. The stocks are 102 T which are rated for 1874 each. The 10” wide tire makes my can handle like a sedan. They are not overly noisy and seem very grippy in wet weather.

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Busy_Protection_3273@reddit

Exactly. The people that say they are bad are the same people who never bought a set.

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InternationalNeat467@reddit

I just got a set of 4 of Lionhart LH-TEN all season, will see how that goes...

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sunglassesonmydick@reddit

How is it going so far? I’m looking at tires right now.

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InternationalNeat467@reddit

So far good

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Harrrrrris@reddit

In the same boat. Any luck in finding good affordable ones?

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Friendly_Progress_82@reddit

Wanna share my opinion on this I am thinking of getting them for my Mercedes I have an old Toyota as my daily and it has them on all 4 so far it’s been quite well I’ve tooken the car to Colorado 8x and I’m in cal the only time I had a problem with them was in a snow storm obviously so far no uneven tire wear one did pop because it was neglected with low psi and it ate thru it like butter so far I’ve liked them on the car and in cali the roads are shit so I see a bunch of pot holes and bad cut up freeways

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Busy_Protection_3273@reddit

Millions of people buy Chinese tires and they don't complain. Products sold on eBay have reviews, you should read those to decide, because reddit guys are all elitist brand snobs it seems.

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OutrageousBeing2755@reddit

I have them on a 2012 RAV4. rear are fronts are shot but rear are at 6/32 no maintenance on 5+ years.

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DocCEN007@reddit

So, I saw these and decided to give them a try a few years ago. I bought the set just before Covid. These are on a street pro Dodge Ram with race suspension that is not tracked, but driven hard. These tires have been excellent. Grip like crazy, great in the wet, very little road noise, and I've driven them over 300 miles at a time. Best bang for the buck IMO. When it's time for replacements, I'll probably buy another set.

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Any_Sky2586@reddit

I never had a problem. Two sets so far. Two tires for my car is $736! Four lionhearts installed are $800! Can toss away if they wear faster.

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Defiant-Study3638@reddit

I have Lionhart Tires and pretty happy with them so far. I smashed a menace curb I didn’t see not once but three times. Finally had one tire go. I’ve clocked 125 on them in a Sonata SE turbo and they handled well. I also live in mountainous terrain, they grip well. I was interested to see they are showing up on teslas North of Atlanta too. Took them through a rock bottom creek, shallow creek covering a road to a trail, no issues.

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Practical-Gain6558@reddit

Just adding another first-hand experience. We've used Lionhart's LH-Five on an e-tron SUV and an Ioniq 5, and they have done really well so far. Granted, we don't go crazy with the acceleration very often anymore, and we always switch to winter tires for cold weather (we live in the mountain west in the US). So far, we prefer replacing the OEM tires with these once those wear out. We haven't seem any fully significant difference in wear, noise and grip, but a huge diff. in savings, specially with how often you have to replace tires on EV's.

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imfirealarmman@reddit (OP)

I miss Colorado

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Narrow_Potential3427@reddit

Not so good. Grip is garbage when wet or even a dusting of snow.

Look into lexani if you are stuck in the price range. They aren't the best tire but are a bit better.

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Professional_Alps741@reddit

Lexani and lionhart are the same company, I own a tire shop!

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Money_Bag9370@reddit

Yeah I’m a semi truck driver and I’ve picked up all kind of brands from Goodyear and Michelin factories. People are truly fooled with this rebranding.

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Senior-Researcher-93@reddit

Would you buy lion heart or Ironman. Or even those vercellli ones

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TraditionalTeach1981@reddit

Isnt that SO funny how people think they shit and its just re-branding from the same company...just shows you most this shit is personal preference mixed with bullshit

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Charming-Rain7966@reddit

I've bought lexanis twice same brand makes lionharts. First set at about 40k miles lasted and still had about another 5k-10k left,but I chose to replace after 3 years. On my second set 3.5 years in At 42k and again still about 5k-7k miles in. Rotate them every oil change if not every other oil change for sure. Teadwear was even on all tires. True review from firsthand experience. Gonna buy Lionhart this time around should expect same quality I hope

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GladBasket7249@reddit

Lexani are made by NEXEN, they're Korean. Lionheart are Lionheart and Chinese

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Svathm@reddit

They both use the same tooling so Same tire

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GladBasket7249@reddit

What does that even mean?

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Do-it-with-Adam@reddit

I mean, discount tire and Walmart sell even cheaper tires than these, so how bad can they be? At least it has a cool looking tread that in theory should be good for rainfall and standing water.

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imfirealarmman@reddit (OP)

Just got a quote from Discount. The cheapest they had was Continentals, clocking in at $360-ish per tire.

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TechnicalPut7431@reddit

I’ve had continental, Michelin at over $300 apiece that weren’t any better. I’m a repeat customer of lionhart for my e350 Mercedes

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s60polestar17@reddit

Putting these on a e350 4matic, they actually look good compared to some other cheap tires

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Royal_Contact1104@reddit

I love them. Had the 11’s on my chally 392 TA and now my benz S550 and they have always done me good.

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AppointmentHelpful13@reddit

How do you think they’ll hold on a 2018 c300?

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Big-Space723@reddit

I used to work for a company that did tire testing, everything from Indy and f1 tires to things like these. Don’t do it. The entire building would turn into a smoke room

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StaticStepper@reddit

Hey I’m reading through “simpletire” on the internet trying to find out if it’s a legit website or not. Is it ?? Cause I don’t wanna drop 1100 and be scammed

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SnooWalruses8100@reddit

I just got a set of 5 Nexen tires from them. Delivered to my front door in less than a week.

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reprippers@reddit

simple tire is legit just make sure it’s the actual website

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Hot-Ad-4566@reddit

I put some lionharts on an old Mercedes suv about 7 years ago and didn't have issues with them until I sold the car 2 years ago. I also put a set on my WRX about 3 month ago and it's held up pretty well so far. My car is a street and i used to track it twice a month and always used Michellin pilot super sports after I shredded the stock dunlops. Anyways, I decided to go with the lionharts cause of price and the fact that my car will be retired from track duty. Compared to the Michellins, the lionharts seem to be more comfortable and it isn't noisy at all. However, I can tell that the michellins have a bit more grip compared to the lionharts. This is all good since the car isn't going to be seeing track days or time attack events anymore. So, if it's just for street, then the tires are fine. If it's for track or any event where the tires will be tested to its max with high speed turns, then its probably better to spend a little more and get atleast federals.

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GPW-S2k@reddit

For the price, can't beat them.. they work good for daily driving..

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Conscious_Solid_275@reddit

Owned these in a 22in and I love them had them for about 3 years, I run them till the front tires wear out and rotate the back to the front performance is good pretty grippy can't even do a burn out like I used too on stock tires so theirs a noticeable difference. As for rain and snow they also do well. Put my tuck in 4x4 and was rolling full 70+ in heavy rain/sleet conditions. Not a single bit of doubt. In the deep snowy mud never got stuck. Granted it wasn't too bad but I've definitely seen vehicles get stuck in the type of conditions I was driving through. Soft snow, not bad does not so good on packed snow tho definitely will slip if going to fast. I currently rocking a 20in rim and 35in falcon wildpeak... and lemme tell you I am slipping and sliding in the rain... the experience is vastly different and I won't complain cause they're 2 different tires but let me tell you for the price those lionharts are pretty top teir for "performance" and everyday use. I easily could have gotten 30k+ out of them but I have some alignment issue up front that'll eat through the tires right around 20k. Gonna get some bigger rims and buy the lionharts soon

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ap0c0lyps3@reddit

Have had these tires on my Challenger from the moment I bought it. They've last 40k plus miles with barely any rotation at all. Their tread warranty is 40 to 45k on most of their tires, and even if you treat them like crap, like I have, they will still last!

Rotate them properly, and they will last well beyond 40k miles, easily! If they don't? WARRANTY!!!