General AltiMAX RT43 vs General AltiMAX RT45 — Compared

“While not a muscle car, my 96 Ford Ranger has 14x7 aluminum wheels. I ran a set of 225/70-14 Coopers on it with no problem. I got about 35K miles, if I remember correctly. I replaced them with General Altima RT43's when they wore out. Mainly just because the Generals were a few bucks cheaper on my little beater truck. But, I am liking these General tires pretty well too. They have white letters, but they don't look as "muscle car" as the Coopers. I will probably get a set of the Coopers in the near future for the 14"road wheels on my 67 Coronet. I currently have BFG's that look perfect. But, I bought them in 2003....”

“I'll be passing on this; I was very disappointed in the RT43. Very soft sidewalls, dry grip was very subpar, wet grip was decent, hydroplane resistance was pretty good. It also tramlined and followed grooves like crazy - worse than the Yoko A13C that came OEM on the Evo - which was the previous top tramlining tire I used.”

“I will start by saying that I ordered a set of 4 from TireRack and although I found them just a little bit cheaper on other sites (after the fact), I have no complaints about it as I still only paid ~$70-ish per tire and received them within two days. Secondly, being that I live in New England, wet and snow traction is very high on my list of priorities and lucky for me, it snowed heavily 3 days after having them mounted. I was entering a parking lot that had not been plowed yet and know for a FACT my car would have just spun tires and left me stuck. But not with these. The car seemed to shake left and right a little until it made it to the pavement and easily made it through. I have never felt so confident in the snow before with my little Fit. And then last night. My wife and I went out to dinner and I decided to move my car as I spotted a better parking spot which required a fast and illegal u-turn. I pressed the accelerator hard which typically would squeal the tires but these gripped immediately and the Fit just took off. I strongly recommend them! Oh, and they're rated for a supposed 70,000 miles.”

“Amazon spammed me in regards to offering the general Altimax rt43 for $120 ($119.99), so just for grins and giggles, I looked up this tire size on tirerack.com (215/60/15) and they showed me their 12? Best selling tires in that size and Whaddya know, the rt43 was priced identical with Amazon, but even more interesting was, the rt45 (general altimax) was the same price. I’m guessing it’s smart for general/tire rack to price this replacement tire at the same price as old reliable Best, Jake Reddick Fla.”

“The OEM tires on my '21 OB were shot by 44K even with rotation every other oil change. When I went into the dealer in Wichita (I live on the coast of NJ) for an oil change they offered me a 75K mile set of tires and a 4-wheel alignment for $800. The General Altimax RT45 they put on have been an excellent tire and are now at 79K (35K on the tires ) with no issues. Based on rotating them every other oil change and the visual tire wear I feel confident they will go their rated 75K and I have zero complaints on their handling or comfort.”

“New wheels 18-inch wheels on my 2024 Ioniq 6 and General Altimax RT45 tires. These are quieter and grip better than the OEM Pirellis and I’m getting about 0.3mi/kWh better efficiency The wheels are from a 2016 Veloster turbo and I had them powder coated in BMW silver. Size is 18x7.5 ET54 and 225/55R18”