Big improvement in ride quality, very smooth. Handling takes a little to get used, noticed increase in sway lane changing at highway speeds, rubber durometer appears lower (softer). Good trade-off for better ride quality. No issue maintaining control of vehicle, it's just different. Definite improvement in traction, better power transfer, more spin resistance during hard acceleration. According to the manufacturing code, these tires appear to be made in the USA.

Tires are good but not thrilled with having huge weights all over on the outside of my rims instead of balancing them from the inside of the rims.