Anybody got anything good or bad to say about truck tires you have used before? I've got a Chevy 2500HD diesel 4x4 and I'm close to needing new tires. I don't do alot of off-roading, but drive on the beach in the summer and the snow in the winter. I haul light loads and my single axel trailer is fairly light.
So, any recommedations for or against any brands you've used?
Thanks!
Avoid at all costs: FIRESTONE
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QuoteAvoid at all costs: FIRESTONE
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Funny how low air pressure can cause a tire to disintigrate. My brother had those tires on his explorer. He never ran them below 35psi (where they are SUPPOSED to be) and not the ford recommended 26psi (which was for ride quality). ::) Funny how Rangers also had the same exact tire and never had that problem.
Dont get Pirelli's. I had a Z-rated one explode at 80mph on my Shelby after the carcass separated. That WAS a defective tire. Too bad Pirelli felt the destroyed rim was my problem though.
Bernie, a nice all-terrain tire would be a good choice.
I had Firestone ATX's on my Sonoma 4X4 and got through mud and snow rather easily. BF Goodrich All Terrains are very good also.
DO you have the 245/75R16's? May want to go with 265/70R16's for all terrain tires. When you go into the sand, drop the pressure 10psi (make sure to fill them back for street). Wish I had pics of my truck after mudding. Went from bright teal green to med brown. ;D 2" of mud covering it really ticked a local car wash off. ;D 2am washings. ;D
Firestone was a team sponsor of the Chi-Town Hustlers. My teammate Dave had a Ford SUV with the "Bad" Firestones on it. Just about the time they were bald and we needed to get to Daytona somehow, he got them replaced for free! Then I think Firestone recalled them again and he got another set!
At any rate, our team owes two years of traveling around the country and a bunch of championships to the Firestone recalls.
;D
Personally, I've had great luck with BF Goodrich truck tires.
On my F250 I run BF Goodrich All Terrain tires. I've run Firestone, Goodyears, Mastercraft and some other in the past. The Goodrich tires are Awesome tires in every aspect. You may pay a little more than some of the others, but in this case I believe you get what you pay for - good luck!
i have had bridgestones and have never had a problem...to me they are the best
I just put on Bridgestone Revo AT's on my Tahoe and so far so good.
Got a great deal at www.tirerack.com
Ordered them on a Monday and they were at my door on Tuesday.
nj
I used to know a guy that worked at a tire store, and we used to put on these tires called Hercules tires on my vans. Worked great.
The bus has Michelin's on it now. I'm using a 235/85R16 with a load range E set up. I put the taller tire (225/75) on it to make my overall gear ratio taller.
Anyway, each tire has it's good points and bad. Some have better traction, some are quieter. I've had very, very, very good luck with Michelin car and truck tires. They DO cost more. But the service life that I've gotten from them has been better than other tires.
You may want to consider Nitto Tires. They make an all-terrain called the "TerraGrappler". These are my next tire (2003 F-250 Superduty Diesel).
Also, Procomp has some tires out that have the "sever duty rating" and guaranteed for 50,000 miles. They are their "All terrains". Not as aggressive looking as the Nitto's but with that warrantee......
Good luck on your search,
Dave
Hey Bernie, I just put BFG All-Terrains on my F-250 and love them. If you need a good hook-up on some tread...let me know.
B-mac
Oy!
I had Goodyear Wranglers on my F-150 4x4 supercab (P235/70/16). Like you, I occasionally go off-road turkey and duck hunting & scouting. But that probably amounted to a combination of 3 weeks.
So, most of the time I had a rougher and noiser ride than need be due to that aggressive tread pattern on the Wrangler.
I'm now on Kelly tires. Safari or Navigator - I forget which right now. The ride is much quieter. I haven't been back on the 2-tracks yet, but I've been having no difficulty with thme in the snow.
However, it seems the trade-off for the less expensive Kelly is that it is a much heavier tire. The heavier tyre may adversely affect mileage ???
H.
OEM Goodyear Wranglers on a F!50 lasted 98k miles. Replaced with another set from Tire Rack.com and they were completley different tires. Doubt I would have gotten 50k out of them and the ride quality was not nearly as good...... go figure.
F250 with BFG Super Trail T/A load range E so far 40k miles about 50% wear. Ride like hell with no load and 70lbs pressure funky wear pattern and poor mileage but ok ride at 45lb.
I think when asking about tires you need to differentiate between OEM and replacement tires obviously they may have the same name but must be built to different specs.
Thanks for all the info guys! :)
hands down the best light truck tire I have EVER fit in my 2.5 million miles of driving are the Dunlop radial rover RV...
Quiet, great ride quality, good in the wet, good in the snow or light mud, awesome in the sand!!!
I used to routinely get 40k our of a set of 33x12.50's, but a p-metric shoudl go even more miles..
good luck!
I have Michilin LTX on my truck and Goodyear Wrangler RTS on work truck and Michelin XRB (I think that is right) on bar truck.
The more on road tire you get the better the sidewall stiffness the off road tire will have a more flexible carcass. What I have found is the off road type tyre doesn't last as long and turning fells like you are riding on a sponge, way to much flex.
Be sure you buy the correct tire capacity for your truck I see a lot of tire companies sell apassenger tire for a 2500 and they really don't work well eitnher from life or hauling aspect. good refernece is it should be a LT tire as in LT245/70/16 as opposed to P245/70/16
A year ago I needed tires for my Diesel Crewcab F-250 S/D so I went to the Goodyear dealership I buy all my automotive tires at. I tell them what I am looking for in a tire and he asks to see what I have on the truck currently. I show him and he sees that they are Firestone Steeltex AT 'D' load range and he says that is the tire I want for my application. Heavy duty, long lasting, load rated, and all terrain traction without excessive noise. The odd thing was he didn't stock those tires so he had to get them from their central warehouse, and on top of that they were slightly cheaper than the Goodyear tires.
I am now in need of new tires for my F-350 Dually and he suggested the same tire in an 'E' load range. With the great experience I have had with the Firestone Steeltex At tires so far, I am planning on continueing to use them. :)
The OEM tires I wil be replacing are Firestones. I have been pleased with them, but there are some irregularities that have become visible in the sidewalls. It kind of looks like bumps around a seam. I don't hit or rub curbs, so I'm not sure what might have caused them.
Bernie,
I just picked up my new Chevy Silverado 2500, it came with Bridgestone's, I will give you further feedback in the days to come. Also a tire to do some looking into is Continental, I had them on my Mazda B3000 and liked them alot. But I know now going with the bigger pickups is a different ballgame.
Hmm, guess I am going to need a bigger trailer ;D
First road trip is Jennings GP February 12th.
QuoteThe OEM tires I wil be replacing are Firestones. I have been pleased with them, but there are some irregularities that have become visible in the sidewalls. It kind of looks like bumps around a seam. I don't hit or rub curbs, so I'm not sure what might have caused them.
Almost every make of tire will have these show up eventually...after all the tire has to be seamed together somewhere...
i worked in the tire business for 5 years and would DEF recommend the BFG All Terrains...Good HWY ride, low noise, good wearability and the bonus of the BFG's is that 100% of the contact patch is on the road at all times due to the FLATness of the tread VS the curved look of most of the others...If it rounds off at the shoulder it will start wearing funky...I have gotten 60k out of a set of them...If you take care of them and keep up on your rotations...
My personal pref is INTERCO...SUPER SWAMPERS...BIG ONES... ;D