Truck tires

[Express_Racing_#2]

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.

[Bernie]

Thanks for all the info guys!   :)

[tshowrench]

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!

[Eric Kelcher]

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

[GSXR RACER MIKE]

     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. :)

[Bernie]

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.

[TLR696CCS]

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.

[RADRB8]

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.

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