Author Topic: Truck tires (Read 612 times)

dmf · « **Reply #15 on:** April 05, 2006, 09:37:55 PM »

Cordovan Wildtrack rvt's. Quiet, long lasting, and according to my neighbor bulletproof.

Flit · « **Reply #16 on:** April 05, 2006, 09:41:10 PM »

I know nothing about truck tires, but I buy all my tires from Tirerack.
I even ordered the wrong size once, and they paid for the pick-up and delivery of the correct ones.
I highly recommend them.

Pongo · « **Reply #17 on:** April 06, 2006, 01:54:59 AM »

I have the all terain TAs. great tires, bit loud though.

JTs · « **Reply #18 on:** April 06, 2006, 02:22:55 AM »

i run firestone 285\75Hx24.5 on that red thing i drive. cost about 375 each if you buy a set of 8. we usually get about 220k out of them

jab116 · « **Reply #19 on:** April 06, 2006, 03:21:37 AM »

Dump the passenger car tires & look 4 a decent set of LT's, or 31 x 10.5's.
Might cost a little more, but they will handle heavier loads & last longer.

Morpheus · « **Reply #20 on:** April 06, 2006, 08:01:20 AM »

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when I had a 4x4 I had a set of BFG All Terrain T/A's and I liked those tires.

BFG all terrains. Nice rubber.

Staga · « **Reply #21 on:** April 06, 2006, 10:03:19 AM »

JTs; are you using alu wheels?

Some are saying with alu wheels tires wear less and the wheels are also stronger than steel ones.
For example when steel wheel took 16tons to bend under load Alcoa's forged and milled aluwheels needed about 60tons before they bent under load.
They also have 5 year warranty.

http://www.alcoa.com/alcoawheels/catalog/pdf/spec_data.pdf

Staga · « **Reply #22 on:** April 06, 2006, 10:18:38 AM »

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Originally posted by Toad
Pyro, I have the best luck with Michelins. Good grip, good in the wet, last a long time. Worth the extra bucks IMO.

Michelin is very good choice.

I'd ask from a Ford dealer, mechanic or, if there's a bulletin board for F-Fords, from there what tires do they recommend.

Some tires just work better on some cars than in others... it depends how strong are the tire walls and contact area to the road, are the tires having rounded or sharp "shoulders" (corner between tire wall and tread band), steering geometry etc.

Staga · « **Reply #23 on:** April 06, 2006, 10:20:35 AM »

F-150 Forum

FX1 · « **Reply #24 on:** April 06, 2006, 11:20:27 AM »

BGF A/T i am on my 8th pair. Great tire no problems and guess what no flat our blow outs. The only thing you need to do is to rotate them more than other tires.

CavemanJ · « **Reply #25 on:** April 06, 2006, 04:46:12 PM »

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Originally posted by Sandman

Check out the reviews on Tirerack. This is an excellent tire.

Good advice right there

doobs · « **Reply #26 on:** April 06, 2006, 10:17:07 PM »

Check out Yokohama Geolander's

RTR · « **Reply #27 on:** April 06, 2006, 11:38:17 PM »

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Choose ones with air on the bottom part, avoid ones with air only in the top.

I agree with this wholehaertedly.

Also, be carefull of the air you are getting installed.

Seeing as how you are in Texas, I would recommend that you have the "summer" air installed.

In your temperatures the "winter" air could cause some pressure related problems at highway speeds.

Always pays to know your air ( oh, and stay away from that imported air, it ain't worth the extra $$).

RTR

Hangtime · « **Reply #28 on:** April 06, 2006, 11:54:47 PM »

crap. that reminds me. time to switch over to summer air. might as well rotate the wheel weights too, it's due.

storch · « **Reply #29 on:** April 07, 2006, 07:50:07 AM »

pfft they don't put air in texas tires. they use a local element known as tacog-ass it requires less volume for equal pressure, allowing more available air for beer drinking. geez don't they teach you Canuks anything up there?

Author Topic: Truck tires (Read 612 times)

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