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Title: Truck tires
Post by: Pyro on April 04, 2006, 08:40:04 PM

Anybody have any recommendations for truck tires?  My tires are worn and I had one go on my way home tonight.  I need to buy a new set tomorrow.  I don't need all terrain tires.  I have a F150 Supercrew 4x2 P275/60/R17.  I'm leaning towards Goodyear Fortera's at the moment.

Title: Truck tires
Post by: rpm on April 04, 2006, 08:49:25 PM

Kelly/Springfield makes great truck tires. Pep Boys carries Futura, made by K/S. Very Good bang for the buck.

I wouldn't give a 2 cents for a pair of Goodyear. Highly overrated.

Title: Truck tires
Post by: Choocha on April 04, 2006, 09:24:43 PM

I recommend ROUND ones..

Title: Truck tires
Post by: gofaster on April 04, 2006, 09:54:13 PM

Definitely don't get off-road or all-terrain.  Very noisy and soft.  And I'm stuck with mine for at least 4 more years because I'm too cheap to replace them.

Title: Truck tires
Post by: Toad on April 04, 2006, 10:52:39 PM

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

Title: Truck tires
Post by: storch on April 04, 2006, 11:00:10 PM

uniroyals or daytons.  they roll very smoothly and have good grip in the rain.  hard to beat the price also.

Title: Truck tires
Post by: rpm on April 04, 2006, 11:31:21 PM

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Originally posted by storch
uniroyals

Get a rope.

Title: Truck tires
Post by: Sandman on April 04, 2006, 11:31:28 PM

Here's what you want... Nevermind that they say that they're A/T. They're quiet and the handle well in the worst conditions.

Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo (http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Bridgestone&tireModel=Dueler+A%2FT+Revo)

(http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires/bridgestone/bs_dueler_at_revo_wl_ci2_l.jpg)(http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires/bridgestone/bs_dueler_at_revo_ci1_l.jpg)(http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires/bridgestone/bs_dueler_at_revo_wl_ci3_l.jpg)

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


Another option is BFG Long Trail (http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=BFGoodrich&tireModel=Radial+Long+Trail+T%2FA).

(http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires/bfg/bfg_rdl_lg_trl_ta_owl_ci2_l.jpg)(http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires/bfg/bfg_rdl_lg_trl_ta_ci1_l.jpg)(http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires/bfg/bfg_rdl_lg_trl_ta_owl_ci3_l.jpg)

I've run both the above tires on my Nissan Xterra. The Long Trails aren't much offroad and they do okay on the street. They do whine a bit during high speed turns. They grip fine if it's dry. The Revos are superior in all respects to the Long Trails. Quieter on the road and better traction on dirt and/or rain and ice. I'm currently using a BFG A/T KO (http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=BFGoodrich&tireModel=All-Terrain+T%2FA+KO) which aren't what you want at all, but I like 'em so I'm going to post pictures. ;)

(http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires/bfg/bfg_allterrain_ko_rwl_ci2_l.jpg)(http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires/bfg/bfg_allterrain_ko_ci1_l.jpg)(http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires/bfg/bfg_allterrain_ko_rwl_ci3_l.jpg)

Title: Truck tires
Post by: storch on April 05, 2006, 06:19:39 AM

I run the uniroyal laredos on my pickup trucks and have nothing but praise for them.  they grip equally well in any kind of weather.  this becomes especially helpful with the start of the monsoon season when the first light rains lift oil from the asphalt and create very slick conditions.  these conditions are responsible for a good part of weather related accidents.  those uniroyals grip excellently on those days.

Title: Truck tires
Post by: Ripsnort on April 05, 2006, 07:26:02 AM

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Originally posted by Sandman
Here's what you want... Nevermind that they say that they're A/T. They're quiet and the handle well in the worst conditions.

Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo (http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Bridgestone&tireModel=Dueler+A%2FT+Revo)

(http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires/bridgestone/bs_dueler_at_revo_wl_ci2_l.jpg)(http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires/bridgestone/bs_dueler_at_revo_ci1_l.jpg)(http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires/bridgestone/bs_dueler_at_revo_wl_ci3_l.jpg)

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

I'm with Sandman on the Duelers. I bought them last spring for my truck. Very quiet. Yeah, they're A/T but you'd never know it by how they handle. They'll last along time and your tires are the most important part of you vehicle when carrying a heavy load. Don't go cheap on tires, Pyro, could cost you your life.

Title: Truck tires
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on April 05, 2006, 01:21:25 PM

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

Title: Truck tires
Post by: Makarov9 on April 05, 2006, 02:29:30 PM

Also happy with my Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo on my Xterra.

Title: Truck tires
Post by: Pyro on April 05, 2006, 02:44:01 PM

Thanks for the input.  That tirerack website is a great place to do some research.  

The tires I was replacing were the BFG Long Trails.  Can't say I've had a positive experience with them.  I only got 24K out of them and they didn't perform well for me.  OTOH, when I had a 4x4 I had a set of BFG All Terrain T/A's and I liked those tires.

Title: Truck tires
Post by: BlauK on April 05, 2006, 02:54:00 PM

hmmm... Sandman leaves a row of swastikas behind himself and his truck ;)

Title: Truck tires
Post by: Masherbrum on April 05, 2006, 07:09:45 PM

Either Duelers or Toyo.  

My buddy is an assistant Manager at Belle Tire and these were the two he recommended.  He has a 1999 Cherokee with 35" Toyo's on it.  They've gone 15,000 with 75% of the tread left on a MUD TIRE.  Toyo is starting to push it's way through the Truck tire market with an extremely quality product.

My input.  Long Trails are not a soft tread like the AT's or MT's.  They do not wear good, I had them on my 1999 Ranger when the Firestone recall went down.  I had them for 1.5 years, they wore alright, but I could NOT wait to get rid of that truck because of the piss poor performance off road.

Title: Truck tires
Post by: dmf on April 05, 2006, 09:37:55 PM

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

Title: Truck tires
Post by: Flit 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.

Title: Truck tires
Post by: Pongo on April 06, 2006, 01:54:59 AM

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

Title: Truck tires
Post by: JTs 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

Title: Truck tires
Post by: jab116 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.

Title: Truck tires
Post by: Morpheus 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.

Title: Truck tires
Post by: Staga 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

Title: Truck tires
Post by: Staga 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.

Title: Truck tires
Post by: Staga on April 06, 2006, 10:20:35 AM

F-150 Forum (http://www.f150online.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=29)

Title: Truck tires
Post by: FX1 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.

Title: Truck tires
Post by: CavemanJ 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 :aok

Title: Truck tires
Post by: doobs on April 06, 2006, 10:17:07 PM

Check out Yokohama Geolander's

Title: Truck tires
Post by: RTR 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

Title: Truck tires
Post by: Hangtime 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.

Title: Truck tires
Post by: storch 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?