What tires do you prefer on a big truck?

[Reg]

One day I will have to buy me some new truck tires I will buy an American made tire. Tire plants here in the states are not doing to well with all the import tires coming over. I will spend a few extra bucks to support an American job. My 2 cents

Sure, you do that.

Lets see; Cooper, Firestone or Goodyear ?

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[Diamondpilot]

You may want to take Goodyear out of that list.

Chris

 

[Cat_Driver]

One day I will have to buy me some new truck tires I will buy an American made tire. Tire plants here in the states are not doing to well with all the import tires coming over. I will spend a few extra bucks to support an American job. My 2 cents

Michelin announced investments in North America totaling $346 million in 2005. These investments were made across product lines and in both the U.S. and Canada. Michelin capped 2006 with an announcement to build a new tread processing plant in Queretaro, Mexico, adjacent to Michelin Mexico headquarters and its passenger tire plant.

Investment Location Product line
$60 million Spartanburg, S.C. Truck tires
$80 million Starr, S.C. Semifinished products
$26 million Greenville, S.C. Passenger tires
$85 million Lexington, S.C. Earthmover tires
$15 million Covington, Ga. Retread rubber production

 

[NuBota]

I have Kelly Safaris on my old 2WD F350, and these have held up well to wear and loads

I got my Ram used - came with Mickey Thompson Baja Claw radials.They were noisy and seemed to wear fast on the street - but they handled loads fine.

I had to replace them because bad ball joints caused uneven wear in the fronts. At first I was just going to fall back to "normal" truck" tires, but I had come to like these so I figured I would see how a new set handled with proper maintenance. Then the Tire Shop ordered the wrong tires, got Baja MTX instead - so figured I'd try them. Much quieter, good traction on and off road - but still seem to wear fast. I will be in the market again soon for new ones and this thread is now my buying guide.....

Since my experience is severely limited, I can't say I recommend either make - but curious to hear thoughts, if any, on the Mickey Thompsons. I am assuming I will hear "good mud tire only" or "just a trendy tire for wannabe off-roaders".......



-Eric

 

[Gsquared]

The company where I worked for over 30 years sold raw materials to the tire industry. They did (and continue to do) a lot of research comparing how different brands of tires were made and on how they preformed in wear tests and road tests. Michelin always was the best and I mean always. I only buy Michelin for the wife's car although like some other folks here I go by price for my truck. I had Hancook OEM tires on my F150 they lasted about 30K and were hard to keep balanced. I then bought Goodyears they are poor in mud and with 35K on them going fast. I bought the Goodyears because they were cheaper and had a 70K mile warrenty, I am wishing I had gone with the Michelin. This isn't exactly to the point of F350 tires, but maybe a little helpful.

 

[Diamondpilot]

I have never had any luck with Michelins. My Volvo came with them years ago and would not last 10K before a blow out. After 6 tires I bought the cheapest off brand tire and they would last until bald. I will say the Michelins gave the quietest ride and a very soft ride but maybe this contributed to the blow outs.

Chris

 

[Paystar]

I had really good wear and winter traction with Good Year Wranglers. Loved those tires. But when it finally came time to replace I switched to Bridgestone as that was my preferred dealer for my dump truck tires. They talked me into the Dueler Revo's as they were the best rated tire on the internet. Well I was really disappointed with them. They run quiet, wore ok, but winter traction was scary. Especially in wet slush. They would hydroplain all over and were very unpredictable.
I'm now running Dunlop Mud Rovers (because I got them free through a deal).
I do all long distance highway driving and after a year they show no tread wear, traction is unreal (although side grip in winter not as good as Wranglers......easy to get the back end to slide around in corners) only drawback is they are extremely noisy.

 

[Dargo]

I guess maybe I'm thinking different "big truck". I bought these last time and have been happy with them so far https://www.bfentirenet.com/product...y=USA&language=en_us&modelID=678&partial=true

 

[medicshawn]

Nitto makes a Dura Grappler in a 275-65-20 with a load of 3750 at 80 psi. When I wear out my current tires this is the tire I'm going with on my 3/4 ton.

Nitto Tire - High Performance Tires for Car and Truck Enthusiasts

 

[HCJtractor]

Medicshawn, I just ordered a set of Terra Grapplers in that size for my F-350 I think the tread pattern is a little more of a off road type than the Dura Grapplers. I have heard good things about this tire. My second choice was the Bridgestone Revo. I hope these are as good as most say.

 

[medicshawn]

I like the extra weight capacity and the 80 psi. I don't think the ones you ordered are a bad choice either. I hope they work out for you.

 

[jcummins]

I've been running Michlen LTX M/S...getting right at 65000 out of a set. But, I'm using my truck more in the mud, and these tires are not good in the mud. I'm getting close to buying replacements and will go with BF Goodrich this time.

Can someone tell me what is the difference between the BF Goodrich T/A and the T/A KO?

 

[powerstroke444e]

My tires of choice in the last 5 yrs has been the firestone destination M/T mud tire in 10ply. Between family and friends they have seen everything from 10,000 miles of plowing snow to 40,000 miles of towing before there wore out. They are not quite but handle loads, snow, mud and long 70+mph highway trips very well.

 

[mojoinco]

2 sets of LTX over the years. Lousy in mud (as per above statement), not so good on ice/snow. Good ride, quiet. See the next line why they are not as aggressive.

BFG: one of the Michelin brands. They bought out the tire side of the business years ago (still a BFG aerospace business). Have had the A/t a couple of times, including currently. Like them, but am interested in one of the Wrangler lines.

General: owned by Continental.

Firestone: owned by Bridgestone (the service centers are the old Firestone company).

Cooper: owns the Dunlap brand (non- motorcycle business). Also a number of other brands.

All tires have a code on the sidewall. Go to the DOT and look up the code. It will tell you what plant it was made in and by whom. And you thought only the tractor manufacturing and sales business was weird.

Try tirerack.com for reviews, though they may not have much for that large a tire.

 

[om21braz]

By the way, I would rank my truck tire experience this way:
1. BF Goodrich T/A
2. Cooper Tires Discoverer ATR

How well do these tires do on a 3/4 or 1 ton truck considering they do not have a solid outer rib? Do they not wear the outer edge quickly? Curious as I've never ran anything much other than highway rib tires on this type truck. I'd appreciate the extra traction either of those tires would offer in bad weather/off-road.

 

[jeffster]

Well, let me say this about the BFGs. On my 1/2 Silverado I got 60k out of them and they still had tread left (I traded the truck in at that point). I loved them and have had them even before that. Now, fast forward a couple years to my 3/4 Duramax. I went with the exact same tires in the exact same size. Those tires managed to get 22k before Discount Tire bought them back under warranty (50k warranty). I replaced them with the Goodyear Duratracs. I was really disappointed with the BFGs as I really loved those things before. Obviously the dmax has a lot more power and is heavier, but I still wasn't expecting such a sharp decline in tire life. I would rather be buying tractor implements or cows or something than investing in new tires every 20k miles.

 

[kenmac]

Just put a set of Toyo Open Country tires on my 2500 Dodge. 285-70-17's. So far, I've been pleased

 

[Diamondpilot]

Well, let me say this about the BFGs. On my 1/2 Silverado I got 60k out of them and they still had tread left (I traded the truck in at that point). I loved them and have had them even before that. Now, fast forward a couple years to my 3/4 Duramax. I went with the exact same tires in the exact same size. Those tires managed to get 22k before Discount Tire bought them back under warranty (50k warranty). I replaced them with the Goodyear Duratracs. I was really disappointed with the BFGs as I really loved those things before. Obviously the dmax has a lot more power and is heavier, but I still wasn't expecting such a sharp decline in tire life. I would rather be buying tractor implements or cows or something than investing in new tires every 20k miles.

Not sure if you got a bad set of tires or not but my experience in owning 4 diesel trucks, 2 F-350's, 1 F-250, and 1 3500 Dmax all of which were SRW is they eat up tires. I have 15 or so friends who also have diesel trucks from all 3 manufactures and none of us get over 36,000 miles on tires.

My neighbor has a 3500 Dmax SRW and the factory tires did not make 30,000 miles and he did as you did and put on the DuraTracs and they got 35,000 miles. Plain and simple is if you use the truck to haul heavy loads its going to eat them up. These trucks are expensive when you buy them and they keep costing money as long as you own them.

My last set of BFG's on a 1/2 ton were traded in at nearly 70,000 miles and they would have gone 80,000 with proper care. You are comparing apples and oragnes. A 1/2 to 4x4 weighs about 5,300# empty while even a GM 3/4 ton ( the lightest of all diesel trucks when compared to a Ford or Dodge until 2011 when they got the new chassis that is much heavier ) will weigh in at 7,200# or more. The tires on GM trucks are the same size or not much bigger when going from a 1/2 ton to a 3/4 ton and you are supporting more weight. Something has to give.


Chris

 

[jeffster]

Chris, no argument there, I agree. I was just not expecting that much of a drop. Certainly I wasn't expecting the same performance, but I should have made that more clear. I will say this about the Duratracs, I have around 20k or so on them now and I probably will get another 10k out of them, just depending. I am not hauling often, but I am on hilly backroads and that really wears them down in addition to the factors you listed. Biggest issue with the Duratracs is the wandering compared to the BFGs or Wild Country's I had on there before. However, the Duratrac has fantastic traction, so no complaints in that department. Fortunately, I work from home so I don't drive the truck much compared to when I was commuting, so at least I am not having to buy tires once a year anymore.

Is it so much to ask to have a tire with superior traction, great ride, unbeatable load range and will do at least 150k for wear?

 

[Diamondpilot]

I think Fred Flinstone has a line of tires with the wear traits you are looking for. Not sure about the handling though. Lol.

Chris