Best Recomended Winter tire setup

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11-18-2011, 05:42 AM

Tugly

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Don't overlook PSD vs. V8 vs. V10. One might get away with a load range D on the nose of a gas V8-powered rig, but that aint happenin' on a 7.3L.

I don't know what everybody's GVWR is, but mine exceeds 10K pounds. That 80 PSI on the load range E tire gives me 17 MPG on my last fillup in winter driving. When I first got the truck, they underinflated my tires and they were bagging. I brought them up from 50 PSI to 80 PSI and I gained 2 MPG in fuel economy- so how much money does one save on the cheaper tires?

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11-18-2011, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by ak-angler

I know they're listed as an all-terrain and not a winter tire, but I've been running my Revo-2's in full-on ice and snow winter conditions for a few weeks now and have been quite impressed with the traction so far. So impressed that I've ordered a set for my wife's Liberty, and I'm getting ready to sell the studded Coopers I have mounted on an extra set of rims for the Super Duty. Might be worth a look. Tirerack has them listed in 285/70-17, load range E, if that's what you want.

Ya I have those tires on my 2000 Expedition Bridgestone Revo's 265/70/17E and they are great in snow I was driving in 18" of snow this past February they perform very well. What ever you do dont get the BFGoodrich Rugged Trail T/A's I have those on my 2005 Super Duty and even when I got the truck they had problems even in 2" of snow. I think im going to get the Goodyear DuraTrac's LT295/65/18E. for my Super Duty.
~Gage~

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