Typically a good quality tire should last 50-60k or more on any long haul Ex when driven reasonably. A higher quality tire should last around 75K-90K on any long haul precluding flat spotting, poor alignment, etc.[/QUOTE]


if this is true i would have only had two sets of tires on my F350 in 121k i have...... so why is it i put top name brand tires and ive had stock set plus three sets after? And yes i rotate ever 4k and drive like a grandpop

 

Swapping tires every 4K is nuts and unnecessary. I think some people swap tires far too often and cause premature wear. Also, are they swapping just front to rear or side to side?

The problem might be in how they are rotating the tires. I have found simple swap front to rear improves wear whereas swapping front left to right rear, etc tends to cause more wear. Front tires will wear more on the edges and will wear extra by high speed cornering. If you rotate too often you'll cause more edge-wear across the set but if you rotate about every 10-15k you give the tires a chance to wear more even.

Rear tires should always wear less than fronts unless you are towing heavy or not paying attention to wheelspin.

Also, check the specs for the tires. Treadwear vs Temp rating vs Load rating vs air pressure.

Certain tires may wear worse on a particular model of vehicle too. A truck vs an Ex are two different beasts.

There are many factors in tire wear, but if a specific brand performs poorly even if it is more expensive I would opt to try a different set. Even running a different tread pattern can change wear characteristics.

Of course then there are the less obvious reasons like the tire shop telling you to replace the tires when the tread depth is 40% of original, but the tread depth may actually be fine. I've seen people fall into that trap and leave 20-25K worth of wear on a set of tires because they were told to replace them by a tire rep wanting to make a sale. Truck tire depths are much greater than passenger tire depths and the rotations are fewer because they are taller tires, so really wear becomes a matter of observation. At 50-60% wear many truck tire treads are still as deep as passenger tires.

Whenever I've gotten poor wear performance from tires in my 30+ years of driving experience it's usually my fault for either choosing the wrong tire or for poor driving habits or for road racing... Worst I ever had was 11K from a set of sticky tires for a sports car because I would autocross the car as well as drive it on the street. Ended up spending over 1400 one year in tires, that makes you mindful believe me!

 

BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO2 LT285/65R18/E

This is what I have decided on for my truck. Available 11-8-2014.

I currently have Toyo's on it. 35/12.5/18's.

And, I will probably have them siped.

 

Those new BFG All-terrains look real nice

My brother is getting those on his Super Duty soon. I'll be jealous till the '01 needs tires by next summer.

 

Wheel spin you say...?

And yes, they were leaking air. Last huzzah behind Discount before new tires went on.

 

You should have popped them...

Small block or big block?

 

SBC 357 (350 .040 over), aluminum heads, Isky Mega 292, and a bunch of other stuff. Mark IV 454 longblock with 781 heads is in the garage waiting for me to tear down and go crazy with

 

No wonder you're Krazee Matt!, that should be a wicked set up when complete! And to stay on track with the original post I am also looking into new tires before the winter really sets in up here and these are on the list.

 

Thanks again, tdappleman, for sharing the info on these new BFGs!

Last Friday I bought a set of these for the EX: All-Terrain T/A KO2 | BFGoodrich Tires The size is: 285/75R-16, E-rated (10-ply) with the raised white letters. They are one size larger than the OEM (265/75-16) tires and set the Ex up nicely! I paid $219 at each corner from the local Belle Tire store.

The white letters have a slightly different 'font' than the first generation A-T T/A KO tire... these are slightly smaller and has a bit of an Italic look to me. They also have more of the block tread pattern spilling over onto the side rail a tad. - I LIKE IT!

I've put about 450 miles on them since Friday PM and I like them a BUNCH!

I'll likely rotate them every 10K miles and run them @ 55-60 psi, unless I need to put a load on or in the EX, then I'd up the tire pressures to 70 psi.

(I wish I could post a pic to share, but I can't - yet. I'll see if I can get someone at work to take a photo and send it to me to paste into here.)

BarnieTrk

 

I ended up ordering the LT285/65R-18 KO2's. Should be here 11-11-2014

 

Please keep us updated on your impressions. These tires are stongly in the running for my replacements. Thanks.

 

Mine too, the 7.3 should be due for a new set by the summer time.

 

That 2wd lifted street queen?!

 

In due time, it will be a 4wd truck and will also have a trutrac. It's too easy not to do it, especially since Ford conveniently left the electronics there. All that's needed is the hardware

 

Just put 265-75-16 Goodrich AT TAs on mine last week - love em!