Choice from my favorite tire place for $600 installed is between these three. Currently have Yoko Geolander Hts and they've been good but a little noisy. Heard really good things about the Generals and have had good luck with Cooper car tires in the past. Anyone have any experience with the new Yokos or the Generals or Coopers on these trucks? Stock 265/70/17 size.

 

I have never hear anyone regret owning that brand.

 

I've never heard of anyone regret owning the Yokohamas either, I bought the car with them on at 78k miles, no idea when they were purchased and they lasted me until now at 116k. I've just heard a metric crapton of great things about the Generals from wet/dry grip, good performance for an all season in the snow, great handling and quiet.

 

You can get a general idea by looking at the manufacture date code on the tire. Popular tires are usually installed within 6 months of that date.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete...150111171450:s

 

Yeah... I just found a set of 265/70/17 Goodyear Wrangler ATS tires with 5k miles on them and 9/32 tread all around for $100 on CL. For all 4. Getting them put on this weekend and an alignment lol. Even if they last 30k miles its worth it. I hear they last in the 50-70k range tho and are pretty good. Did some forum research before I went and pulled the trigger.

 

Even after the cost of the installation I'll bet you saved 500-700 bucks.

 

Here's a precautionary tale. I did this a few years ago and they rode like *****. The tire shop warned me they had a hard time balancing a tire because it was out of round (egg shaped). If you're told something similar, do yourself a favor, sell them to someone else and keep looking.

I really hope it works out for you because that's a great savings.

 

They look brand new... I may not do them this weekend as I probably should get a set of camber bolts and do the ball joints and other two wheel bearings first... Maybe... I have another thread going on that.

Wi def make sure they balance up correctly tho. It was going to be $600 plus tax installed for new tires, these will be $180 installed all cash. $100 for the tires and the shop will do the mount/balance for $80 cash no tax. Or I'll just get out an old spare tire and spend an hour on the balancer at the hobby shop and teach myself to do it...

 

Got them out in the light today. Yes I was brilliant and went and bought them in the evening but it was a well lit parking lot and I had a really bright flashlight. I never like to do CL deals at my home or the other party's for obvious reasons.


These have damn near 12/32nds on them.





These have 9/32nds





I'll ask the wheel/tire shop what they think should go where. Like I said I'm from the sports car world where we always put the tires with more meat on the back or on the fwd cars my wife uses obviously the tires with more tread go up front. I have not ever had to do the tires on a big truck as this is the first "large" vehicle I've owned oddly enough.

 

Tire shops put the better tread on the rear to limit the probability of the rear sliding on a wet road in a turn.

 

Well I guess that is better? I've always been under the impression that you put the tires with more tread out back because those are the drive wheels. I know the fronts do the turning but most of the time I'm cruising 45-65mph on a county road or highway.

 

Sure, a spin-out is difficult to recover from. With less tread on the front (I'm talking bald tires, really shouldn't matter in your case), the front just wouldn't turn if you're going too fast. That's easy to recover from by slowing down.

 

Well I'll probably have them put on like that then and just do side to side rotations until all the treads are even. Then do the rotations diagonally. Even the ones at 9/32 should last a good while keeping an eye on the pressure and rotating. Like I said earlier these were only $100.

 

Just the opposite, call any shop and ask them. If you go in and buy a new pair of tires they will insist they go on the front and the better existing pair go on the rear. They believe the better pair go up front because steering is a higher priority than rear traction.

 

I'll let the tire shop website talk for me.

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