Local tire shop is a Dayton dealer and has a decent price on these for my '00 F350 CC 4x4. Gonna upsize to 285/75-16 for $100 ea.

Wondering if they are any good - ride, traction, wear, etc. I know I can get better tires for more money but this truck is only used for rercreation and $400 bucks fits my budget nicely. Replacing with the stock Firestone Steeltex's, which were decent, would cost me an extra $160 ($140 ea.). Good value is what I'm looking for.

Thanks in advance!

Dan

 

Those are the cheap version of Firestones. I have had Firestones before. Never again. The ones I had would lock up immediately, just on wet roads.

 

DO NOT BUY THOSE TIRES!

Consumer Reports gave them a "check+" rating and calls them a best buy. They claim those tires have excellent wet traction. I think the CR guys have been smokin' a bit too much dope. I have been running those tires and they are ok on dry road surfaces and in the mud. But, on a wet road, they lock up during braking and they spin like crazy under easy acceleration. At a stoplight on an uphill grade, it's like being in the snow. I have also had alot of balance problems with those tires. I am on my third set now.....please don't ask why....and they have all been the same. I even had one do the "tread separation" thing on me last summer. That was great fun.

Spend the money and buy a good set of Michelins. You won't be sorry.

- Ron

 

Cheap junk they also go under the name Widetrack Radial Baja A/T they are all made by Firestone/Bridegestone. If you need cheap tires to put on a wood truck that maybe sees use couple times in the winter etc they might be fine. I had a set on a truck I bought the tires had 90% tread left but it grew a sidewall buldge I replaced the tires right away.

 

I have the Dayton Timberline ATII's 265/75/r16 on my 2003 Chevy Silverado 133" WB. I have put these tires to the ultimate test. I regularly tow 8,000+ lbs, these tires tow great. I have a 600 # fisher plow, I plow with these tires with NO PROBLEM. I was able to pick up a set of (4) for $89/ea. I have driven roughly 40,000 miles on them and they have about 30% tread left. Just a great tire for a work truck. Nobody likes to sink $$$$ into the work truck.

I'm reading all these threads that say these tires are lousy on wet roads, snowy roads etc etc... I have never had an issue and I live in New England, where its not uncommon to get rain/sleet/snow/freezing rain in one storm!

The last large storm we had dropped about 20" of snow. I plowed 21 straight hours on these tires without a hitch. It seems to me that all these threads claiming these tires are lousy are just a result of right pedal ignorance. My '03 silverado pushes 315 HP @ the crank. I could smoke any set of tires if I gassed it enough.

The only thing I am unable to review about these tires are their off-roading capabilities. I have never gone 'muddin' or 4X4ing on these tires, however I would not hesitate too, seeing as how I have never been stuck anywhere riding on these rubbers.

With all this said, I would HIGHLY recommend this tire for anyone with a low tire budget. Obviously we would all love a set of BFG A/T but not all of us can spring $250 per tire. Buy these sneakers with confidence, they have paid themselves off 10x over for me and I'm still running them with confidence. Thanks for reading guys! Take care.

-Benny

 

"It seems to me that all these threads claiming these tires are lousy are just a result of right pedal ignorance."
- My truck is a 1977 F150 2wd, 4spd with a 300-6 that has 300K miles on it. This truck couldn't accelerate its way out of a wet paper bag....

The Timberline AT-II is NOT the same tire as the Timberline AT which this thread is discussing.....