2002 F150 7700 4X4 7 Lug Wheels

I have 95,000 miles on the factory tires. They still have life left in them, but they are starting to show signs of cracking.

Unfortunately the Good Year Wrangler RT/S are no longer in production. My truck tire size is: LT 245/75R 16

What kind of tire would be compareable to the Wrangler RT/S tire? I still can not believe that I have 95,000 miles on these tires and have never had a flat.

I've been looking at Michelin LTX MS-2 tires. Anyone have any opinions or comments on new tires? I need to get all four tires replaced before May. Thanks.

 

i put the ltx ms-2 on my moms explorer. i know it is not ht e same app, but the ride is great. the old bfg's where just that old not worn out. the ltx ride much better. as far as load can't say much about that.

 

I have the same tire on my truck and I'm looking at replacing them with E rated Wrangler Silent Armors

 

Holy crap, E rated ?, gonna be a very very stiff ride.

 

I started a similar post at the end of Dec. and had a lot of good replies by the members. I would have chosen the Wrangler Silent Armours if they were on sale. IMHO it's better to have the load capacity (load D or E) than a smoother ride from passenger tires. But to each his own. I don't know what kind of Michelin LTX's one of the guys I worked with had, but he said they were horrible in snow but great for dry pavement.
He pulled a travel trailer (too bad he used a Suburban).
The link for that thread is:
www.ford-trucks.com/forums/search.php?searchid=1961483

Good luck on your search for rubber.

Scott

99 F-150, 4.6, 4x4, Auto, Std Cab, Long Box, 245/75/16 Cooper Discoverer M+S

 

I have E rated BFG ATs and I wouldn't call the ride overly stiff. Now riding in my neighbors F350 is a very, very, stiff ride.

 

When I went in to the local dealer to put tires on my 7700 they would not put on the set I had picked out because they were not E rated. Because of the payload rating for the truck, they did not want to be liable for putting the wrong rated tires for the truck. If you have a 7700, your most likely going to be stuck with an E rated tire.

 

i have mickey thompson baja mtz in a 285 75 16 on my f250 ld love them

 

I agree that the RTS tires from the factory are the longest tire I have ever seen... But I thought that they sucked for traction, no grip in snow and icy conditions or even wet. And the sidewalls were so soft on the p-rated version.

I went with a more aggressive tire in the Firestone Destination A/T. Not too crazy but it offers great grip in ice and snow and are not loud at all on the highway. I have about 60,000 km on them now and they are wearing very well. But going from a worn down gripless tire to one that offers grip with full tread expect to lose a MPG or two.

 

I'm going for max tread depth on a good tire.

If I wanted a smooth ride I'll borrow my dads Mercedes 350SDL.