Tire questions
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You know I was just looking at that ad about an hour ago.. seems like a good deal huh. I'm gonna see if he's still got them and go check them out. Is there any way I can measure the studs and how much they are worn? If I got them I'd probably just run the tires I've got until next month when it's ok to put the studded tires on, and then take the studs out after winter.
Edit: Called him up, he's firm on the price it sounded like, and also said there's been a lot of interest in them. Still worth it for $400?
Edit: Called him up, he's firm on the price it sounded like, and also said there's been a lot of interest in them. Still worth it for $400?
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Decided to pass on them, I learned some more about tire codes and going by the DHKV326 code on the end of the Dot code he told me, they are from 1996 right? Don't wanna buy anything that old!
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I know your side of Oregon gets more snow then the west side, but almost every morning the road into town was icy where I lived (dew froze in the morning), enough so that if I wanted to I could get the truck all squirly as easily. Just regular ole AT tires did perfectly fine. Even 6-8" of snow on the road over hard packed snow, they did fine. I guess what I'm getting at is I think snow tires are overkill for your application.
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I run M&S AT tires, just find ones with a good aggressive tread preferably with sipping, or add your own. A cheap set of chains/cables and you'll be fine. Also lock your front hubs before it gets bad that way you can shift on the fly if you need it (under 60!, lower is even better).
Extremely uniform tread ones that look like bigger car tires will ruin your day.
Extremely uniform tread ones that look like bigger car tires will ruin your day.
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I can tell you right now that those tires are not 16 yrs old. they look like only a few years old at the most just looking at the good condition of the sidewalls.
And if he said there is that much interest then he's probably not getting anyone to actually show up to look at them. I know i'd buy them in a heartbeat and daily drive them just looking at the pic.
And if he said there is that much interest then he's probably not getting anyone to actually show up to look at them. I know i'd buy them in a heartbeat and daily drive them just looking at the pic.
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That does not mean ANYTHING! we routinely get tires in at work that are a couple years old and look way worse than a tire that is close to 10 years old. You CAN NOT go by how the tire physically looks to determine the age/condition of the tire.
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Thanks! I was starting to have second doubts about not getting them, because I was so close to getting them earlier. The guy at the tire shop told me he thought the TXR's had been discontinued for awhile but I wasn't expecting that long.
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Mother had some tires on her truck that were over 10 years old, they looked fine and had decent tread depth left on then. But if you had to start from a stop on a hill in the rain you needed 4wd or else you'd just spin the back ones. And winter was hell. Fi ally forced her to replace them, still get grief over how the money was meant for an iPad, but she admits she feels safer.
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EXACTLY!!!! the tires on my dads truck are 10 years old and they are a bit rough in the wet, and in they dry almost any turn has them squealing.
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The stock tires size works wonders in snow. I'm honestly surprised what my truck can do being 2wd with open diff, as are many other people who have driven with me.
Throw a set of cooper m+s on your truck and your set. If i had 4x4 i would be unstoppable!
My 4x4 plow truck has studded tires and it just backs through 2 feet of snow like its not even there.
Throw a set of cooper m+s on your truck and your set. If i had 4x4 i would be unstoppable!
My 4x4 plow truck has studded tires and it just backs through 2 feet of snow like its not even there.
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If I find a used set of Cooper M+S I'll look into them, thanks. Stock size is pretty much out of the question now, they hardly come up on Craigslist at all here and I need new tires fast.
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Toyo M55 Lt 245 75r 16
M55's are a great tire! Dont know about the regrooving part?
http://bend.craigslist.org/pts/3298272891.html
M55's are a great tire! Dont know about the regrooving part?
http://bend.craigslist.org/pts/3298272891.html
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Yeah I've had my eyes on those, since yesterday you guys had mentioned M55's being good. I'm not sure about the regrooving part either, never even heard of people doing that. He's got a few other ads up and all his tires seem to be that way.
Oh and the other set are a little more than I have to spend right now. Also I'm leaning toward maybe not wanting studded if I can still drive fine without them, which it sounds like should be the case as long as I have good tread.
Oh and the other set are a little more than I have to spend right now. Also I'm leaning toward maybe not wanting studded if I can still drive fine without them, which it sounds like should be the case as long as I have good tread.
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245/75 is going to be a bit small for the truck. A 265/75 or 275/75 would be closer in overall diameter to the stock 235/85. Also, given the size, and that they're probably for a smaller truck, make sure it's a 10-ply (E range) tire.