This is my first set of real truck tires ever. All my life I've had f-150's and rangers so just about anything would work but now I have to actually pay attention to what I'm doing. I have the newer style OEM 18's but found a set of OEM 16's locally I might pick up if tires will be that much cheaper. I'm wanting something more aggressive than what I have now but not a mud tire. Actually a mud tire would be fine, but price is the main issue to be honest. I'm hoping to get a little lift out of this as well so what size should I be looking for and what do you guys recommend?

 

I'm running Cooper Discoverer ATP LT 285-75-16 and am very happy with them. I live in the Arizona desert and take my jet skis to a nearby lake and launch at a lakeside area that is down a dirt road/hill in a very sandy and rocky area and get great traction. They also have great road manners and are pretty quiet also. I switched from 305-20's and very happy I did. I still have the tire height I want and they were MUCH more affordable. I considered BFG's All Terrain TA's but the Coops came with a higher mileage warranty and were less money.

 

michelin ltx at/2

you can get away with 285's without a lift on 16" rim.

They are not a sexy tire as they do not have big mud cleats in them but they sure work very very well.

They wear great, low noise, and they are incredible in the snow/ice. As with any good all terrain tire they are OK in mud. Fairly tough as well.

These tires are under the radar as they just don't look like they would be anything special. Moreover Michelin does not market these tires as much as some other brands.

They are not the cheapest tire either but in this case you REALLY do get what you pay for.

Good luck

 

I had a set of LTX AT2's on my F150 and loved them but they are pricey. I just put a set of General Grabber AT2's on my Ex and so far love them (stock 16" rims and stock size Load range E) and a couple hundred $$$ less than the Michelins. Quite on the road for an AT tire and have preformed flawless on what little off road I've done.

 

They came stock on my 12 F150. I really like them.

The stock rim is 7 inches wide, pushing above 265 width is going to wear the centre of the tire, no? I've seen too wide of tire wearing the centre out, cupping.

I use my LTX AT2's on back roads all the time with my F150. My F150 is a super crew, long box (6.5) with a 5.0 engine and 4x4. Not really light. And I carry hundreds of pounds of work stuff.

 

I have seen no reports of 285's wearing the center more.

 

I have Cooper AT3's, 305's, very nice tire. Highly recommend Cooper, great bang for the buck.

 

Im running the same tire on my F350 CCSB. Pretty quiet on road and really good in the snow. They are about an inch taller that stock 265s and fills up the wheelwell better.

 

So with no lift on a 2wd with 18's I can do a 305 E load correct?

So I should be looking for a 305/---/18 E load?



EDIT:
Ok, went to tirerack.com and found nothing under 305/---/18. What the hell am I doing wrong? I was able to find a few tires but can't remember what size I was under. Some were almost $400 each! Good lord, these things better make my truck 6 wheel drive!!!

EDIT EDIT:

So I put in that I had an 05' X with 18's and it gave me this size: 275/65-18. Not near as bad at $250 a tire but not what I'm looking for size wise

 

Found these...
Weld Racing Rims & Tires $400 And I guess these sold too

Ford F-250 wheels Don't know if these are the 17's or not...

Factory Ford 8 lug wheels These are already sold texted the guy, and it was for all 4

 

Tire Rack only covers the BIG brands. You have to look elsewhere for a decent affordable tire. If you search there, search by size. When you put in a vehicle, its going to give you the OEM sizes that fit or were offered.

 

That's how I was searching was by size. When I searched by vehicle so I could get the 18's that's how I found the tires I did find. Who do you recommend I buy through? I have always used them in the past for race tires and they were pretty cheap Like I said, this whole truck tire thing is new to me

 

If you find what you want on TR, go through them. If not, do the research on what you want and find another site to get them. Or, you can try a Bell Tire type of place. I spent a lot of time figuring out what to get.

 

If you can find them Sport Kings are a great tire. Otherwise the Michelins mentioned are a great tire. I wanted to put them on our EX but ended up with Vanderbilts.

 

Well my main issue now is just what the exact size I can/want. Can I do the 305's or am I capped out at 285's? Not sure what number I should be going with for the second number either... Input?