Im hoping that we can order the Toyo's like on the 16's when you get the BSW.. A lot better tire Imop.

 

What does BSW stand for? Could Toyo Open Country M/T's be ordered for 16s?

 

BSW = Black Side Wall

 

Probably can get 30k out of them on the F-150, so fair. The Hakkas I think will go at least 40, just with a lot fewer studs!

 

Tires tires tires

 

Think you posted that in the wrong thread.

 

Can you use farm imp. Tubes in the original bias ply 650-16 tires. Truck tops out at 40 mph so i dont see why not.

 

Rodney, I thought you already ordered your F450? No?

 

I believe they do offer an off road package in the 19.5" tires. instead of the standard HSR tires, they have HDR's that a better lug design for off road driving.

 

We originally had the 18" toyo slated as the main 18" tire for 17 MY. however we pulled the tire from the program back in the beginning of the year due to an instability on the freeway that we traced to the tires. I believe Toyo is adjusting their tread pattern to try and fix the problem.


Due to the amount of torque we have for 17, on freeway WOT, the back end of the truck would begin to walk to the right. Not acceptable to us.

 

Sounds like that's probably fun to experience. Glad you guys got to enjoy that experience so the rest of us don't have to. Has ford ever actually published a "we do NOT recommend these tires" list so that the buyers know which tires just aren't up to snuff?

 

There is a lot of testing that goes into the tires that go on the vehicles. Tire suppliers (Goodyear, Toyo, Conti, Pirelli and so on) come on site and ride with a group of engineers that do nothing but rigorous tire testing. Test for ride quality against multiple sets and tire constructions as well as handling.
There are times that one group will sign off on a tire or other part saying they liked it, but it may not be liked by another department, say it may be great for ride quality, but has a poor trailer tow performance. There is a lot of testing that goes into the best of all worlds across the board to try and reach the best possible configuration for the customer satisfaction.
I know a few of you have commented about the tires performance in snow and winter conditions. Ford also does a lot of snow testing and ice driving in their consideration as well. We do have contracts with specific tire companies as who is able to keep up with our high demands due to the amount of vehicles sold.
I personally have driven trucks, towing trailers thru Michigan snow storms in anything from a 2015 F-450 on 19.5 HSR's, to a 2011 F-450 on 17" grabbers, to a F-250 on 20" Michelins and have always had great success with our tires.

 

look up Goodyear and double coin, I like those the best, but simple tire has a wealth of tires on their site, more than rickson, you might wanna check them out
https://simpletire.com/catalog?selec...&query=catalog

 

I have been running the Goodyear Duratrac LT's on my 2012 SD since new. They are phenomenal in snow and ice, but also pretty quiet and smooth on dry pavement for as aggressive as the tread pattern and depth. I will say though, that at highway speeds you must be conscious of your lane change maneuvering because the *** end will start to dance around, especially when the tires are brand new, as they wear in its not so bad. but i became accustomed to it very quickly and will continue to run them. Also, i have my tires rotated every oil change at 5k no matter what. also, the durtracs have been the longest lasting tire i have found to run on my truck year round.

 

Hi Ryan, these look like great tires. A couple questions 1) how many miles do you have on them? 2) do you pull at all? Thanks for sharing your experience with them.