thanks I am researching them. Are they really loud on asphalt (compared to the diesel engine )

 

tire 1,

Judging from the amount of cuts and the bits of chunking on the tread it looks like you do a fair amount of dirt and or gravel road driving, that combined with the slight weather checking it looks like those are 4-5 years old ?

my best guess is you hit a rock or something hard enough to damage an already aging tire which caused it to delaminate and blow out. low tire pressure may have also contributed. if you checked your pressures regularly did you notice any of them loosing more then say 1 psi per month ?


Tire 2

not enough info but given it was a spare Id ask did you check the pressure before installing it ? spares are often low on air from sitting for years, when run on low psi they over heat and a blow out happens. its common.
the other problem with spares is they are oven very old, rubber deteriorates with age. generally accepted life span of tires is 6 years.


I doubt you need bigger tires but if you do a lot of dirt/gravel driving you may want to consider a more robust tread design like an All Terrain.

 

had you looked at the Lauren Tires website their marketing would have told you all you need to know about their products durability.


Their moto is "Journey in style" and judging from the picture I take that to mean.... carry a bike with you so you can ride to get help when our tires blow.

 

I dont know how old they are, they were on the tire when I got them 2 years ago. Yes I have to put air in them maybe 5 or ten pounds every 2 or 3 weeks. I thought that was normal and never thought anything about it.

I put air in the spare before putting it on, but I didnt realize that about tire lifespan either. so it really is important to cycle in your spare when you rotate tires then

 

that made me laugh out loud ( i needed it too)

what an idiotic ad

 

It is not normal to have to add 5-10 lbs of air every 2 weeks. I think your whole problem is using old and/or cheap tires. The spare was probably original so it's 14 years old. I'm not surprised it didn't last very long. The close-ups of the failed tires you posted seemed like they were very old from the texture of the rubber. I'm not really surprised they failed either.

A couple years ago I ditched a set of BFG A/T tires because they were 6+ years old. They had 80% of the tread on them but they were so old and the sidewalls were so dried out and cracked that I just no longer felt safe on them. So I spent $1000 and put a brand new set of BFG A/T KO2s on my truck. No regrets. One thing I've learned after working on and owning quite a few trucks over the years is to never, ever skimp on brakes or tires. I always buy the highest quality parts I can in these areas.

 

"Normal" or at least acceptable is for a tire to lose 1 psi per month.

5-10 every 2-3 weeks was a sign that tire was damaged internally or had a puncture.

The stock alloy rims are fairly easy and cheap to pick up a spare. Then put your spare tire into the rotation.


Use the 4wd rotation pattern for best wear. Done at 5k miles even a mud terrain tire will stay fairly quite as it wears.

 

Can you post a picture of the DOT Code?

 

Those are Lexani tires. Made by the same name wheel company. Judging by the prices for their " performance" tires, they're definitely made in China or maybe North Korea. They're crap and that's why you're having problems. You get way you pay for.

 

They can't be that old, laufenn is a budget brand launched by Hankook at the 2014 SEMA show, they didn't start shipping until 2015.
According to the artical they are made exclusively in Indonesia to avoid the "china dumping" tax being considered at the time.

http://www.tirebusiness.com/article/...ry-level-brand

 

the numbers in that circle were 1615 i will take a picture of the whole thing when my phone charges up

 

The numbers in that circle are 1615. So they are over two years old but not that old. just really cheap

 

Wow, 2 1/2 years in the Ozarks and they look like they have been sitting in the desert for 10 years. Not even get what you pay for, you got a lot less. Sorry.

I've got a set of BFG KO2's on my pickup and love em. They seem to get good reviews for EX's on here as well.

 

I installed a set of LT265/75R-16 Yokohama Geolandar H/T G056 Load range E, 3415lbs, 80psi tires on our Ex about 2 years ago and have around 17k on them. Nice quiet, stock type tires, ride well, no problems towing our 7k TH so far. Tire Rack has them for $163/ea + $27 shipping/ea to Ok.

 

Would you mind posting your experience here, in the Yokohama tire review thread that we have linked in the tech folder?

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post15991158

There haven't been any posts or reviews and yours would be very welcome since we're getting posted feedback on other brands, but not this one yet.

Stewart