New Tires
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From: Clemson, South Carolina
New Tires
I have 65K on my ranger, and it's about time for some new tires. The Goodyears that came on it are cupped/feathered, whatever pretty badly, and I'm not sure if this is due to me going offroad and doing something, or if its just the tires. I did notice after one particular trip to the mud and a cleaning after that there was significant vibration, which i thought was d ue to me not getting all the mud out of the wheels. Anyway, I was wondering what tires most of you run?
If it matters, I have the 4.0L, auto, 4x4, and I do offraod sometimes, but the bulk (>90%) of my driving is on road. I also tow a trailer ocassionally. That being said, I don't want to spend a fortune for new tires either...nor more than 500 bucks, less if possible.
Thanks.
If it matters, I have the 4.0L, auto, 4x4, and I do offraod sometimes, but the bulk (>90%) of my driving is on road. I also tow a trailer ocassionally. That being said, I don't want to spend a fortune for new tires either...nor more than 500 bucks, less if possible.
Thanks.
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From: St. Peter
did you want some big meats (31x10.50) or (265/75 R15) or are you talking a stock size of about 235/75 R15. My BFGoodrich a/t's ran me 450 total at sams club for the 235 size. I imagine just for offroading you'd want the bigger ones though. Go on www.tirerack.com and click on the size you want. There are some kumho venture m/t's in there for like 95/ tire or somthing like that.
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Thanks for the link to the website. The tires I currently have are the original tires, Goodyear RT/S in 245/75/16. I'd like to keep about the same size on the truck. I'm open to other manufacturers, and have looked at Bridgestone/Firestone, and BF Goodrich as alternatives. Since I do most of my driving on road, I was leaning more towards a road tire with some offroad capablicity, but I'm open to an all terrain.
Would an all terrain adversely impact my fuel economy?
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Would an all terrain adversely impact my fuel economy?
Thanks,
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Actually i'm impressed with how nice my bfg's ride on the road, even being a/t's and all, they dont make as much noise as i thought they would, and the ride is 100x smoother than with my general grabber a/ts. I cant imagine an a/t will really effect your gas mileage at all. maybe if they were bigger in size it would.
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Pirelli Scorpion A/T's here in 245/75 (or is it 70?) R16 here. Wouldn't ride on anything else. Before I had Firestone Wilderness A/T's and they were absolute rubbish. Terrible on anything but pavement, and even then their quality and performance was scary at least. I would definitely recommend the Pirelli's for anything. I mostly commute with my truck and they handle that job perfectly. Offroad is great as well and I simply can not wait to try them in the snow this winter!
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I buy all of my tires from Tire Rack.com. Call and talk to them. Have never been disappointed.
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I also have the Pirelli Scorpion A/T's, 32 11.50 R16. Love them, it's my second set (different vehicles) I've put 20k on the current set and have probable 75% trad left. The last set (235 75 R15) had about 30K miles on them when the jeep they were on ran into a lightpole. They still had over half their tread left. So what I'm saying is they wear good, and also give awesome snow and mud traction, and are much quieter than any other All Terrain that I've ever ridden on, including BFG AT's, Goodyear Wrangler AT/S, Firestone Wilderness AT's and a few others. They ride good and look good as well. They are also quite a bit cheaper than some of the other top brands, and can be Ordered at Sears, or at least they could 2 years ago.
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BFG Mud Terrains are the way to go. That's the only tire I'll buy for my Jeep. If you go offroad and stay on the rocks, you cut your tires all over and they'll vibrate like it's cool. Nothing you can do about it. Balancing doesn't really help. It's a way of life with 4 wheel drives that actually get used the way they're designed to be used.
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i have Bridgstone Duelers on 2 of my 4 fords and thats where ill stay for now. the other brands i have are BFG's and they are good just pricy. it all depends on what and where you'll be driving most, along with weight of the truck. check out the ratings on the type of rubber used and the tread wear depending on the mileage you are looking rof. tries aren't getting cheeper. i run a tire shop and go anywhere i have to even through tornado debris.
