Revo Alternative?
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Revo Alternative?
I've been pricing Revos for my expy and I $680+_ is a tad rich for my blood. does anyone have a reasonable suggestion that won't require me to take out a loan? I don't want to waste money on junk but I have to buy 31's for my jeep soon too so I ned to be fiscially responsible. BTW Tirerack was $552 plus shipping. Tolerable but I've had poor luck buying on line, when I had warranty issues the local dealer said "sorry call tirerack". Wife didn't like that too much and isn't fond of the deal. Suggest away.
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From: Bethany, Ok
you did not mention what kind of driving you do, I have the Nitto Terra Grappler AT 265/75-16 on my 2001 4x4 Screw & love them, $120.00 out the door.$40. cheaper than the Revo's & perform better off road. if you want an aggresive looking tire that is QUIET, the Nitto's (for the $) rock, the BFG's do have some noise, if you want a street looking (radial) than the Cooper Discoverer AT is a VERY good choice( 50K warrenty) 31 10.5's about $100. my buddy has them on his jeep, I just wanted a more aggressive looking tire & the Nitto's fit the bill 
if you have more questions let me know
if you have more questions let me know
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This truck will do 90% road duty so an AT is fine and dandy. I could almost do a "street" tire but where we live the roads aren't well maintained so I need to have good grip in snow. I may do BFG's or Coopers but I dont want something too soft that gives me lousy mileage. The Revos do well there and I've had coop's on minivans so we may go there but I want info from people who have the vehicle instead of "guessing" I'll take all the intel I can get so bring it on. BTW I do have 16" aftermarket rims so I'll likely be doing 265's or 285's depending on what I find.
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From: Bethany, Ok
The Nitto's have to be aired up a little, I run 46psi on 265 16's, I had 255 70's before, milage is about 1mpg less,(expected w/larger size) if you don't mind a radial looking tire, than save the $ & go with the Cooper's, they perform just as good as the Revo's IMO, (have buddys that have both) BFG's AT are too noisy for 90% road,check out the Nitto's & people that have them, I have had mine for only 4,400 miles, & they still look new ( they R) but even if I get only 30K out of them, I'll buy them again in a heart beat, again if the stree is OK go with the Cooper Discovere AT, 50K warrenty and a lot less than the Revo's, good luck & let me know what you decide
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Take a look at Dunlop RVTX, nice AT tread and no noise also rated with a snowflake. Now if the darn snow would fall a little more south, 575 out the door for 265/70/17
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I disagree with the comment about BFG AT's being too noisy. I have them on my F350 and one of the things I like about them is that they are quiet and they ride and handle very nice on the street. They are no more noisy than stock tires. Now the Mud Terrain BFG's are noisier, but the All Terrains are quiet. The All Terrains do well on wet pavement too, unlike the Muds. Off road, the AT's do well in everything except mud.
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check the last tire on this Tirerackpage
hyperlink wont work but its a Revo 256/75/sr16 Load rating SL at tirerack.com take a look if you have a minute.
Any ideas why it's less than the others and what is the "SL" rating? I can't find it on the Tirerack pages. If this tire is acceptable I'm buying those. Can't beat the price even for a lesser quality tire.
hyperlink wont work but its a Revo 256/75/sr16 Load rating SL at tirerack.com take a look if you have a minute.
Any ideas why it's less than the others and what is the "SL" rating? I can't find it on the Tirerack pages. If this tire is acceptable I'm buying those. Can't beat the price even for a lesser quality tire.
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Originally Posted by abigjeep
hyperlink wont work but its a Revo 256/75/sr16 Load rating SL at tirerack.com take a look if you have a minute.
Any ideas why it's less than the others and what is the "SL" rating?.
Any ideas why it's less than the others and what is the "SL" rating?.
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Originally Posted by 1m4g1nTh4t
SL is for a Standard Load Rating for a passenger type vehicle, if you use it on a truck and put a load to it there is suppose to be a 7% loss in actual load capacity. So if you use your truck like a passenger vehicle should be no problem, there might be a little more flex in the sidewalls when cornering or with a small load in it. But I've been told if you do any kind of towing, off-roading or larger loads to stick with Load Class C or higher depending on your vehicle weight requirements.
Well, about all it will ever do is take a Pop up Camper on a couple annual runs and an occasional trailer load to the landfill. I'll have to contemplate it, might be worth the extra $50 to move up a notch. Depends on the cash available I guess.