Best Rated Tires?
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Best Rated Tires?
Anyone know where the best place to go to see where the Best Rated tires are for the 99 F-150 SuperCab?
I believe that I have 255 70R16's on there right now. I have a 2WD and no lift at this time.
I wouldnt mind a taller tire, but am not sure I can afford the price difference or drop in gas mileage.
Where is the best bang for the buck with tires?
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Dave
I believe that I have 255 70R16's on there right now. I have a 2WD and no lift at this time.
I wouldnt mind a taller tire, but am not sure I can afford the price difference or drop in gas mileage.
Where is the best bang for the buck with tires?
thanks,
Dave
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If you are looking for mpg, and since you have a 2wd, you want to find a tire that is the least aggresive as possible as this will lower the rolling resistance. You also want to have narrow, not wider tires. Wider tires have more rolling resistance than a tire that is narrower (assuming identical heights).
The more aggressive, the more rolling resistive.
I would suggest that you change from your current size to a 245/75R16 tire.
This tire size would be just a hair taller than your current size (.4" to be exact) and narrower than your current size (.4") which is a good thing when it comes to mpg.
The tire that I reccomend for what you want is this tire available at Sam's Club for little $$$$.
Unfortunately, the tire only comes in a 10ply rated form, so your ride will suffer a bit. You won't need to run them all the way to 80 psi, but you should try at least 45-50 psi.
The upside is that they do have a 50K mi warranty. They should be very similiar in price to whatever stock sized tire you may find. Expect to pay ~$100 per tire for this type of tire.
The more aggressive, the more rolling resistive.
I would suggest that you change from your current size to a 245/75R16 tire.
This tire size would be just a hair taller than your current size (.4" to be exact) and narrower than your current size (.4") which is a good thing when it comes to mpg.
The tire that I reccomend for what you want is this tire available at Sam's Club for little $$$$.
Unfortunately, the tire only comes in a 10ply rated form, so your ride will suffer a bit. You won't need to run them all the way to 80 psi, but you should try at least 45-50 psi.
The upside is that they do have a 50K mi warranty. They should be very similiar in price to whatever stock sized tire you may find. Expect to pay ~$100 per tire for this type of tire.
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Thank you both for your information. I appreciate it! I did look at that tire and the center tread that wraps all of the way around the tire bothered me a bit. Seemed like that would take a lot away from traction. I got cut off on 80 the other day, then a quick stop, in the rain, and damn near didnt make the stop and almost rear ended the person in front of me. This time i want a little more traction than what I have been getting. I had GoodYear Wrangler AT's this last time, they have held up fairly well to my aggressive driving, but I hear that the new Goodyears, suck!
There is a bridgestone tire I was interested in. Forget what it was called, will have to look at the paperwork I picked up. It had pretty high ratings from what I have heard from two people.
What do you folks think of Bridgestones?
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There is a bridgestone tire I was interested in. Forget what it was called, will have to look at the paperwork I picked up. It had pretty high ratings from what I have heard from two people.
What do you folks think of Bridgestones?
Thanks,
Dave
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As always, there are trade offs when it comes to tires.
Those BFG's are excellent on the dry pavement, but as with any "highway" tire, they are often a bit lacking in the rain/snow/ice depts.
Those BFG's are excellent on the dry pavement, but as with any "highway" tire, they are often a bit lacking in the rain/snow/ice depts.
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The Revo's are a good tire, but tend to be on the pricey end, and also tend to have a higher rolling resistance due to the agressiveness of the tread.
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That is what I was guessing, however, the tread looks a little more aerodynamic compared to its aggressive competitors. So, you have heard that these are good tires too?
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The Revos are one of the popular tires in use on this board by folks that have 4x4s and live in the northern regions (for the most part).
You may want to give the revamped Goodyear Wrangler RT/S's another look. They were recently redesigned to work better in the rain but at the same time they have pretty good tread life.
Michelen makes a pretty good highway tire that I bet you'd like...but they tend to get a bit pricey, even at Sam's.
You may want to give the revamped Goodyear Wrangler RT/S's another look. They were recently redesigned to work better in the rain but at the same time they have pretty good tread life.
Michelen makes a pretty good highway tire that I bet you'd like...but they tend to get a bit pricey, even at Sam's.
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My current Wranglers didnt hold traction as long as I think they should have. I have had two people tell me that the new ones were having problems. You are the first to tell me they were good. I wonder what others think here. Maybe the first two opinions werent good or biased.
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I like my Revo's on recent 98 F150. For 2wd pickup, I would look for HT (highway tires). Or any highway all season for best fuel economy and smoothness. My 90 F150 had Wrangler HT, it had good compromise on fuel and smoothness.
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I am being told that the brand new Revo's have a great combination of Smoothness and traction and they ride better than most highway tires.. Wonder if thats possible or all sales pitch. Even saw some reviews supposedly written by customers on the web site. These were for the brand newly designed Revo's.
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The Revo's are excellent, I really like it on my 98 4x4. It's thread life is kind of shorter than I antipicated. But I'm going to put in on my 02 Supercrew 4x4 when it's time to replace tires. If I had a 2wd pickup, I would use the HT for the best buy. Just my .02.