Blew out 2 tires
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Blew out 2 tires
Driving to work the other day the tread on my passenger front tire seperated from the tire itself and blew out. This totally sucked, but I had a spare and swapped it out no sweat. Today was worse, the other front tire blew out for on the way home. So now I need to buy tires.
I currently have 31 x 10.5 x 15" tires on it. The back 2 only have about 1000 miles on them, I bought them in January. The front tires didn't have many miles but they were very old and were dryrotting on the sidewalls. I dont care for the look of them (height) any more and want to go smaller. I was thinking about 255/60 15 tires. 27" tall and 8.2 wide. I was looking at the Yokohama AVID S/T and the old faithful BF Goodrich Radial T/A tires. Any body have any experience with these tires on a truck? I had the BF's on a Trans Am and they were ok. Would a 295/50 fit? the book says it is 10.1" wide, which would be similar to the tires I currently have on it. How would different profile size tires look front and back? Could I do the 255's up front and the 295's in the rear? Would it be apparent that the tires are different heights or are they close enough not to notice.
I currently have 31 x 10.5 x 15" tires on it. The back 2 only have about 1000 miles on them, I bought them in January. The front tires didn't have many miles but they were very old and were dryrotting on the sidewalls. I dont care for the look of them (height) any more and want to go smaller. I was thinking about 255/60 15 tires. 27" tall and 8.2 wide. I was looking at the Yokohama AVID S/T and the old faithful BF Goodrich Radial T/A tires. Any body have any experience with these tires on a truck? I had the BF's on a Trans Am and they were ok. Would a 295/50 fit? the book says it is 10.1" wide, which would be similar to the tires I currently have on it. How would different profile size tires look front and back? Could I do the 255's up front and the 295's in the rear? Would it be apparent that the tires are different heights or are they close enough not to notice.
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I dont want a truck tire. I want a performance tire. I dont haul or tow anything. I am planning on refurbing the suspension and possibly lowering the truck.
235/75 15 is what my spare is and boy is it skinny.
235/75 15 is what my spare is and boy is it skinny.
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The Yokos and the BF Goodrich 255/60 15 tires are rated for 1885 a peice, times 4 is just over 7500 pounds. The 295s are just over 2000 a piece. I dont think my truck will have a problem with that at all. Thanks for your concern however.
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Run that rig over a scale (most any truck scale that's close will be operational if you want to stop and weigh) and find out how much you have on each axle. Do it with full fuel, passenger and cargo load, the most you'll ever carry.
Consider this a "performance" activity, since knowing both axle weight and weight distribution is essential to tailoring handling and properly setting tire inflation.
If you think this is ****, I once brought my Saab 99 Turbo into the plant, got a 1,000 lb. freight scale and three blocks the same height as the scale (so the car would be level) and carefully weighed each corner. It's a performance thing, but it's also educational.
I like to run tires that will carry MORE than I ever expect to put into the truck. Play it safe. You get what you pay for.
Good Luck.
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Consider this a "performance" activity, since knowing both axle weight and weight distribution is essential to tailoring handling and properly setting tire inflation.
If you think this is ****, I once brought my Saab 99 Turbo into the plant, got a 1,000 lb. freight scale and three blocks the same height as the scale (so the car would be level) and carefully weighed each corner. It's a performance thing, but it's also educational.
I like to run tires that will carry MORE than I ever expect to put into the truck. Play it safe. You get what you pay for.
Good Luck.
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There is more to the load rating for tires than totaling up the weight and dividing by 4. There are dynamic load issues to be considered, same for the wheels. Try not to diminish the load rating below the factory recommended tire ratings.
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like for example in a turn the weight of the truck is put more on the inside 2 tires. never go with a lower rating then factory.
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Originally Posted by ford390gashog
like for example in a turn the weight of the truck is put more on the inside 2 tires. never go with a lower rating then factory.
But you are right, dynamic forces are an important factor to consider here. On a rig like ours it can add up to something like a thousand pounds of momentary force.
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million,your 4 cents worth has a lot of good info in it. for those that dont know much about tires ,and all the important info concerning,load range,tire rotation,inflation,speed ratings,tire sizing ,etc,this site is really helpful. so if anyone needs to know the basics about choosing the proper tires,this site will probably help you.-billy
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Come on Ya'll. I am getting hammered about having the proper rated tires, but no one knows what the proper rating is?
I am getting the Yokohama Avid S/T tires from Summit Racing. The load rating on them is 105. Had to buy a tire just to get going, bought a LT235/75 15. Firestone Wilderness A/T. The rating on that tire was....105.
I am getting the Yokohama Avid S/T tires from Summit Racing. The load rating on them is 105. Had to buy a tire just to get going, bought a LT235/75 15. Firestone Wilderness A/T. The rating on that tire was....105.
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I'd be happy to, if someone would just answer my question about what the proper tires are.
I personally am not into the rep system. I think it is something that isn't very important and can be played with by groups with motives for doing such.
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I read this over and I think I sounded like a smart A$$. Thats not the way I have behaved on this forum and is not idicative of the person I am. Mil1ion I hope I have not offended you or anything like that.
I personally am not into the rep system. I think it is something that isn't very important and can be played with by groups with motives for doing such.
On edit:
I read this over and I think I sounded like a smart A$$. Thats not the way I have behaved on this forum and is not idicative of the person I am. Mil1ion I hope I have not offended you or anything like that.
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