Help, Help, Tire Issues
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I thought Goodyear Wranglers came in 275/65 18 E rating. If you got the Contis you have the max GVWR so if you want to keep your rating you need to stick with E tires.
I hope the tire siping will help OLDFORD, I have heard good things about it and I have thought of doing my Contis also.
I have not had the Contis in heavy snow yet but on pavement and ice mine are not too bad. On gravel, they pick up rocks and sling them for miles when I get back on pavement.
I ordered my truck with the FX4 pkg a year ago and it was supposed to come with A/T. My dealer agreed the Contis are an A/S, not an A/T and I got my money back.
I would have rather have good A/T tires and let's hope we have more choices down the road.
I hope the tire siping will help OLDFORD, I have heard good things about it and I have thought of doing my Contis also.
I have not had the Contis in heavy snow yet but on pavement and ice mine are not too bad. On gravel, they pick up rocks and sling them for miles when I get back on pavement.
I ordered my truck with the FX4 pkg a year ago and it was supposed to come with A/T. My dealer agreed the Contis are an A/S, not an A/T and I got my money back.
I would have rather have good A/T tires and let's hope we have more choices down the road.
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I looked at the Pro Comp web site and the only tires I found in our size were tires costing 4x the cost of conti's. Did I miss something? That's alot of money for a tire that I will comute to work with, on pavement alot of the time. Unless there was something I missed on that site, I think I will stick with my plan of using the cheapo conti's, and try the siping trick for ice, at least until there are more options out there at an affordable price.
Wrench, the siping should help with the ice. I don't think there will be any difference with deep snow from siping unfortunately. But ice is my main concern for obvious reasons. Usually I am travelling at low speed when in deep snow so it would just be a tow truck, rather than a 911 call as a consequence if ya know what I mean. I'll post results. The tires should arrive tomorrow and I have an appt to install this thursday. Doesn't seem to be any weather coming our way in the near future though so actual results may be a little while down the road.
To the original poster, I hope you got the results you needed to make the most practical desision for your needs.
T
Wrench, the siping should help with the ice. I don't think there will be any difference with deep snow from siping unfortunately. But ice is my main concern for obvious reasons. Usually I am travelling at low speed when in deep snow so it would just be a tow truck, rather than a 911 call as a consequence if ya know what I mean. I'll post results. The tires should arrive tomorrow and I have an appt to install this thursday. Doesn't seem to be any weather coming our way in the near future though so actual results may be a little while down the road.
To the original poster, I hope you got the results you needed to make the most practical desision for your needs.
T
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Do I Bite the Bullet.....
Well Boys I think the time has come to bite the bullet and write this all off to a bad experience. I've just had one too many times watching the wife pull out in her 2 wheel drive Volvo as I'm spinning away in the snow. It's going to be the full bambit of wheels and rims I guess. I hunt alot and I don't want to end up somewhere deep in the woods with this gargbage still on. Has anyone else went this way and if so what combination did you go with? Should I jump up to a 20" rim or go back to the 17" platform. I know I'm going to have to go wider but don't want any interference issues. Once again your help is greatly appreciated and thanks for the feedback so far.
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I had the same problem and bought some 17' take-offs that my tire store had from a new Lariat and some Cooper studded snow tires for my 2005 F350. THey work GREAT in the snow. In my quest for tires I managed to actualy talk to a guy at Cooper tire headquarters. He told me that they were working on tires for the 2005 and up 250/350 but that Ford spec'd out an E load range tire that is speed reated for (if I remember right) 115 mph and of course only Continental had the advance lead time to make one. He said that the conbination of size /speed / load range made it pretty tough. Cooper will be out with tires to fit us this comming summer. And so will everybody else I supppose.
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From: Brew City, USA New Berlin
Originally Posted by wheelz3333
Well Boys I think the time has come to bite the bullet and write this all off to a bad experience. I've just had one too many times watching the wife pull out in her 2 wheel drive Volvo as I'm spinning away in the snow. It's going to be the full bambit of wheels and rims I guess. I hunt alot and I don't want to end up somewhere deep in the woods with this gargbage still on.
