looking for new tires 35/12.5/15 aggressive tread and a decent price in saskatoon. have looked at bf goodrich m/t, general grabber m/t any other sugesstions also a good tire shop.

 

Depends what your driving consists of, I had Swamper TSLs on the Crew Cab for a while, absolutely loved them off-road. Didn't mind them on-road either, like the noise! I'm goimng to be putting 35" Toyo MTs on the Crew Cab next year probably. They receive real good reviews. Buddy of mine had the Goodyear MTs on his jeep, liked them in everything but mud.

 

I have mt/r's on my truck and i like them in everything except ice. All depends what you want to spend on a tire. If you want a good tire for cheap look at kumhos. they dont last the longest, but they are priced good, get good traction, and look good!

 

i don't really get time to put alot of km on but i want something good in snow for hunting and good in mud for having fun.looking between $175-250 each installed.

 

In that price range I think you could get goodyears, or bf's if you want. Another idea might be to wait and buy them in alberta if you ever go there, might save yourself the tax!

 

it would cost me just as much in gas as i would save wouldn,t be a bad idea if i went their more often.

 

Lucky for you, I drive through alberta all the time to and from bc, and I also work based out of edmonton! I could easily get something for you, if you found some you wanted!

 

thanks for the offer i may take you up on that when i decide what i want.

 

I had quite a few sets of BFG's - mostly AT's, but 2 sets of MT's. I liked the AT's much better for what I was doing at the time. The MT's were much better everywhere except ice. I would buy the MT's for what you are doing. I find SWT (Stoon wholesale tire) good to deal with for Michelin and BFG.

 

thanks for the info laredof350

 

hey laredo, how long did your bfg's last? I love mt mtr's but ive been thinking about trying some bf's.

 

I can't recall the mileage but I know I had a set of 265/75/16 AT's on my 2000 Chevy when it was new. They didnt have any of the 70's out yet then. The 285/75/16's rubber at stock height. I did a 3" body lift and turned up the torsion springs up another 2". I had 305/70/16 MT's on it when I did that. I sold that truck to my brother and he went with 285/75/16 AT's after. I think the AT's lasted longer, but all the BFG's needed lots of rotation to keep thread wear even.
My dually came with Generals (junk)! At 30000 kms I had them all replaced on warranty. I went with Michelins and have over 100000 kms on them so far. Tire rotation on a dually with aluminum rims is just like on a semi w/aluminum rims - they need to dismount. Lots of guys say to just rotate steering tires side to side but that doesnt even out the wear enough. I did a dismount rotation twice. I had planned on doing it once but the tires seem to last a long time. As is the case always, if you get great mileage out of tires, they dont have the greatest traction. I can live with that cuz my truck is 4x4 and heavy.
I was going to try the Goodyear MTR, but I always liked the square flat face of the BFG's - they look big for their size. We are looking for an older 4x4 cow chasing, fence fixing, deer hunting truck and it will get the MT's - the biggest we can fit under the truck once its lifted.

 

There was a guy on the Saskatoon 4wd club website selling some 35/14.5/15 mud tires a few weeks back.He might be open to offers now. http://www.s4wda.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=3628

 

Proper rotation for a dually is rotating the outside rear to the front, the inside to teh outside and the front to the inside. Least thats the way we used to do em!

 

Tires are like family; some you love, some others love... very few agree. My two cents? Depends on how you use your truck, HONESTLY. Most people claim they do this or that but be honest about how you drive. We've all seen the guy who buys the biggest, baddest, widest, mud tires then complains they are no good on ice, too noisy, vibrate and wear out too fast on the highway. My winter tires are 265/75R16 studded Pro Comp mud terrains. Love 'em for winter off-road, narrow and studded helps on icy gravel roads and highway. Not as good as my old BFG KOs for ice and in-town manners though. Goodyear ATSs were also nice tires, better than the MTRs for winter use and acceptable in mud/off-road.