Best - E Rated - tires?
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Best - E Rated - tires?
Hello all! It's October & I need tires!
- I am in Elmhurst, IL. & winter is coming!
I am looking at these (in this order):
Firestone M/T's - 305x70x16
Goodyear Wrangler MT/R - 305x70x16
Interco SSR - 32x11.50x16LT
I would love to hear YOUR experiences (or opinions) on these tires.
Thanks a bunch!
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/survey...r=16&type=ORMT
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PS - I posted an ad for used tires and got no replies:
WTB - Used "E rated" Tires - in Nov. 2007
- https://www.ford-trucks.com/classifi...ct/17768/cat/6
- I am in Elmhurst, IL. & winter is coming!
I am looking at these (in this order):
Firestone M/T's - 305x70x16
Goodyear Wrangler MT/R - 305x70x16
Interco SSR - 32x11.50x16LT
I would love to hear YOUR experiences (or opinions) on these tires.
Thanks a bunch!
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/survey...r=16&type=ORMT
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PS - I posted an ad for used tires and got no replies:
WTB - Used "E rated" Tires - in Nov. 2007
- https://www.ford-trucks.com/classifi...ct/17768/cat/6
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Originally Posted by krewat
Aren't A/T's better in snow than M/T's? Or am I mistaken? (been a while)...
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Yes I think A/T tire do better in snow than M/T. I had set of BFG ALL/TERRAIN T/A KO on my F-150 3 years go and they where greater Rugged Trail T/A are also good tires had them on my last truck my 06 SD they where E-load class tires LT.
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AT's usually do better on ice and hard packed snow since they have more biting edges, but in actual snow they tend to pack full and become slicks. I ran my Toyo MTs last winter and was really happy with their performance in all conditions, so you may want to look at them too Troy. I like them a lot more than the Goodyear MT\R I had on my 99 F250.
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You should be looking at this chart for the AT tires.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/survey....jsp?type=ORAT
I'll probably make it through one more winter with my stock tires, but after that I am looking at the BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO or Goodyear Wrangler SilentArmor tires to replace the stock BFGs. I also might consider the Pirelli Scorpion ATR only because it seems to have an excellent reputation.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/survey....jsp?type=ORAT
I'll probably make it through one more winter with my stock tires, but after that I am looking at the BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO or Goodyear Wrangler SilentArmor tires to replace the stock BFGs. I also might consider the Pirelli Scorpion ATR only because it seems to have an excellent reputation.
Last edited by redford; Oct 10, 2007 at 10:16 AM.
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Hopefully we get some good snow here on Long Island this winter - I've had the Superduty through 5 winters so far and can't wait to test these Silent Armor's... I'll be sure to report on them first chance I get...
I've gone through snow up to the grill with 265 Cooper A/T's (no longer made) and the original 235 General A/T's, and this thing goes through it's like nothing. Can't wait
I've gone through snow up to the grill with 265 Cooper A/T's (no longer made) and the original 235 General A/T's, and this thing goes through it's like nothing. Can't wait
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M/t's go better thru the snow they clean out way better but stopping is another matter plan ahead way ahead. I just had to go thru this and I went the BFG At route time will tell if I made the correct choice but the tire pricing on the 18" are just crazy I wanted something that would last. seeing that he has the 16" rim and the are more reasonably priced I would go with a MT with as much siping as I could find.
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I'll have to add another vote to the BFG A/T's. I have been running them on my superdutys for the last 7-8 years. With religous rotation and good inflation I have been getting about 70k per set. Winter traction? yes...very good in my opinion. The only place they lack a little is DEEP snow (8+ inches). In that instance I would prefer M/T's. Living in central NY, I have the privledge of doing quite a bit of snow driving, as well as some off-road snow driving, and I have been very happy with them to this point.
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Thanks a lot guys! Glad to hear some long miles on MT's!
We don't really get a lot of snow in the Chicago 'burbs - really.
We get about 2-4 "big ones" per year... so snow isn't really the issue.
The issue is - my stock SteelTeks are almost BALD - so any tire is better!
As far as the - AT vs. MT - it is purely about "looks" for me...
I like the looks of the 3 tires I mentioned & MOSTof all they are - E Rated!
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I really wish I could get some CHEAP used tires!
WTB - Used "E rated" Tires - in Nov. 2007
-https://www.ford-trucks.com/classifieds/showproduct.php/product/17768/cat/6
We don't really get a lot of snow in the Chicago 'burbs - really.
We get about 2-4 "big ones" per year... so snow isn't really the issue.
The issue is - my stock SteelTeks are almost BALD - so any tire is better!
As far as the - AT vs. MT - it is purely about "looks" for me...
I like the looks of the 3 tires I mentioned & MOSTof all they are - E Rated!
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I really wish I could get some CHEAP used tires!
WTB - Used "E rated" Tires - in Nov. 2007
-https://www.ford-trucks.com/classifieds/showproduct.php/product/17768/cat/6
Last edited by talk2troy; Oct 10, 2007 at 07:57 PM.