Tire Preferences
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Tire Preferences
My '06 came with Continental tires on it. I'm coming up on 26,000 miles and they are about shot. Here are my questions:
1) What brand/style tire do you prefer to run?
2) What kind of road surface do you predominately drive on?
I'm mainly putting highway miles on right now, but I do get several miles on gravel as well. Come December I will almost always be on gravel.
Hopefully this will help all of us, thanks for the input.
1) What brand/style tire do you prefer to run?
2) What kind of road surface do you predominately drive on?
I'm mainly putting highway miles on right now, but I do get several miles on gravel as well. Come December I will almost always be on gravel.
Hopefully this will help all of us, thanks for the input.
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I got a set of Cooper discover ATR's a few months ago. I live in the country and drive on gravel roads every day, but also put about 45,000 a year on the truck so I see my fair share of highway miles. The Coopers are a quieter tire with better traction than my old firestones, but I've only got about 20,000 miles on them so I can't comment on longevity.
I've tried Michelin LTX and was not happy, but they did better than your continentals. Pirelli Scorpions balded in the center of the tire because they couldn't handle the increased air pressure on our trucks. The generic discount tire brands were noisy and didn't last long.
Hope that helps.
I've tried Michelin LTX and was not happy, but they did better than your continentals. Pirelli Scorpions balded in the center of the tire because they couldn't handle the increased air pressure on our trucks. The generic discount tire brands were noisy and didn't last long.
Hope that helps.
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Ditto's on Michelins and Pirellis. I've heard Cooper made good tires, never had a chance to try them. The old Firestone Steeltex tires that came out on Super Duties a few years ago was the best tire my dad had ever ran in the gravel. When he went to replace them, they no longer made them, but had a "replacement".
It didn't do a very good job of replacing.
I appreciate the input F350-6.
It didn't do a very good job of replacing.
I appreciate the input F350-6.
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Goodyear Wrangler Slient Armor Load E rated, good both on & off road, severe snow rated and very quiet.
http://www.goodyearwrangler.com/good...html/index.jsp
http://www.goodyearwrangler.com/good...html/index.jsp
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Originally Posted by jerrymlr1
Iv'e been using BFG All Terrains for years. '96 '99 and soon my '06.
Jerry
Jerry
The 05-07 SRW SD was available with the following OEM tire sizes:
LT265/70R17E
LT275/65R18E (2WD)
LT275/70R18E (4WD)
LT275/65R20E (CC 4WD)
Last edited by blackhat620; Oct 19, 2007 at 11:21 PM.
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I have heard a lot of great things about the Silent Armors they have great reviews.
If you want to find reveiws for about any tire go to tirerack.com
If you want to find reveiws for about any tire go to tirerack.com
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I have the BFG Rugger Trail T/A AT tires on my truck, came OEM. They have 25,000 on them and will do at least another 25000 miles.
They are quiet on the highway, have good snow, mud and wet grass traction and don't squirm when towing.
They are quiet on the highway, have good snow, mud and wet grass traction and don't squirm when towing.
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Originally Posted by blackhat620
I have used BFG A/T on a lot of vehicles, problem is they only make one tire that fits the 05-07 SD, LT265/70R17E.
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Originally Posted by Ace!
Huh? There is also a 285/70/17 and a 305 or 315.
OEM 265/70R17E = 654 rev/mile (31.8x10.7x17)
285/70R17D = 634 rev/mile (32.8x11x17)
305/65R17E = 636 rev/mile (32.7x12x17)
315/70R17D = 601 rev/mile (34.5x12x17)
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I currently have a set of the goodyear silent armors and they seem to be mediocre. They grip the road pretty good, but they wear kinda fast. I suppose those go hand-in-hand, but I have heard a lot of good things about the bf goodrich's - I'm thinking about getting those next time. With the silent armors don't bother going on snow or ice - seems like you might as well have slicks on - I am very dissapointed with them in that regard.
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I run 325/60r18 Silent Armor Pro Grades on my 2007.
Love the tire....had it in rain, snow, sand, grass, and mud. So far they've performed great.
Only had them on this truck since April ~15,000 miles so far and they appear to be wearing very well.
When I wear these out I may go to the Mickey Thompson MTZ 325/60R18s....more aggressive tread and improved looks
Love the tire....had it in rain, snow, sand, grass, and mud. So far they've performed great.
Only had them on this truck since April ~15,000 miles so far and they appear to be wearing very well.
When I wear these out I may go to the Mickey Thompson MTZ 325/60R18s....more aggressive tread and improved looks
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I have the 285 BFG AT's (load range D) and love them except for one thing- they can't pass a stone without picking it up. After you get off the gravel road, they'll sing you a tune until they finish launching stones at about 70 mph.
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Originally Posted by F350-6
I've tried Michelin LTX and was not happy, but they did better than your continentals. Pirelli Scorpions balded in the center of the tire because they couldn't handle the increased air pressure on our trucks. The generic discount tire brands were noisy and didn't last long.
Hope that helps.
Hope that helps.
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Originally Posted by blackhat620
The 285/70R17D will fit the rim and not rub on the truck but they are not OEM factory size tires. The 305/65R17E & 315/70R17D require a minimum of an 8.5-inch wide rim. The factory 17-inch rims are only 7.5-inches wide so you would need to purchase new rims to safely mount and run the tires. Also if you change to a different diameter tire you will have to re-calibrate the PCM for the new tire size. If the PCM is not re-calibrated the faulty speed signal recieved by the PCM will effect the commands the PCM sends to the engine & transmission, the speedometer/odometer will be incorrect and the ABS system will not function as designed.
OEM 265/70R17E = 654 rev/mile (31.8x10.7x17)
285/70R17D = 634 rev/mile (32.8x11x17)
305/65R17E = 636 rev/mile (32.7x12x17)
315/70R17D = 601 rev/mile (34.5x12x17)
OEM 265/70R17E = 654 rev/mile (31.8x10.7x17)
285/70R17D = 634 rev/mile (32.8x11x17)
305/65R17E = 636 rev/mile (32.7x12x17)
315/70R17D = 601 rev/mile (34.5x12x17)