Tire Recommendation?
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Tire Recommendation?
I own an '02, 350, 7.3, 4x4. I was wondering if anyone could give me a tire recommendation, currently I have 265/75/16 Cooper ST E rated tires. I am considering switching to another tire/brand. My truck is used primarily on road, but during the summer and fall it sees quite a few miles on dirt roads, 2 tracks, etc. I also pull a horse trailer fairly often. I was considering BFG ATs, does anyone have any experience with those tires?
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I have them now, and will be going back to Bridgestone Dueler A/t Revos next set. I really liked the 285/75 16 version of that tire, its technically a D range tire, but its rated for just about the same as an E range as far as tire loading goes. Ive ran two sets of revos, and now a set of bfg ats and the duelers are going back on. tirerack.com usually has the best price.
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I have BFG on my exploder and dont like them. Just put my second set of Bridgestone Duelers on my f-350 and they are great. The only reason I had to replace them was road hazard damage, not wear. I got 4 flats at once and they dont have "run flat technology"
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yeah pocket has some Kumho's road venture. I have em on my truck. i really like em. Tirerack has them and they are farely reasonably priced. I have about 30,000 miles on mine right now and i think i can get almost 50,000 out of them.
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I am LOVIN' my Michelin A/T2's, in 285/75-16. I have an '02 SCLB 4wd 7.3. 98% on-road, with occasional dirt, mud, and snow, so I wanted something that was tame and quiet on the highway, but good in snow. Michelin LTX M/S were only available in "D" rating, so I went for the slightly more aggressive A/T2, which came in "E". I would think that with your towing needs you might want to stick with E's.
I have 35" BFG A/T's on my sport truck (a GMC), and while I loved them in the snow, I felt that they had a tendency to hydroplane in heavy rain. Plus, they aren't as quiet as the Michelins. In recent heavy rain, I ddin't experience the same level of hydroplaning on the Michelins, not surprising with their longitudinal tread grooves.
The 285/75 is a PERFECT fit in the diesel, without a lift or leveling kit. Only a slight rub in the front under extreme flex in a turn.
They are pretty proud of the Michelins though, expect to pay about $240 per tire out-the-door.
I have 35" BFG A/T's on my sport truck (a GMC), and while I loved them in the snow, I felt that they had a tendency to hydroplane in heavy rain. Plus, they aren't as quiet as the Michelins. In recent heavy rain, I ddin't experience the same level of hydroplaning on the Michelins, not surprising with their longitudinal tread grooves.
The 285/75 is a PERFECT fit in the diesel, without a lift or leveling kit. Only a slight rub in the front under extreme flex in a turn.
They are pretty proud of the Michelins though, expect to pay about $240 per tire out-the-door.
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Originally Posted by tholt34
yeah pocket has some Kumho's road venture. I have em on my truck. i really like em. Tirerack has them and they are farely reasonably priced. I have about 30,000 miles on mine right now and i think i can get almost 50,000 out of them.
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Originally Posted by KelVarnson
I am LOVIN' my Michelin A/T2's, in 285/75-16. I have an '02 SCLB 4wd 7.3. 98% on-road, with occasional dirt, mud, and snow, so I wanted something that was tame and quiet on the highway, but good in snow. Michelin LTX M/S were only available in "D" rating, so I went for the slightly more aggressive A/T2, which came in "E". I would think that with your towing needs you might want to stick with E's.
They seem to be wearing great after 20K as I still have more than 2/3 tread left. I was looking for a quiet highway tire that could also handle some Colorado winter conditions along with high milage life expectency.
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I'm on my 2nd set of Bridgestone dueler at revos, and I'll be putting another set on when these are gone(crrently 65,000 on this set). I stuck withe the "e" range standard 265 and have been well pleased with the tire's manners on and off road...
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Hey Guzzle, glad those M/S tires are working for you, as I said that would have been my first choice. I'll bet they are nice and quiet, too. I wanted to stick with E rated for load carrying, but also for sidewall stiffness, particularly with a taller tire.
Aside from looks, my other motivation for moving from a 265 to a 285 was to get the speedo to read correctly. Mine was reading about 3% high. With the 285's, it is now dead-on with GPS and with the radar display trailers around here.
Unfortunately, even after making the correction for the past mileage errors due to the 265s, I have found that my fuel mileage dropped by an average of about 0.5 - 1 mpg since going up in tire size.
BTW, last time I heard, BFG All-Terrains were made by Michelin, does anyone know if that is true? The quality certainly seems to be consistent with that.
Aside from looks, my other motivation for moving from a 265 to a 285 was to get the speedo to read correctly. Mine was reading about 3% high. With the 285's, it is now dead-on with GPS and with the radar display trailers around here.
Unfortunately, even after making the correction for the past mileage errors due to the 265s, I have found that my fuel mileage dropped by an average of about 0.5 - 1 mpg since going up in tire size.
BTW, last time I heard, BFG All-Terrains were made by Michelin, does anyone know if that is true? The quality certainly seems to be consistent with that.
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From: Parker, CO
Originally Posted by strokin_it7.3
Member Pocket just got a new set of tires he really likes. Compared the new ones to the BFG AT KO's and he said his old set was JUNK compared to the new ones. Might want to PM him.
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Another tire that I have heard good things about is the Toyo M-55. My father had them on his 01 350, but sold the truck with only 10,000 miles on the tires, all highway. Has anyone heard anything about the Toyo M-55 as far as offroad handling or longevity, I know there pretty expensive.
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From: sycamore, illinois
Originally Posted by DISLFVR
Anybody run the Interco TrXus mud terrain's? I'm thinking of these next, come in 285-75-R16 load range E .
i had a set of wild country txr or trx on my 94 f350 had 40,000 on them still good amount of thread left
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I just put a set of 295/75R16 Nitto Terra Grapplers on my '03 350. We put a Rough Country lift assist kit on the front first, just to level the truck. Saturday we drove an hour in freezing rain on ice covered roads and never felt unsafe. They performed great. On dry roads the day before I noticed the truck road smoother on a road with many potholes. Seems like the wider tires spanned the potholes instead of dropping into them. From reviews that I've read, the Nittos are a good tire. They have been compared to the BFG's and performed as well or better and were about $50 less/tire. They come in only load range D and seem to need a full load of air to keep from squating. I'm going to have to watch and work with that to keep even tire wear.