Good strong E rated tires?
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Good strong E rated tires?
Well summer is approaching and I put on the cab over camper again on my 04 F250 PSD. My tires are about shot and want some new ones if I don't get a different truck. I noticed even though my revos are E rated, they don't seem to have the strongest sidewalls in the world. Any advice on some good heavy load tires. I see nitto has a new one that I might consider, I think it is the dura grappler I believe. Any input?
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Nokian Vatiiva A/T, I'm running them and they seem good, never had any major sidewall bulge when towing with them, also my dad runs them and he has a 3000+# camper in his box with minimal sidewall bulge happening. so far the tires seem to be lasting my longer then the Michelins I had on before
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Nokian Vatiiva A/T, I'm running them and they seem good, never had any major sidewall bulge when towing with them, also my dad runs them and he has a 3000+# camper in his box with minimal sidewall bulge happening. so far the tires seem to be lasting my longer then the Michelins I had on before
I have LTX ATs on my '94 Exploder and they have about 50k miles on them with a lot of tread left. Could be a different story running them on a SD though. Of course, I run empty 90% of the time...
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I am running a set of 305/70 x 16 Nitto Terra Grapplers on my Excursion which have a load rating of E. I bought the first set used with the wheels, and they held up very well. I bought the new ones and was very impressed with both the strength of the sidewall, the depth of the tread, and the price was awesome. I had somewhere in the neighborhood of 50k miles on the last set and they didn't even have close to the tread the new ones had. I do however run 315/75 x 16 BFG's TA KO on my truck for the proven tread design, but am considering going with the Nitto's for it as well.
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I run the Goodyear Silent Armor AT e-rated tires on my F250 with a 3000 cab over camper on it. No problems!
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well there is a big difference between have tires on a heavy vehicle....but then when you throw a 3k plus camper on top of that and tow 12k, you need something stupid strong. I tried to find one that has the highest load rating.
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I started with the BFG MT's on my Bronco many years ago and have gone with the BFG A/T's ever since on a few different trucks. I wouldn't buy another agressive tread tire. I have never had a flat and have driven over many different obstacles and terrain in the many years i have owned them. They have a patented sidewall thats tough to beat.
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Cooper Discoverer ATR. Just put a set on my truck last week and I love them. E rated tire with a 50,000 mile warranty. Good deep tread - quiet on the road and highway and not overly aggressive - just enough for what I need for hunting each year. Also highly rated for snow and ice which makes sense up here in Canada.
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Which Michelins did you run before and how long did they last? I'm considering a set of LTX MS's 265/75-16.
I have LTX ATs on my '94 Exploder and they have about 50k miles on them with a lot of tread left. Could be a different story running them on a SD though. Of course, I run empty 90% of the time...
I have LTX ATs on my '94 Exploder and they have about 50k miles on them with a lot of tread left. Could be a different story running them on a SD though. Of course, I run empty 90% of the time...
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I have BFG t/a's on my 99 psd crew cab dually. I have right at 46,000 on them at the moment and still have 10/32 left on the rears and the fronts still have around 7-8/32. I have had great luck with these tires only one flat in the whole time I have had them. It was just a nail that I picked up somewhere. Any how next time around Im going to go back to my Toyo a/t's they are the same price and get better milage out of them. I have a friend that has them on his Hot shot truck that he hauls a gooseneck with 18000 lbs cargo and he is getting around 85 k out of them I believe.