I have been looking at getting new tires put on my truck but in order to go bigger alot of the tires are a 10ply. some of the tire places have told me that because of this they wont last near as long on a half ton truck because they arent made for it. anyone have any insight on this? also i ran accross another tire that i am considering....has anyone ran the Cooper Discoverer ATR?

 

What size are you trying to go with?

 

10ply tires are going to wear the same on any size or type of truck..now all season vs AT vs mud tires will wear different

i have 35" in a 10 ply wear just fine on stock rims

 

I have 10 ply tires and have 18 thousand miles. They don't even look worn.

 

10 PLY will actually wear longer due to the fact that most manufactures use a "harder" rubber. The down side is usually a stiffer ride, more road noise, and heavier tires. Just remeber that you will overload your truck before you overload even a standard rated tire.

One other thing I have noticed is more ply tires seem to have more tread on them.

When I worked at tires plus our bridgestone dueler revo's in a standard load (4ply) had about 1/8" less tread on them than the exact same tire in a 6ply (same size and everything). They must figure that they will be put on heavier vehicles and will wear faster, so to compensate they use more tread.

Just remember some big ol 10 ply tires will be expensive so make sure you rotate them every other oil change!

 

i was looking at a 275/70/18

 

I've never heard of what you're talking about cdaily91. A LT tire will amost always last longer and have deeper tread than a P tire. It's just the nature of the beast. More rubber/steel to get higher load ratings.

I would look at tirerack.com and Sams Club. Sams club may not beat Tire Racks prices...but they do when you figure in install and balance. And they don't charge shipping if you have to order the tires in.

 

Tylus don't forget the free flat repair from Sams.

 

Ten ply tires wont wear any better, or any worse then an eight ply tire, and im assuming you werent looking at a 6 ply.

The only downfall to having a ten ply over an eight (or on a fairly light truck a six) would be the ride. Ten ply tires can give a pretty rough ride on a half ton, and if you dont need the capacity of them, then a lesser tire will be better.

I did have ten ply mudders on my 97 half ton when i had it, and I let the pressure down to 35 psi, and it rode OK.

 

thanks, that clears up the air...but the thing is sams doesnt sell cooper to my knowledge but i dont know about the atr's....has anyone tried them out?

 

All answers are correct, the thing with ten ply tires on a 1/2 ton truck is you will get alot of cupping, due to the stiffer tire, creating more of bounce. Also be sure to maintain your door sticker recomended psi as ten ply tires will max out at 80 psi, most wheels also have maximum psi set to by the manufacture. Good luck on your tires.