Ok, dry rot tires on the "new" 1992 van. What should I get for low road noise, high mileage at 70mph? 3.55 gears low cargo wight rarely pull a trailer. Help fellas

 

Sorry guys, 16" rims

 

Maybe find some inexpensive tires in the current size? I don't really know...

 

look at the tread. the tighter the tread the quieter it will be.

 

I like Cooper, but, that all a personal preference. Choose a good tread pattern for the weather conditions where you live...I live in Iowa, which sometimes gets ***-deep to a tall giraffe in snow, plus, I take a lot of gravel roads. On rear (traction) of my dually flat-bed, I went with Cooper Discoverer ST/C because they have great, deep tread and are cut and abrasion resistant. To keep the front from having 'wander', I went with Cooper SRM II radial L/T's.
Don't choose anything less than a 8 ply tire, especially for the front. The big engine weight can cause the tires to follow every groove in the road, so, try to find a tire that the grooves in the tire tread extend AROUND the circumference of the tire. Avoid the notorious 'All Position' tire tread, because they always follow every groove in the road and you find yourself fighting the steering wheel all the time.
Most of the manufacturers of cheaper tires are almost to the point of false advertising. They call their products 'LT', for Light Truck. Most are four to six ply tires, more for SUV's than a real full-size truck or van.
It's not so much about the cargo weight on the front, but your steering. On the back, it's all about traction. If you live somewhere's where it's sunny and don't snow, I would go with the same tread as on front.
Just my two cents.

 

If you want high mileage tires, throw some Michelins on there.

I've been reading good things about General Grabbers.

 

i had michelins on my work truck. 120k miles of towing 20k behind me, doing burnouts and a lot of it in hot weather or rain, never balancing or rotating them and i couldnt get them to die! i finally found some good nails to run over so i had an excuse to replace them haha... it was a company truck btw.

 

What series of michilens? I'm looking size too, I have 245s on there right now and wonder if it is benificial to go up a bit larger to help with mileage....if it will really help bring Don the rpms enough at 65-70. Thanks for all the input so far!

 

Oh, it has the E4OD too.

 

I've heard nothing, but good things about the LTX AT2's.