tires

[Jon 533]

It is time to replace my OEM tires, (General) I got 25,000 miles and am not sure that is good since they claim 45,000 but a disclaimer says with trucks the 45,000 is not warrented.

What brands are you buying, are you happy with the milage you get, the ride, cost etc.

Speak up one and all.

Jon

[Paul B. 523]

I like the Goodyear Wrangler APT for my 3/4 ton. 85K on 1st set then sold them for $20 each. I think I switched right front to right rear and same on the left side at about 45K and that was it. Load rating is very high also (I carry about 5-6K lbs of gravel without it sighing.) The kicker is that they run about $200 a piece now unless you can work out a barter with the store (cleaning vs tires).

I do some bartering from time to time and that works out pretty well.

[Jon 533]

Have done the bartering with Firestone, not sure I want that brand again.

Cost is important but not as much as getting better milage, both should be fair.

I don't spin tires, I don't jack rabbit start but I do pull a heavy trailer.

Jon

[mattia 14]

B F goodrich, long trail ta, like them alot, had 52,000 on last set.

Do you know if we made them out of hemp, they would last longer than the car/truck...

Then we could incinerate them....LOLOLOLOL

Just kidding,

Matt

[One Tough Pressure 580]

No tire spinning? Best way to soil a customers property before you call on them the next day.

J/K

[Nigel 14]

Originally posted by Jon

It is time to replace my OEM tires, (General) I got 25,000 miles and am not sure that is good since they claim 45,000 but a disclaimer says with trucks the 45,000 is not warrented.

I got about 62,000 miles out of my OEM's on a 3/4 ton 4X4.

Have you rotated them ?

[Jon 533]

Nigel, I change oil and filter and rotate tires every 5000 so yes I sure do.

Other then the spare that is, no point in paying for 5 tires.

Guess it is shopping and researching time next week.

Thanks guys for the input.

Jon

[ron p 500]

Jon, go to a shop that sell's tires from a car tire to a loader tire.

Not just a car/truck tire center.

Ask about COOPER radial A/T's

real good tire that wont break the bank.

Remember, ive been in the tire buiss. for 15 years.

Their are 3 rateings molded into the sidewall of every tire.

1 is proformance [RATED BY A LETTER]

2 is traction[RATED BY A LETTER]

3 is TREADWEAR[RATED BY A NUMBER]

So a top of the line tire for your corvette would be a

A A 425

For a truck that is mostly used on road a

B A 360 [or higher]

maybe even a B B 360 because less aggressive tires wear longer.

If COOPER'S are not available i would go with bridgestone's.

[wynn 14]

try unroyal laredo had two sets first set got 72,500 never rotated second set got 81,000 rotated once get the ten ply series e. I myself run 75psi I'm on third set now wynn cox the clean scene 706-319-2229 wynncox@negia.net

[ron p 500]

load range and PSI can be rated higher then the recomended load and PSI of the stock rim.

psi is nothing to be taken lightly. TRUST ME

16 INC lock ring type truck rim

85 psi

5 deg taper rim with a 7 ged taper loc ring-fresh from a junk yard,never told me.

the loc ring had a 9 second hang time and was est. to have reached over 120 ft before returning to earth.

concussion broke my arm,the ring could have easyly taken my arm or worse.

i still do tires everyday but my luck is running out as fast as my back is running out on me.

Gotta stop jerking around and just do pressure washing.

I installed 4 20.5 x 25 on a cat 925 this morning with A JACK,3 BAR'S,TIRE HAMMER,AIRGUN AND MY BACK.

All for $14 per hour. Took me 5 hrs.

I bill out $80 per hour washing truck's.

What's wrong with me?

WINTER

[Aplus 525]

Jon,

Whatever brand tires you chose, the nature of your driving conditions are going to be the factor in how long they last.

When you load up the rear of your truck with a lot of tongue weight, the front end of your truck lifts up a bit. This changes the camber and caster angles on the front tires, and the tires wear prematurely.

It would be appropriate to have a front end alignement done when the truck is under load, so the angles can be set to the specific condition.

Figure your average tongue weight, and load your truck with an equal amount before they begin the alignment.

Not only will your tires wear better, the truck will probably handle a little better when you're towing your trailer.

[Jon 533]

Tony good idea, never thought of that, I try to have them aligned two a year, price is cheap enough and I go to a front end shop, not tire store or dealer.

Besides the guy is into hot rods so I get to peek in his toy shop while they work on my truck.

Jon