Big O tires

[Hohn]

i had never heard of Big O until I came out here, so I went in. i didn't see any tires that stood out as being nice, but what can you tell by looking?



Anyone run the Big O tires, and how do you like them? They seem kinda cheesy to me. I would go with Coopers first...



HOHN

 

[Ron Bissett]

Don't know where out here is , but here in Kentucky

Big O is a good place to buy tires good service and no hassle if you do not like the tires just take them back . A big selling point was six month same as cash free time payments ,I think they still do this . Have had tires from them in the past no problems good tires. Ron Bissett in Metro Louisville KY

 

[paccool]

I've had a set on my 93 for about 3 years. No probs yet. My brother just had a Big O tire come apart in Arizona and it did major damage($5500) to his 95 dually. See thread in General Diesel - "shredded tire= major $". Could happen with any tire.



When I put mine on I was going for the fact that there are Big O dealers most everywhere here in the west and I was using my truck alot for business at that time and wanted to have service available if needed. Now have a company rig so I don't drive the Dodge very much. The tires had a good warranty but since I boosted the power in the truck, the tires don't seem to be wearing quite as good as they were!



"FLOORBOARDS ARE FOR STOPPING THE FUEL PEDAL FROM GOING TOO FAR DOWN"



Les Swaub is a company with great service but I can't say how the tires are. I put a set on the company truck about 1 year ago and so far they are doing well.



I was going to use Michelins but have been told that service is sometimes hard to come by in some remote areas. I have never had major problems with a tire but want to have someone there to help if I ever do.

 

[Matt42]

Michelin & Big O

Originally posted by paccool

. (With some snippage) My brother just had a Big O tire come apart in Arizona and it did major damage($5500) to his 95 dually. See thread in General Diesel - "shredded tire= major $". Could happen with any tire.



When I put mine on I was going for the fact that there are Big O dealers most everywhere here in the west and I was using my truck alot for business at that time and wanted to have service available if needed.



I was going to use Michelins but have been told that service is sometimes hard to come by in some remote areas.

I've never had problems with a Michelin LTX that needed repair or replacement (other than wearing them out), in any area. Since my first set of Michelins in 1973, I have had exactly four flats over 30 years and all on passenger car models. I've found that if you are in an area so remote that you can't get a Michelin fixed, you can't get anything fixed. Keep in mind that most (maybe all) Big O stores sell Michelin tires. I suspect that they make more money on the house brands, though. Michelin isn't a high markup line.



There is a serious problem with heat buildup in the southwestern states. The Arizona Dept. of General Services settled with Firestone over those ghastly Wilderness AT tires several years before the news broke nationwide. The settlement agreement requred that the State not issue a press release. Meanwhile, more people were killed.



Some brands of tires are better able to handle the heat than others. Generally speaking, tires made in segmented moulds are much better than those made in clamshell moulds. How do you tell the difference? Several mould lines cross the tread on a tire made in a segmented mould. There is a single circumferential mould line down the center of a clamshell-moulded tire.



However, in cooler country, most tires seem to do very well. A colleague in northern Idaho has gotten 60K miles out of a set of Goodrich tires that often separate at 20K here. Similarly, another colleague just north of Butte, Montana routinely gets 50K mile and up out of Goodyear Workhorse tires, and whatever variety of Toyo is popular there. Here, they are bad news. One of my OEM Goodyear Wrangler AT tires went 50 (yes, fifty) whole miles before it separated.



It's true that any tire (even a Michelin) will separate if it is not maintained correctly, overloaded, or properly inflated. The 80 PSI maximum inflation for a Load Range E tire is based on 70 degrees F. When it's 100 degrees F outside, the pressure needed to carry the same weight is closer to 90 PSI. Bleeding off air from a hot tire can kill.

 

[BreaksEverything]

does BIG O have a web site ???

 

[24VChev]

I have run Big O XT's For the last 6 years. The First set was 255/85/16 and they lasted forever. The next set is 315/85/16. I like the warranty on them. If for any reason the tire is not repair able due to a road hazard of any kind (even 4 wheeling) they will replace the tire for under 10 bucks (balancing fee). It is not pro rated, if the tire still has life on it warranty applies.



www.bigotires.com is the web site.





Malcolm

 

[hammersley]

I don't know about Michelin

My truck came with them - and at less that 15,000 miles they were over half gone - and that was stock - no hauling nor towing. They were a huge dissappointment.

 

[Matt42]

Originally posted by 24VChev

I have run Big O XT's For the last 6 years. The First set was 255/85/16 and they lasted forever. The next set is 315/85/16. I like the warranty on them. If for any reason the tire is not repair able due to a road hazard of any kind (even 4 wheeling) they will replace the tire for under 10 bucks (balancing fee). It is not pro rated, if the tire still has life on it warranty applies.



www.bigotires.com is the web site.





Malcolm

That's a very attractive warranty. Does it also cover consequental damage to the truck if a tire comes apart?