How did YOU choose your ties?

[Tulsa618]

How did YOU choose your tires?

I’ve received some excellent input from you guys (and gals?) regarding tire sizes, but I’m curious – what criteria did YOU use when you replaced the original tires on your Rams? What factors did you consider, what was most important, etc. ? Were any of your tire size decisions ever “mistakes” that you wouldn’t repeat?

 

[Shovelhead]

After seeing the title of this thread, i was wondering Wazzzzup.

Wazzza tie?



But seriously folks.

Brand

Price

Tread design

Price

Warranty

Oh, did I mention Price. (When you're buying 6 at a time )

 

[ISBPilot]

OK I admit it....

Mistake-----buying off size tires (225-85-16) mudgrips becasue they were the only ones in stock and on sale and putting different size (235-85-16) on front.



Fix------used them as long as I could (long boring story) then replaced with 215-85-16 all the way around. Much happier now.



Todd

 

[Tulsa618]

Yeah, bozo-typist here! I guess I was just saving time by not bothering to type the "r" in tires. Duh!

 

[kevincook]

Well, I wanted to stay with the factory size! Second the Weather and style of driving I do was imporantant. The last was I wanted "E" range tires with 3400 Lb load.



KC

 

[duaneparks]

Previous experience is what I used. I've tried different tires on various vehicles in the past, but ALWAYS had a good experience with BFG A/T's.



I went the 295/75/16 route because I wanted the biggest tires I could get without having to lift the truck. I know 315/75's will fit, but not without a lift in my world. Getting into my driveway causes the 295's to rub, I can just imagine what 315's would do.



HTH.



Duane

 

[tgbol]

When I replaced my tires I knew that I was going to buy Remington Wide Brutes because of the good service that they have given me on my other rigs. They don't make the tire in a load range E but the 285's have a higher weight rating than the Michelins that were on it. As for mistakes I made a big boo boo on my Jeep Comanche once when the Remingtons were out of stock and I put Norsemans on it. It was squirrely from the get go and took them off at 5000 miles and bought the Remingtons.

 

[BigUgly]

Once I turned the truck up even a bit, the stock 265 Michilins were worthless in starting in loose dirt. So I upgraded to 285/75/16 BFG MTs. Mostly BFG because they were priced okay, had a good tread and had a great reputation. Unfortunatly, they were only D rated but I only lost about 50 lbs of capacity off the E michilins. They rode great, balanced great and had good grip. I got about 40,000 miles on them and then they started to fail. In the space of 3 months I had 2 of them seperate a belt in the tread. They both bulged up. The first one I had to go through hoops to replace because the old style weren't in production anymore and I still had about 40% tread left. So I replaceed that one and three months and 6000 miles later, the second one bulged out on the way up to Muncie, where it promptly blew up in my bed and dented the side of the truck.

I tried to get reimbersed for the tires and damages. The local BFG rep said that the second one was the result of impact damage. (I guess the tough Off road tires can't take pot-holes and expansion joints eh?)

So after that fiasco, (I got a certificate for $20 off my next set of BFGs) I went to Rickson's load range G. These SOBs are tough! And have the tread of a knarly AT.

I would recomend NOT getting D range tires in MT styles.

Josiah

 

[athompson]

I knew I as going to put Goodyear MT/Rs on the truck before I even test drove it. My last truck had MT/Rs and performed great. If the Ram had come with off-road tires already on it, I may have waited until they wore out. I can't believe they put street tires on a 4x4.



That left sizing. I wanted to put on the tallest tire that would fit without a lift. After many searchs here and elsewhere, I discovered that 315s fit relatively well without a lift. I could live with a slight rub on the lower control arm.



As it turns out, the MT/Rs rub a bit more than slightly on the lower control arm. They also rub on the inner fender well in front before full stuff. The first rub is not much of an issue for me. The second rub is more of an issue, but wouldn't be fixed with lift anyway. I think the 285s would have fit better.



Now that I know when and where the tires rub, I can drive accordingly. Since I don't do any hardcore off-roading with the Ram (that's what the Sami's for), I'm not really concerned about it.



Would I still choose the same tires again, knowing what I know now? Absolutely!Oo. Oo.

 

[me4osu]

I looked at what I could get in an "E" range with good tread wear and mud clean-out. I found a good all around highway / off road (sort of) with the Michelin MS.



I am currently running a set of Michelin ATs on the Wife's tire-eatin' 2WD Furd. Those things have about 50k miles on them and at least 60% original tread. Also, the sidewalls hold up great even through all of the curb driving she does.

 

[curatchko]

I just bought Nitto 285/75/16's on the stock rims. They were competitively priced at 155 each, load range D.



They towed great, 11000 pounds... no problem, very nice sidewalls... no give going around corners. They possibly handle better than my Michelin 245/75/16's... .



But with my 3. 54 gear they are too tall. So, I'm forced into putting the 4. 10 gears in the truck now.



Good excuse for more BOMBING!!!



Oo.