New tires?

[RGardner]

It is about time for new tires on the 03 3500. What are people using for the second set and in particular that will fit the standard rim? There don't seem to be great lots of choices in the standard tire size. I have had very good luck with Yokohama tires but they don't seem to make a standard replacement.

 

[Buffalo]

My BFG Rugged-trails (stock tires) lasted just a few miles under 57,000 miles. They wore very evenly & never had any problems with them. Did not rotate them as often as I should have, though.

I had to replace them the Sat. before July 4th. I had just pumped them up to 70 lbs. in the front & 75 lbs. in the rear. This was in preparation for a travel trailer trip to the White Mtns. , in eastern AZ. I had just filled up my propane bottles, stopped at MacDonalds for a gourmet lunch & while walking back to the truck, noticed a bubble on the sidewall of the right front tire about the size of a third of a tennis ball.



In the past, I had done some studying about tires, in preparation for the eventual purchase of new tires. On Tirerack.com, they have an area that allows customers to post their results with all the different tires they sell.



I read about the Bridgestone Dueler A/T "REVO's" & the great experiences people were having with them. Two stores, very local to me, had them. The store I bought from considered them to be one of their "Premium" tires, along with the Michelin LTX A/T's.



Some of the stores wanted $1026. 00 for a set of 4 with everything including warranties. I was able to "bargain" with one store & got them for $910. 00, out the door (including warranties). These are the stock-size replacements tires.



The Revo's seem to be fine. Have a more open tread pattern than the BFG's. They do pick up stones because of the open tread pattern, though. They are supposed to excell in wet conditions & snow because of the design of the tread pattern.



Hope this helps.



Joe F. (Buffalo)

 

[RGardner]

Thanks for the reply, any other suggestions out there?

 

[BHolm]

Is it a dually or a SRW truck? That makes a huge difference. The selection for dually's is very slim. My '03 came with the Goodyear GSA, which I didn't care for. I tried Genrals Ameritrac, didn't like them either. Then a set of Cooper ATRs in the stock size where actually the set I was most happy with.



If it is a SRW truck, there are a ton of choices and it would depend on what you want/need from the tires. If you just run a lot of highway miles, the Michelin LTX M/S is pretty hard to beat for lasting a loooong time, though they are not cheap. I have also tried BFG AT's and now have Goodyear Wranglers either of which seem to be good for 40k miles of mountain driving.

 

[RGardner]

It is a srw 3500, mostly as a highway vehicle but does do some heavy hauling when I move cattle. 12,000 to 15,000 of cattle plus the trailer when hauling heavy. I need good tires and want some that will last. OEM's have about 40,000 on them and it is getting close to having to change them out. If it were winter it would be time to make the change!

 

[hearingyourlies]

I have 305/70-R17 Nitto Terra Grapplers that are E-Rated. I absolutely love them. Over 10k miles on them now, still look brand new. Have had them as low as 35 psi and as high as 60. Balanced up perfectly and fit the stock rim with no clearance issues whatsoever. Full cost was 1020 bucks mounted and balanced. Hope that helps.