New Tires

[Gr8tewhite05]

Will be replacing original tires soon(91,000 on an 05 4x4 extra cab long bed). Am looking at Toyo LT285/70R-17/10 H/T to replace original LT265's. Any one else tried these?

 

[jelag]

My son runs a Toyo traction tire on his 04. 5 SRW 3500 4X4... He loves the tire for year around traction... and buys a new set every fall just before winter snow... He sees about 35-38K miles per set... . I run a Bridgestone 225/70/19. 5" (??) rib on the front and Bandag all season caps on my 05 3500 dually 4X4 and now have over 60K on these tires and if they perform as well on the 3500 as they have on a Ford F550 and the 08 5500 we had we should see 100K miles on the set... .

My cost per mile is about 25% of my sons... . but mine is a lot of highway mileage...

I assume you either have a 2500 or 3500 SRW... . based on the size...

I don't know the recommended wheel width for the 265 & the 285 but assuming they both fit the stock wheel and you accept the mileage, go for it... .

 

[TGVET]

I switched to Toyo AT's 265's after the first OEM set. from Les Schwab here in the NW. I'm all freeway miles. They are or were 60K guarantee, but because they never held up to that, I always got a new set at around 30shK and for about 300. bucks. Finally, going on the fourth change I think, they would not honor the guarantee, lied and said 50K. . I called BS on them and went to Discount. Perrelli Scorpions 265s, 60 or 65K? But they too wear fast for the first 30K. Regardless, I got another new set in Oct. to be ready for this winter and paid 400. 00. Next time round I'm going to BFG's as I've heard nothing but good testaments on BFG from dealers and end users. I'm not sure why anyone needs 285 or bigger. I'm all about fuel economy personally and 265 Load E's are plenty of tread on the pavement. IMHO. .

 

[sammidog]

91,000 on original tires!!!!? Stay with that brand.

 

[Prairie Dog]

I could have gotten that kind of mileage out of the stock Michilins but couldn't handle the poor wet traction.

I just got a set of Toyo AT's and I'm very happy with them so far.

 

[akshadow]

I purchased the oyo LT285/70R-H/T tires about 2000 miles ago. They are definitely a highway tire, have no idea how they would do in snow or mud, but my driving with truck is almost all on pavement. They are quieter than the original tires and after the first hundred miles or so feel very comfortable and stable. The MPG is very similar on the highway to the original off road tires supplied by dodge, might be a little less but probable drove a little faster now because of less tire noise and speedometer change.

 

[TGVET]

These are the ones I was referring to: OPEN COUNTRY A/T | Toyo Tires

These are what I am now using: Scorpion ATR - Pirelli Tire North America

I found that both tires when fairly new gave me great traction in all seasons and conditions even in the snow. In fact, I bought Kelly snow and studded them, but they were crappy. I switched back to the Open Country (2 winters ago here when we had the BIG BLAST) as my O. C. gave me better traction. All 200K now on my truck are freeway miles. Like I stated in previous posts, I am roughly 100 miles a day (avg) R. T.

The Toyo claim is 60 - 65K, I forget which (search it) the Perelli's are 50K and start out at 14/32 (about the same for Toyo's). Load range E, lightly loaded most of the time and when towing about 150# tongue, I avg 18mpg tank to tank. I have no reason to go to a bigger footprint and less mileage as the 265's serve me well. When I know they are not living up to their mileage guarantee, I go back to the tire dealer (Discount now) @ 50% within the guarantee period and pay roughly 60% for a set of 4 new ones. ($400. 00 vs 750. 00+ w/tax etc. )

What boggles me is, how anyone gets more that 60+K on one set of tires, I rotate every 4-5K and they wear evenly. Maybe its just me but, anything less than 6- 7/32 is not good enough (even though, I've gone less) I want the satisfaction of knowing I have good tread, especially here in Leftern Wash. State where we are subject to much rain.

 

[TCDiesel]

I have had the LT285/70R-17/10 H/T on beginning 11-15-09 ,They are by far the BEST all around HWY I have ever place on LT trucks, You may NOT like the ride at 80psi,I run 58/65psi depending on load and season. I have the Pressure Pro system so I view the pressure constantly.

 

[SVick]

I ran through 2 sets of Toyo A/T 285's before I sold my 04 3500 SRW, they had great traction and handling but wore like butter, 20-21000 each time. I would expect more from the H/T tread, but not double. I wonder if the Toyo's have ever lasted anyone 50k miles? I would not buy Toyo's again. I now have Goodrich 255/80/17's on my dually. Unfortunately they are Mud terrains so the mileage may not be so great either but I bet it is more than 20k miles.

 

[Regcabguy]

I'm going to get 36,000 K out of my 285-75-17 Toyo AT's. I bought them used@ 21,000 K from a friend. He never rotated nor rebalanced them in that time. He carries a cabover also,so the tires have been worked pretty hard weight-wise on both our vehicles. Stupid strong tires with a huge load capacity. It would be nice if they wore better,but I can't complain. No flats or structural problems. They balance easily.

 

[diesel_driver]

I just replaced the original tires on my 2004. They had just shy of 103,000 miles! They were never rotated, and had even wear. No cupping, rounding, etc. New tires; exact factory replacements! I don't expect the same mileage, but who knows?

 

[TGVET]

I just replaced the original tires on my 2004. They had just shy of 103,000 miles! They were never rotated, and had even wear. No cupping, rounding, etc. New tires; exact factory replacements! I don't expect the same mileage, but who knows?

But why not ?

 

[Edgemann55]

On my second set of Toyo At's and I have been very happy. First set were changed at 45k because winter was coming on and even though I was not at the wear bars yet the new ones gave me peace of mind. They run quiet are awsome in ice and snow and 45-50k wear may not be the best. but I will live with it. Truck came with michielins when new and they were like running on ball bearings in the ice and snow. I have friends who have had good luck with the Firestones in all conditions. My local Les Scwhab warrentys the Toyos for 50k. I really don't see how some here wear these out in 20k man you must run hard.

 

[SVick]

The 20,000 miles wearout is pretty normal around here for HD trucks with tools and some loads. This is a rural area of Calif. with mostly winding roads with lots of quick elevation changes along with gravel roads. Probably the worst area for tires other than 100% off road and rocky. My 4wd Quigly service van is about the same with 20-25k miles between tire replacements. I rarely drive highway.

 

[Gr8tewhite05]

Mostly freeway on these oe Michelins also. Put N2 in them right away and rotate @ 5000. Have pulled 16' travel and ATV trailers to Utah, Nv. and Oregon regularly. Some off road and 40 mi. commute. 20-22 hwy and 13 towing. They have been good tires but wet traction is going away.