I put some Toyo Open Country H/T tires on my 2500 soon after I bought it in 2017. These have been some great tires, but the truck has always seemed to ride very rough. I did a lot of research, learned about proper tire pressure for the load, put new Bilstein shocks on. Still spent 60,000 miles getting beat to death pulling our travel trailer across the country on some of the roughest Interstate highways in the country. I just assumed that a 3/4 ton would be a stiff ride.
Then one day I was riding with a friend in his F-350 SRW, and it was noticeably more comfortable when hitting rough patches in the road. I checked what tires he was running, and then got myself some Michelin Defender ATX M/S (stock wheel size).
Wow!! What a difference! This thing rides like a half ton.
So my question is- how can you find out what the ride quality of any make of tire is? This doesn't seem to be a category that is rated or much discussed.
Then one day I was riding with a friend in his F-350 SRW, and it was noticeably more comfortable when hitting rough patches in the road. I checked what tires he was running, and then got myself some Michelin Defender ATX M/S (stock wheel size).
Wow!! What a difference! This thing rides like a half ton.
So my question is- how can you find out what the ride quality of any make of tire is? This doesn't seem to be a category that is rated or much discussed.