Time for some new tires

[ReelDuel]

Ok I have front end wobble so I am going to replace the tires as it seems to be the issue. I know this because when I rotate them it goes away for a while but then comes back. What does everyone think if the Bridgestone Dueler A/T REVO 2 (eco) 285-70-17. Will these fit my 04 2500 2wd.

 

[ReelDuel]

or what would you get

 

[EricBu12]

I had those bridgestones on my wifes SUV. they are a good tire. . for our heavier trucks, I think we need a tire that is more robust.

As a Regular tire, one that is a E rated. . I have had this tire before. . they are pricey but they hold up well.

http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/tire-selector/vehicle/2004/Dodge/Ram%202500%20SLT/4x4/OE/BNW/all-terrain-t-a-ko/tire-details#techspecs

For towing heavy, I use a 19. 5" tire. . my latest set is 225/70R-19. 5" "G" rated 14 ply.

 

[CBlack]

Michelin LTX MS/2 is the only way to go!

 

[ReelDuel]

CB, I ran Mich LTx A/S for the first two sets then Goodyear mud tires and I hated them. The Bstones I like the tread and the ones I was looking at the revos are E rated but I just might go back to the Mich. All I tow is my 21' Kencraft center console to Destin. It weighs about 5 k depending how much fuel is on board.

 

[Jim W]

I would agree that Michelins tires are the only way to go if you are going to retain the stock ride height. I have used them on all of my vehicles as replacement tires when the factory original tires wear out. I am running Michelin LT MS/2 tires on my 08 Ram towing an 11. 5K 5er.

They may not be the most aggressive looking tire, but they are warranted to 70,000 miles and offer less rolling resistance which equates to better fuel mileage any little bit helps these days.

Jim W.

 

[MLee]

I got tired of the 33K miles I got out of the tires that were rated for 55K all the time. I don't feel I was aggressive on them and rotated them. Went with the Michelin's LTX MS/2, little pricey for my budget, but figured that I could not beat it, for the 90K warranty and the results that I found from fellow TDR members here of 100K pluse.

If you do a lot of mudding, these are not your best deal.

 

[Got HO?]

I'll put in a good word for Hankooks. Lots of tire for the money and they seem to hold up pretty well. Got 50k on my last set and they had enough tread remaining to do another 10k or so before hitting the wear bars. These are the Dynapro ATM's. The Revo 2's would only give me 35-40k and didn't ride as well as the Hankooks.

 

[DZink24]

i've gotta throw in my . 02 cents, or since we are talking about tires for our trucks, my $1,100 dollars. like others have said, the Michelins can't be beat, so long as you stay on pavement, a great, efficient road tread. but i love the looks of the General Grabber AT2 265/70/17 LRE. A very similar tread pattern to the BFG TA/KO, at a fraction of the cost. there is a large hydrofracking company in the southern tier of NY and north PA, all the drilling F250's have them.

 

[jgillott]

If I didn't have to be off pavement all the time, I would still be running the original Michelin LTX AS. I've had absolutely great luck with that tire.

 

[CBlack]

CB, I ran Mich LTx A/S for the first two sets then Goodyear mud tires and I hated them. The Bstones I like the tread and the ones I was looking at the revos are E rated but I just might go back to the Mich. All I tow is my 21' Kencraft center console to Destin. It weighs about 5 k depending how much fuel is on board.

Michelin LTX A/S'?

I think the LTX MS/2's are the ones that a lot use and swear by. I was amazed at the difference when I put them on my truck compared to the Goodyear Wrangler A/Ts that came on it.

 

[jelag]

My 05 Dually is now a little over 140K miles... and starting to show left front tire wear. . the 225/70/19. 5 tires installed 90K miles ago are worn and I'm no going to install (2) new steer tires, and (4) new all season on the rear... . with this change I'm going to install new ball joints and tie rod ends in the front, re-lube the hubs, and front Joints and than get the toe set... Hopefully for the next 140K miles. . I've picked high end off the shelf parts that all have a grease fitting and will venture to say we'll have better luck with front tire wear... .

The front tire wear on the left front is starting to bother me... . and I've read all the stories about the front end parts... but I haven't done a thing knowing that until I saw bad tire wear. . there wasn't a lot of problems... This truck has never seen an alignment shop to date... . Since camber and toe are the wear angles and camber can't be altered without bending the axle or offset ball joints I can only assume it's worn ball joints and tie rod ends... I'll shake down the front end when I take it apart and any additional parts needed I'll get when its apart...

I've chosen Toyo front steer and have a set of almost new studded all season tires on rims... going to pull the studs since this truck now spends most of its days out of the bad weather... towing the 5er... I don't seem to be plowing through the miles in retirement like I did when I used the truck in business... but like the safety margin of the healthy 19. 5 (14 ply rated) tires... the real all season are re-caps done by the same vendor who does UPS tires here in town... I've just maybe 20 or so on my other trucks as rear tires and to date have not had any problems... so I'm going to put another set on this truck...

Hopefully this is the last time I'll have this front end apart over the next 150K miles...

 

[JR]

Jim thats very interesting. One would think the front ends just wouldnt hold up to the extra unsprung weight of the 19. 5's but you are obviously doing way better than average. I picked up a set of 4th gen take offs with under 10,000 miles on them, have put real close to that on them myself and am already down to less than 3/16". They will get me through summer, but come fall theyre gonna have to go... Have you ever weighed one of your tires? I used to have to sling 19. 5's around on the mdt's at my former job. I would guess they have to be close to one and a half as heavy of an oem tire?

 

[jelag]

JR

Please remember that I've had 20 trucks in the past 20 years. . with the business I owned and I went after lowest cost per mile... usually owning 3-5 at any one time, and selling them at auction with 400K-500K miles... we didn't do any front end work unless we started to have front end tire wear... we didn't rotate... . we'd put new steer tires on the front with re-caps on the rear... once we did some repair to the front end we'd have the toe set... Unless the trucks had straight axles that could be bent...

Its always been my belief that if its not causing tire wear its not broken... and often the guys working on them created more problems than they fixed... . we did all work on our stuff in house...

We used to sell HD Clutches and Brake shoes to UPS and several other large fleets in town... and most of what I do I learned from some very savvy fleet managers... I also use CarCare software to track all work... I have great records...

 

[NIsaacs]

I've chosen Toyo front steer

Have you used them before? I just rotated my new Toyo Open Country H/T's, 2500 miles, half loaded and half empty and the tread is melting the front was down 2/32's and the rear was down 4/32's, I hope they stop wearing now.



Nick

 

[Prairie Dog]

I've had good performance from the Michelins with one major exception, after about 35K they are worthless in the rain even though they have tons of tread left. It would get to the point where I would have to feather the clutch (with no throttle) on hills to keep from spinning. I was afraid a cop was going to ticket me for aggressive driving.
I have the Toyo AT's now and while their performance is very good, the tread wear isn't.

 

[jgillott]

Michelin LTX MS/2 is the only way to go!

I needed a new set for my work truck, so after reading about them here, I ordered a set of the LTX MS/2 and they arrived today. I didn't have much luck with the tread wear on the last set of LTX AT 2's I had, but we will give these a shot and see what happens. I'll get them mounted this weekend and will probably have 6-7K on them by the end of June. Hopefully I'll have a good report to share with you all.

 

[jwduke]

I just put a set of the Michelin LTX MS/2 on my Dodge. I have been quite happy with them so far.