Time for tires on the Truck, need help!

[Todd T]

I replaced the two rear tires this spring with Goodyear RT/S tires. they are OK but i'm looking for a better value.



i need something with good dry traction (reads: drag racing traction) but need to stay at least in the E rated range for the TH'r.



I dont care about wear, like i said, i want good dry traction anyway. i just need something that will respond well to steering inputs and hold the weight of the trailer when towing. i was told the Mickey Thompon's have great dry traction due to their soft composition but dont think they come in an E rating.



any suggestions??

 

[Todd T]

forgot to mention. i plan to put the present rear tires up front and am just looking for new replacement rears.



the Dunlop Rover ATS's are out of the equation. i tried those 1st and nearly wrecked the truck before i could get back and have them replaced with the Good yrs.



anybody ever run Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo's? they bost some pretty impressive numbers on paper.

 

[jwduke]

A buddy of mine says, unless you run heavy, 19. 5's (Rickson) the ride will beat you to death.



Michlins & Goodyears are over priced. Mickys don't seem to last very long, too soft of rubber. I think Id look at Bridgestones.....

 

[KBalzuweit]

Tried many and all I will run now are Michelin's. Well worth the couple xtra dollars. Heck you can order them through Walmart if you ask.

 

[kelly4463]

I run Michelins ltx m/s, My truck rides great with or with out the 5er in tow, You get what you pay for !!!Rotate every 5 thousand miles and thay will last

 

[Okie-Go]

I have to agree with the Michelin's. My last set went 80K miles and still had a good bit of tread. The tire shop had a sale and I knew it was getting close to replace them so I bought new ones while I had the money. I was allowed 25. 00 a piece for trade in!

 

[stanrat]

Okie-Go: Hey, dude, I'm trying to get in touch with local club in Houston. Know anything?

stanrat

 

[Okie-Go]

We used to have a good one but it has kind of fizzled out so to speak. Deer season is almost on us and I will be out of town on most weekends. We used to have a breakfast on one weekend a month but it seemed like it was tough to gt all the guys together. Some work weekends some want it at 10 some at 8. Just couldn't get all the trucks on the same trailer it seemed.

 

[Todd T]

the michelins are too hard and have bad dry and even worse wet traction. I narrowed the search to the Bridgestone Revo's and Firestone Destination's yesterday. After a few calls today they are within $40 of each for a pair. i was told by two people (not trying to sell me anything) the Firestones were a tad better in quality.



i'm going with the firestones in a 305/70/16 which will give me a little over 100lbs more load capacity and 4 more inches of rubber on the the road (2" per tire). that should help with the traction problems when racing plus they are 1. 1" bigger in diameter so i can pick up some better mileage and faster top end speeds by not running as many RPM's. its only an inch but every little bit helps



its tough to balance performance and towing..... the two are like water and oil.



I do have to switch to a 10 inch wide rim too.

 

[RDelissen]

the Bridgestone Dueler Revo ATs have served me well so far

265/75/16 and E rated

 

[Grizzly]

the Dunlop Rover ATS's are out of the equation. i tried those 1st and nearly wrecked the truck before i could get back and have them replaced with the Good yrs. .

I purchased 6 Dunlop Rovers in 2000 for my '95 Dodge/Cummins because they were the best rated in Consumer Report at the time. They turned out to be great and I'll do it again. In put 35K on them when I sold the truck and they were not half worn out yet. They were better rated than Michelins and were $42. 00 cheaper, times 6 is $252. 00 savings. I don't know which load range E are best rated today.

 

[Todd T]

Grizzly, from what i understand they (Dunlops) are ok to use on a Dually. The problem is the outer tread block is not tied together and they tend to "walk" until worn down a bit.



I had maybe five miles on them and nearly lost control of the truck trying to pass someone. when i turned out, it slid out to the left, i caught it and it then countered to the right and back to center all the while beside someone @60MPH. I felt a touch of it the first time iI accelerated to highway speeds but figured they had them aired down. I was planning to check them once home. Well, further towards home is when I nearly wrecked. I got home and they had 80PSI in each.



I promptly returned to where I bought them and the Manager stated he had known of the problem and appologized for the assistant manager selling them to me unaware of it. They put on these Goodyear Wranglers in place of them. it still had a slight tendency to "walk' under full power but was bearable. (Should have seen the manager's reaction when I took him for a test ride. third gear smoking the brand new tires, i looked over and said "they smoke a bit more" ) Those are now aired down to 55PSI and are on the front.



I put the Firestone Destination AT in a 305/70/16 on last night and so far enjoy them. I have nearly four more inches of rubber contacting the ground for better street racing traction and have gained 115lbs of load capacity per tire (E rated for 3525@65PSI) for towing. These dont "walk" and have cured my problem of blowing the tires at 50MPH when i hit max boost while racing. plus I picked up another 1. 1" in diameter which reduced my RPM's by 88.



like I stated earlier, its hard to balance a high HP truck and still tow with it. So far, I think i've found a match.

 

[Grizzly]

WOW, I had no idea they would do that. I would say that Consumer Report blew it on there ratings. I guess dually are all they are good for. I'm glad you are okay.