2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission Tire Experiences

[DonTX]

It is getting about time to put some new tires on my 97 3500 dually. Does anyone have any recent good or bad experiences with new tire purchases? I think I want to at least slightly increase the size from stock.

 

[john colgan]

Don, over the years we have run several 1 ton C&C and by far the tires that have held up the best are the Michelin LTX. We always run the load range E tire. These tires are usually about $70 ea more expensive but they seem to take the abuse well. On my 2500 I am trying the Perrelli Scorpion, with about 30k on them they are wearing very well. Hope this helps.



John

 

[FourBarR]

I to vote for Michlin LTX. Had them on my 2500 since new. Presently have 452,624 kms. or 281247 k. on third set. Hope this helps.

 

[Grizzly]

Don, I had very good luck with Dunlop Rovers on my 95 DRW. In 2000, when I changed them, they were the best rated for my truck on Consumer Reports. If you change tire size, you will offset your speedometer. I also wanted to go to a larger size tire, so I called a Chrysler Technical Rep and asked the question. He advised me to stay with the stock size tires. He said if I changed the tire size, I will change all the design characteristics of my truck. So I did.

 

[Bob Cochran]

I used to run the LTX's with good success. I just recently changed them to Michelin XPS's Traction treads on the rear and Highway Rib on the front. In all ways seems to be positive though they are more $'s than the LTX's. I will say this they have a much stiffer side wall. You can feel every bump and groove in the road so they don't ride as soft as the LTX's. Only time will tell how well they wear but from what I heard they will out wear the LTX's but i have a feeling the traction treads will wear out first and the highway rib second. They only have the XPS's in 16" so the option to go larger is not there for this tire. Hope this helps, good luck.

 

[K5IP]

Ditto LTX. Expensive but worth it.

Rog

 

[DonTX]

I guess that poses another question yet. My speedo and odometer are not agreeing with my GPS, seems speedo reads fast and odometer same. I THINK it is only because my original stock tires are worn down so much. Anybody else notice this happening with worn down tires?

Don, I had very good luck with Dunlop Rovers on my 95 DRW. In 2000, when I changed them, they were the best rated for my truck on Consumer Reports. If you change tire size, you will offset your speedometer. I also wanted to go to a larger size tire, so I called a Chrysler Technical Rep and asked the question. He advised me to stay with the stock size tires. He said if I changed the tire size, I will change all the design characteristics of my truck. So I did.

 

[CumminsPower98]

I haven't had a lot of tire experience but I have mostly worn out a couple sets of the LTXs and they gave me excellent service. I got 107k out of my first set running OTR transporting RVs and then sold them to run on a trailer! I was loaded about 43% of those miles and with some of the larger 5th wheels I was over weight on the rear axle so I think they did very well. I just stopped driving in June with 87k on the second set and put my 16. 5 BFG's back on. I never even had a flat in all those miles and I know that has nothing to do with the tire but was nice. The picture below is of one of those with 107k at the time I sold them. I don't think a daily driver could expect this kind of mileage though. I got 45k out of my previous set of 33x12. 5x16. 5 BFG's daily driving with some off-road.

 

[Missouri Mule]

I'm on my second set of Michelin's LTX (M/S) and they handle very well.



Have your speedometer/odometer checked out at shop. Dodge didn't seem to calibrate the speed gear in trans very good and many were off.

 

[HEMI®Dart]

Tim Taylor Tool Man has nice tires on his dually. I forget what they are, but it looks NICE.

 

[J.BURCHFIELD]

Just my opinion, anything that is not a Michelin is an imitation. I use 265s. 100 mile posts will register 96 miles on your odometer. If you are checking mileage and your odometer shows 400 then yo really went 416.

 

[JohnCarr]

I had the Dunlop Rovers before in a 285/75/16 and did not like the way they handled. They seemed to flex too much when cornering, were inconsistant in handling and moderate in bad weather. I have since changed to the Bridgestone Revos and I realy like the way these tires handle in comparison in all aspects. The only complaint is that these tires tend to hold onto small stones in the siping but this is only a minor complaint.



PS my truck is a 95 2500 4x

 

[CNeubauer]

It's too bad Michelin doesn't build a tire that can handle off road use better, looking at their website all of their LT tires look like car tires to me. For my next set of tires I am going to try the Hankook Dynapro MT RT03 tires, they look like they should handle decent on the road yet be up to the challenge of moderate off roading when needed.



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[CumminsPower98]

I agree about no great looking off-road Michelin's. One thing I have found about some of the cheaper tires out there is that they seem to have softer rubber and cause a squraly/mushy feel to the ride. I ran some cheap import Triangle brand A/T's for 60K miles (belt finally let go in one) when I first started Transporting RV's because I couldn't afford better at the time and I hated how they felt compared to the Michelin's. At work we have a bus with 19. 5" Hankooks on the rear duals and that thing is real squrally in the back.

 

[Bob Cochran]

CNeubauer - Afraid your right Michelin's most aggressive tread I am aware of is the XPS Traction Treads and they are fine on some ice and a little snow. For more than that really not that good as far as tread. Some have used them for very mild off-road with okay results I have read about but i don't think this is what your looking for. Good luck on your quest!!!

 

[monkeyman]

I have Michelin 19. 5's on my Dually,I had them siped. They are great in snow and rain, don't look like it but they are.

Rick

 

[Grizzly]

I had the Dunlop Rovers before in a 285/75/16 and did not like the way they handled. They seemed to flex too much when cornering, were inconsistant in handling and moderate in bad weather. I have since changed to the Bridgestone Revos and I realy like the way these tires handle in comparison in all aspects. The only complaint is that these tires tend to hold onto small stones in the siping but this is only a minor complaint.

PS my truck is a 95 2500 4x

I really liked my Dunlop Rovers and never experienced inconsistent handling. Maybe because my Dodge was a 95 DRW. Can that make a difference?

 

[FLynes]

I ran Michelin LTX's on my '97 2500 and loved em. I can't remember for sure, but I think that my '05 2500 came with LTX's too. I switched over to the Power Wagon's BFG's. This '01 3500 I have now I went with Goodyear Silent Armor, and I'm not displeased with them. They seem to wear well, I can't hear them on the road and they have a decent tread pattern on them. I got all 7 for about $1300 mounted and balanced. So far I have 11,000 miles on them with no complaints.

 

[Beast2B]

I guess that poses another question yet. My speedo and odometer are not agreeing with my GPS, seems speedo reads fast and odometer same. I THINK it is only because my original stock tires are worn down so much. Anybody else notice this happening with worn down tires?

I played around with speedo function with my Smarty. Two issues I found:

One, my truck speedo would be accurate (compared to a GPS) in a certain range. I could get it close from 0-30 or 50-80, but not throughout the entire range. Since I am concerned more about highway speeds, that's where I calibrated it.

Two, you have to take into account how much a tire's circumference will change as tread wears out. Take a new 32" tire and calibrate your speedo. Now, when the tire gets worn down to 31", your speedo will be fast by ~3%.

If you want accurate at all speeds and through the tire's life, mount a GPS to the dash for good!

 

[RDelissen]

another vote for the Bridgestone Dueler AT/Revos