Tires Again

[BIGNASTY]

No!! its not for the Queen Mary Caddy.

I was looking at the Taco and wondering about a more aggressive tire for it. Right now it has the BF Goodrich Rugged Terrain T/A on it. I bought the truck used so I don't know what came on it originally, but I don't believe that these tires are OEM.

Last Winter when I drove it in the snow it did some slipping & sliding like just about all of us do here in snow even in 4 wheel drive. I was wondering about a more aggressive tread and if it will help all that much? The one thing that I can not have happen is the HUM of the tires. We live 400 yards off the road and have trees and a small hill between us and the hwy, there are a few trucks around here that we can hear them as they pass by on their way down the road.

What is it that makes these tires so FRIGGING LOUD!! Do all aggressive tire designs have this same problem with the onset of wear? or is it that their alignment is off making the tire cup and then the Knobs on the tire are making the Hum?

I really like the BF Goodrich Tires they seem to last, around here more trucks have them than any other brand tire.

BIG

 

[inlinesix3million]

I have had good luck with Nitto tires. I used to own a 2nd gen Dodge 1/2 ton with Terra Grapplers on it. They were very quiet and performed very well in the snow. I ran them for a couple
winters in the lake-effect snow zone near Lake Erie. I believe the Rugged Terrains were used in a lot of OEM applications and that any decent all terrain tire will out-perform them. I believe
that most of the loud tires I hear are mud terrains. They are better in the mud than the all-terrain but not in the snow or rain.
I ran a set of BF Goodrich AT TA/ KO prior to the Nittos and liked them a lot until they got 40000 mi on them. They started to develop wear patterns and began to ride rough. I believe that they
have a new- improved version out now. Good luck

I believe my experience with the TA/KO tires resulted from not re-balancing them after 50+ % treadwear. Ever since, I have been using balance beads inside my truck tires.

 

[zuiderdam]

Take a look at the Wrangler Duratracs. Ive had them on both of my Ford Raptors.One of which while living in Canada. Having the severe winter rating eliminates the use of tire chains/cables in most situations.Yes, they do perform very well in the snow. Tread is a combination of an all terrain & mud. I have them rotated each oil change which i feel helped with tread wear. I will be replacing my stock tires on my 2015 2550 before winter hits. Road noise is minimal.

 

[jgillott]

I'll second the Wrangler Duratracs. We have a studded set on the 04.5 for plowing and they are excellent.

 

[JR]

A dedicated snow tire will generally out perform any MT or M&S rated tire. They are made up of silica based compounds that allow them to remain flexible in cold weather for optimum traction. AT's and MT's and even M&S use harder compounds for increased tread wear but lose their ability to bite in cold weather. Winter tires are a soft compound and are generally not noisy but do not last as long as other tires. When the wife was travelling alot for work I bought a set of OEM wheel take offs from a local dealer and bought a set of dedicated snow tires. She would run them about 3 to 3.5 months out of the year during our snow season, and then I would switch back out to the AT's.

 

[Grayhackle]

My truck came with B.F Goodrich Rugged Terrain tires and had lots of tread at 46,000 mi but had weather checked bad. Replaced them with Big O tires and they were gone at 24,00 mi. Worn out!
I now have Coopers but too soon to tell. I only have 6000 mi on them. I swear if they go like the Big O's I' m going back to BF Goodrich. weather checking and all.

 

[TFucili]

It's been a while since I ran BFG AT's, but I found that they tended to "pack up" with snow instead of digging. Maybe the newer versions are more "self cleaning".

 

[mrbb]

the larger the voids in the tire
s treads the more noise they will make 99% of the time
nature of the beast

and a pure MUD tire is NOT the best SNOW tire
snow you want as many edges as possible to give bite
won't recommend BFG"S , never had good luck with them at all
but that;s just me

if you have the ability to OWN two sets of wheels and tires, for winter time
STUD a set
night and day difference IF allowed that is

and keep them for just winter driving


have a look at any super SNOW tire on the markets
NOT BIG wide treads on any of them
softer rubber to grip better too
learning to drive in the snow , has more to do with experience than just WHAT tires and TRUCK you drive

 

[Deleted member 995608]

Toyo M55's

 

[BDaugherty]

Toyo A/T2. For all around driving you will not be disappointed.

 

[TJJEEPER]

Big, ever consider a second set of rims? That way you could suffer through the winter with REAL good snow tires and change out in the spring for something quiet. When I lived in snow country, that's what I did. Worked GREAT! First snow and they got swapped then when the snow finally turned to rain I'd swap to all season.

 

[Jim W]

Big,

I am using Michelin LTX M/S2 17" tires for the winter and I am running Nitto Dural Grapplers LT 285/70R 17 for the Summer these are a 10 Ply tire rated at 126 load rating with a speed rating of R. These tires have a fairly good tread pattern and clean out the snow and mud pretty good they are quiet compared to other tire brands that are in the market place for our trucks. I would recommend that you look at Nitto Dural Grappler tires for your needs.

I know the Nitto Dural Grapplers could be used year round but I want them to last. I use the Nitto's to pull my trailer and in the winter the trailer is in storage so I do not need these and can run the Michelin tires.

I have never had very good luck with the B.F. Goodrich tires they seem to wear out way to fast for me.

Jim