TIRES--Opinions needed

[Seed Guy]

I have the 305/70R/16 load range E toyo open country A/T and love them. No size issues and a great highway ride with no road noise. Email me for some pictures. -- email address removed --

 

[illflem]

Forget the balance machine, use balancing beads, perfect balance no matter how unevenly worn your tire, no concern for weights coming off and cheaper to boot. Probably one of the best new products I've ever used, I'll never have another tire spin balanced. More info

https://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=63459

 

[fishjack1]

illflem



Similar to beads in the tires - I forgot to mention that I bought a set of Centramatic on board wheel balancers in the process of trying to figure out my problem. They improved the ride (never had any shake or out of balance feel). But until the tire was matched with the rim you could still feel a slight bounce esp at certain speeds.

 

[Pit Bull]

Originally posted by mikepvg

I would like opinions on what tires you guys have had good luck with in regards to TREAD WEAR.



1) I do not care about any other characteristics such as off road grip etc. .



2) I must stick with the stock 16" size for now.

Mike look at a set of Michelin XPS Rib's, very heavy duty tires with a solid shoulder rib and all steel construction, these are recappable tires they are E rated. Great highway tread. You can get them at Sam's Club for around $150 each. Come in 235/85/16.

 

[mikepvg]

I think DKGross, also in the Rkt Mtns, has hit upon something.



Anyways, My tires have no cupping or uneven wear. They have been balanced & rotated per schedule. They just plain wore out PREMATURELY & IMO that Michelins are probably a better grade tire than most. Therefore there is no cost effective option for my local in a 16" wheel.



So it looks like my only option is to get any old POS tire that has one of those 50K warrantys to offset my cost.



To those folks getting high mileage out of the LTX's:--) UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!





Mike

 

[Gifford]

255 tires

I am aware of the benefits of siping- BUT! is'nt siping ONLY beneficial in snow/ice conditions? (I was in Whitefish years ago Bill, working on Charly Sheen's place up there, whatta dick BTW) Using siped BFG muds was amazing, I never woulda done it on my own had I not tried them in someone else's truck. I want a summer set of tires now that I have a complete new set of OEM DoDge wheels, dont need the BFG muds very often in here in summer, I want a high mileage, high weight capacity, low rolling resistance, 255-85-16 tire, Does something like that exist?

 

[bmoeller]

I have 255-85-16 BFG Mud Terrain T/A's on the Ford and have 215-85-16 Cooper Discoverer S/T's on the Dodge. Very happy with both. The Coopers are siped but the BFG's are not (hasn't been a problem). Both are holding up nicely.

 

[illflem]

Re: 255 tires

Originally posted by Gifford

I am aware of the benefits of siping- BUT! is'nt siping ONLY beneficial in snow/ice conditions?

Siping helps on dry pavement because the tires run cooler and thus last longer. Before it became popular on all types of tires it's main use was to get more miles, not traction, out of OTR truck tires. It probably won't be long and you won't need to get your tires siped, they will come already done, many already are. That is unless the tire companies don't like the idea of folks getting more miles out of their tires.

 

[Gifford]

Siping

Wow, the guy at America's Tire told me that by siping my BFG mud terrains I would substantially DECREASE their treadlife!



(America's tire doesnt sipe tires)

 

[AlK]

When I purchased my truck in 1992 I had the Michelin XPS Traction tire installed and replaced them last Sept 2002 after approx 100,000 km with another set of Michelin's. I always have the tires inflated around 75 to 80 lbs.

---

Al

 

[hammersley]

Second illflem - M 55's

This is the strongest casing available in their size - period! They have a rock resistent compound and are extremely durable - great traction and now available in 10 ply.



Check this out from the following TDR post:



Posted by: rwinslow



My $. 02 for what it is worth . . . . early 91 CTD 4x4 used extensively in Search and Rescue Operations with over 100,000 miles in 4WD mode (271,000 total miles) . . . . I do not work for Toyo Tire but these have worked the best for this truck:



Toyo M55 10 ply rated M+S tire. This is a commercial grade tire, it has a very stiff side wall and hence a very rough ride . . . but it wears like iron (typically 50,000 miles) and has excellent traction in snow and mud. We have tried nearly every other brand and they all ended up with either short tread life or going flat due to rock punctures - these Toyo's do not go flat. The tire also works well for interstate driving and in rain. No noted mileage loss.



Most of the oil fields and mines that I have worked in use this tire.



I have also been told that Cooper tires hold up extremely well but cannot personally attest to that fact.





https://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/archive/topic/49854.html



TOYO's Official Site:

http://www.toyo.com/tires/tire_lines/lt_truck/m55.html



This page doesn't as yet list the 265x16 E rated - BUT I HAVE A SET!

 

[illflem]

Re: Siping

Originally posted by Gifford

Wow, the guy at America's Tire told me that by siping my BFG mud terrains I would substantially DECREASE their treadlife!



(America's tire doesnt sipe tires)

Of course they would say that, they don't want your tires to last longer so they can sell you more. Same goes for balance beads, most tire shops don't carry them because they make gobs of money balancing tires and have a very expendsive machine that will become obsolete once more folks find out how well the beads work.

 

[The patriot]

I got 66K on the orig. Michelins.

Replaced them with the larger sized ones (265?) and have about 30K on them. Theyre wearing about as well as the first set, maybe a little better.

This is on my 98, which I bought new.

Eric

 

[hammersley]

Illfem - educate us on balance beads??

What sort of "beast" is the balance bead? Please explain.

 

[illflem]

Here's a thread on balance beads that should answer all your questions with links to sources https://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=63459

 

[KL]

When I used to live in Idaho, I also had a lot of tires siped. I really liked it. A lot of manufacturers put a few sipes in their tires. However only a few have sipes down to the the legal minimum tread depths (Michelin does on some of their tires). KL

 

[Pit Bull]

I remember this same discussion over a year ago when I had my 2000 CTD with the LTX/MS 235/85/16's, I checked and they came siped from Michelin. Have not checked my current trucks Goodyears or the wifes BFG AT/KO's.

 

[hammersley]

ILLFEM - what is the $$$ of this balance method?

And is it available many places?

 

[illflem]

Re: ILLFEM - what is the $$$ of this balance method?

Originally posted by hammersley

And is it available many places?

$6 plus 75¢ for a filtered valve stem per tire. I think it's a good idea to carry an extra bag in case of a flat. Click on the map here for your closest dealer, think in WA it's Six Robblees' in Tukwila.

http://counteractbalancing.com/mapus.htm

 

[Chief USA]

Wally World Liberators

Walmart sells 285-75R-16 Load range D Liberators for $95. 97 each plus you get the road hazard warrantee. Load range D gives you 3305 lbs. per tire @65 psi; more weight than the truck is rated for. and as much as the Load range E 265-75R-16 tires by Michelin. The Liberator tires are made my Michelin for Walmart. I have a set on my truck and they are great tires so far.