tires recomendations for a dually.

[astevenson]

Thanks again for all the replys. What are the pros and cons of switching from the 235 80 17 to the 265 70 17? Will that effect the speedo or change the fuel mileage any?

 

[pjorlando]

I run Goodyear Duratracs on my dually's rear and BF Goodrich Rugged Trail T/As on the front. I rotate them side to side. The size is 245/75R17, load range E. I do tow a trailer with about 7500 on her on the highways in New York State thruway system. So far I've put about 22,000 on the tires. They appear almost new still, with almost no wear to see. From what I can find, the tires spec out about 1/2 of an inch shorter than the original size. I cannot detect any performance loss or gain. My speedo is about 5 to 7% off according to my GPS and my friends radar gun. I have no complaints and found winter traction in snow okay. When they finally wear out, I'm thinking of going 19. 5s all around.

 

[Schumacher]

The 265's will fit but, the tires are to close together imo for heavy loads. They also stick out to the edge or past the fenders depending on the brand.

 

[bkaiser]

If you're going to run a lot of highway miles, it appears the Michelins are worth the investment.



Almost all of my milage is local and the dually plus the posi really grinds the rears down. Therefore I looked for a less expensive route than the Michelins.



I had a set of Coopers that wore out in half the milage of the factory Good Years! Never again.



I'm on my second set of Firestone HT and ATs. I run the ATs in the rear and the HTs on the front. This messes up the rotation pattern, but when you're on your fourth set of rubber at 72K miles, who cares?



I'm very pleased with how this combiation works in the snow and the wear/cost equation is pretty good.

 

[MChrist]

If you're going to run a lot of highway miles, it appears the Michelins are worth the investment.



Almost all of my milage is local and the dually plus the posi really grinds the rears down. Therefore I looked for a less expensive route than the Michelins.



I had a set of Coopers that wore out in half the milage of the factory Good Years! Never again.



I'm on my second set of Firestone HT and ATs. I run the ATs in the rear and the HTs on the front. This messes up the rotation pattern, but when you're on your fourth set of rubber at 72K miles, who cares?



I'm very pleased with how this combiation works in the snow and the wear/cost equation is pretty good.

You are on your FOURTH set at 72,000 miles?!?



MAYBE it's the posi... but I use TransForce AT/HT on our Porta Potty trucks. Every mile is local, stop and go, tight maneuvering full throttle, whipping around corners... and we consistently get 40,000 miles out of a set. Our trucks that use these have 16" wheels, and they all weigh 12,500 lbs empty, and around 15,000 full.



As a comparison, our larger Porta Potty trucks weigh 15,000 lbs empty, 20,000 full, and use 19. 5" wheels. They will consistently get over 75,000 miles before they are at the wear bars... then I can regroove them and gain another 3-5 32nds, bringing me back up to 5-9 32nds. That's probably good for another 10-20,000 miles.



Bottom line, it seems you should be getting more miles than what you are. Maybe switching to 19. 5s will help? Keep in mind, that the 19. 5s may go 120% farther, but cost 80% more, plus cost of wheels... up to you.



Or stop doing burnouts!! that may help...

 

[KBrody]

Changed out original Generals at 55,000 to Toyo ATs, no personal info on longevity but had buddies get 60 to 70,000 out of them. Dido on psi and rotation.

 

[timelessconstructionllc]

My last set was transferee at's. They lasted 12k miles. Replaced them with yokahomas and the y are showing almost full tread depth after 7k miles

 

[BruteForce]

I wanted something more aggressive but still E load range: I went with BFG Mud Terrain KM2 in 255. Just a bit bigger, but still fit the rear duals without needing spacers. 15k miles now and still holding up well.

 

[MChrist]

My last set was transferee at's. They lasted 12k miles. Replaced them with yokahomas and the y are showing almost full tread depth after 7k miles

What the heck are you doing to only get 12,000 miles?? Maybe a neighbor is swapping your new tires for his worn ones in the middle of the night??



The TransForce AT have a lot of open space between the rubber blocks for traction. If you don't need that much traction, a tire choice with less gaps will equal more rubber, and most likely more distance.

 

[astevenson]

I appreciate everyones input. I like the mileage everyone is getting out of the michelins but I think I need a more agressive tire than they are offering. I can get into some sticky situations at the race tracks with an enclosed trailer and I hate getting stuck. I think I'm leaning towards the BFG allterrains. I think the good year duratracks may be alittle pricy for me right now. I did see a tire at wallmart the goodyear authority that looks simalar to the duratrack but alot cheaper. It does worry me for these heavy trucks getting a tire made just for wallmart. Has anyone had any excperience with these? It seams like alot of people like them but a few reveiws from peaple with the heavier trucks complained about the trucks wandering around.

 

[Rockranch]

I've been running the Transforce AT's for 40K and they are still running strong.

 

[JSafrit]

I replaced the originals on my 06 dually @ 52,000;Put on Michelins LTX M&S. Could not be happier... . I've put 116,000 on them & pulled between 8,000 and 16,000 lbs for almost 4 years. I'll replace these Michelins soon, with a new set.