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BreakAes
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Oct 06, 2017

Best Tires For 1995 F350 & 1996 Squire 8000?

I need to get new tires for my 1995 Diesel F350 to haul around a 1996 Lance Squire 8000.


Which tires are the best for me to get? The guy who sold me the truck recommended Cooper 16 ply, and someone I know who lives in his truck camper suggested Class F tires.


And should I get road tires or all-terrain tires? I understand you get more miles to the gallon with road tires, and I'm not sure how much off-roading I'll do since the camper is 10' 9", and the truck only has 2 wheel drive; although the guy who sold me the truck said that cable chains should act as a substitute for 4 wheel drive.


Let me know what you think, thanks.
  • I'll just say that I wore out some Michelin LTX tires pretty fast, and they did not provide much in the way of off-road traction, IMO. Of course, this was on some pretty rugged, far from pavement roads. For street tires, I've always had good results with Michelin. I now have Cooper Discovery A/T3. They seem to be just as quiet and well mannered on pavement, and have much better traction off road.
    I also have the auto-locking G80 rear, and an Eaton e-locker in the front.

    (For what it's worth, the Coopers came out first in an Expedition Portal test some years ago, but the results aren't online anymore.)
  • My new dually come with Michelins and after 14k miles it is hard to tell any wear. Very comfortable and quiet as well.
    I've been fan of Michelins for generation and they were the only car brand I would buy new for over 20 years, but last years they become priced way above the competition, while we don't drive that much anymore, so high-mileage tires age before wear.
    Michelin on other hand, having hard rubber for long life, don't do very well in slippery condition and I hated them on my ski trips.
    On truck I had Hankcocks, I had Sailungs and they all last way longer than they start cracking unless you use them for some die-hard driving.
    Lot of members disregard Chinese tires just becouse.
    Chinese do excelent tires and try to find better trailer tire than "Made in China" .
    When it comes to car and truck tires they make them very good as well, but US suppliers choose to buy low to medium quality.
    Still 3 sets of tires I bought for truck and cars in last 10 years had excelent value. Only low-profile Triangles vere noisily.
  • Thanks, I'll stick with on/off-road tires then.

    You think Michelin XPS tires would be the best for my situation? The Load Range is listed as D. Is that enough for a fully-loaded Squire 8000 camper with a SRW truck? I think the camper might be around 3,500 pounds give or take, possibly higher.

    Someone at another forum suggested BF Goodrich Commercial T/A All Season 2 tires. Any thoughts on the difference in the brands?

    Also, I remember somebody telling me the advantage of tires like a Class F series, is that they're expensive up front, but you can re-tread them for a relatively low cost. I'll call Discount Tire, and ask them about Class F tires for a 1995 F350.
  • For a 2wd truck I'd keep something fairly aggressive on the rear unless you absolutely never leave pavement.
    Good luck finding an LT class F tire. If you do, let me know where.
    I've been using Michelin LTX M/S2 for the last several years since I'm pretty heavy with the TC on. I've been pleased with them. I have 4 wheel drive and the GM G80 locking rear so I don't bother with the A/T series of tires.
    I also used to run some Bridgestone Duravis and they held the weight well but I didn't get as good of tread life as the Michelins. If you can spend the extra money step up to a Michelin XPS tire.