Have you tried Nexen Roadian AT tires?
Search funtion turns up a few threads on the highway tires, but I don't see any on the AT. They get pretty good reviews elsewhere -- and are cheap, which might be a good thing or a bad thing :B. The...
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SidecarFlip wrote:work2much wrote:
They came stock on my new truck. So far they have been fine but only 1,000 miles on them. They seem quiet and handle ok. We will be putting on 8-10,000 miles over the next few months in Alaska with a heavy TC. Hopefully they will be up to the task.
If I were you, I would take the spare and mount a Michelin or Firestone on the rim and sell the tire thats on it now if it's the same brand. Alaska can be an issue with a flat.
OEM's tend to put less than stellar tires on new vehicles as a rule. They get them in lots as cheap as possible.
Tires and TC are funny things. I've had a blowout before and it's not fun but my blowout was due to a road hazard (railroad spike in the road) If the tire people made a run flat 10 ply truck tire, I'd have a set in a minute,
Agree about OE tires, in most cases and about having some good rubber if you're going off roading in AK, with a TC, but michceling and Firestone are not the only good tires you can buy.
