Apologies if the has been asked thousands of times or more. I tried a forum search which didn't really help.We had a nail in one of our truck tires and we ended up at a Les Schwab near the CG we're at. They said the tires on our F250 are basically at the end of their life and need replacing which I kinda knew anyway. We are several hundred miles from home and have decided we should probably replace them now. When it comes to truck tires, I haven't a clue. We have 18" rims. We were at a local Les Schwab and they recommended a Continetal and a Toyo tire and something called Wild Country in the $1200 - $1500 range (ouch). We're looking for something mostly for towing as we don't use the truck a lot around town and hardly at all in the winter.They also recommended "siping" the tires which I've never heard of before. They put the tires in a machine, spin them and make little slices in the tires. It's supposed to improve the life. Don't like the sounds of it...What would be top choices for us? IIRC, Michelin is recommended? What about tread width or profile? Our current tires are rated 80 psi max. which is what I run them at. Are they all going to be rated 80 psi in the size we need?

Don't walk RUN from Les Schwab!!!!!!!!!!!!!!You can get better tires at less money and not get the BS about siping.Michelin or BFG's are great tires. Look for a Costco, Discount Tire or Americas Tire.Did I mention RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have always ran Michelin's on my trucks for 20 years now and have had really good luck with them. If you go for the Michelin Light Truck tire they call the LTX M/S be sure and get the one that is ten ply loaded rated E. They will cost you around $220 each plus mounting. I just had a set installed for $960 total cost tires and mounting at WalMart.

Cummins12V98 wrote:Don't walk RUN from Les Schwab!!!!!!!!!!!!!!You can get better tires at less money and not get the BS about siping.Michelin or BFG's are great tires. Look for a Costco, Discount Tire or Americas Tire.Did I mention RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!What he said. You can never go wrong with BFG AllTerrains.

PDX.Zs wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:Don't walk RUN from Les Schwab!!!!!!!!!!!!!!You can get better tires at less money and not get the BS about siping.Michelin or BFG's are great tires. Look for a Costco, Discount Tire or Americas Tire.Did I mention RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!What he said. You can never go wrong with BFG AllTerrains.X 3. Cooper also makes good tires.

I have been a fan of Les Schwab for years, but of late they are getting real proud of their tires. Looking at replacements this fall and Les wants $1,153 for the Toyo AT II this is a M&S with a semi aggressive tread design.I have also been looking at America's Tire at Michelin's their M&S is a little less aggressive, but they are about $200 less costly for a set of four. This is for a full set of 265/75-16E tires with a 3,415# weight rating per tire.I still have time to do more research, but either way I am a believer in sipping, gives better grip on wet roads.

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rhagfo
Explorer III
Aug 15, 2014
I have been a fan of Les Schwab for years, but of late they are getting real proud of their tires.
Looking at replacements this fall and Les wants $1,153 for the Toyo AT II this is a M&S with a semi aggressive tread design.
I have also been looking at America's Tire at Michelin's their M&S is a little less aggressive, but they are about $200 less costly for a set of four. This is for a full set of 265/75-16E tires with a 3,415# weight rating per tire.
I still have time to do more research, but either way I am a believer in sipping, gives better grip on wet roads.
The_Mad_Norsky
Explorer
Aug 15, 2014
PDX.Zs wrote:
Cummins12V98 wrote:
Don't walk RUN from Les Schwab!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You can get better tires at less money and not get the BS about siping.

Michelin or BFG's are great tires. Look for a Costco, Discount Tire or Americas Tire.

Did I mention RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What he said.

You can never go wrong with BFG AllTerrains.

X 3.

Cooper also makes good tires.
PDX_Zs
Explorer
Aug 15, 2014
Cummins12V98 wrote:
Don't walk RUN from Les Schwab!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You can get better tires at less money and not get the BS about siping.

Michelin or BFG's are great tires. Look for a Costco, Discount Tire or Americas Tire.

Did I mention RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What he said.

You can never go wrong with BFG AllTerrains.
Road_Runners
Explorer
Aug 15, 2014
I have always ran Michelin's on my trucks for 20 years now and have had really good luck with them. If you go for the Michelin Light Truck tire they call the LTX M/S be sure and get the one that is ten ply loaded rated E. They will cost you around $220 each plus mounting. I just had a set installed for $960 total cost tires and mounting at WalMart.
Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Aug 15, 2014
Don't walk RUN from Les Schwab!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You can get better tires at less money and not get the BS about siping.

Michelin or BFG's are great tires. Look for a Costco, Discount Tire or Americas Tire.

Did I mention RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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