Need Tire Recommendation; Disappointed in Firestone H/T

Dave H M wrote:
It might just be that old theory of getti9ng a "special" grade of tire for OEM. :h

i zm running replacement Firestone Transforce HT's on the back of my F250 and am watching them but have no idea when they will wear down.

I believe that theory is applicable in most cases.
For the OP, if nothing more than a piece of rubber to get down the highway at the greatest $/mi spent on tires is the goal, I’d just buy more takeoff tires off CL. $100 a pop or so gets you new tires.
If buying retail, BFG rugged trails wear like iron in my experience. So do Duravis. Most tires with solid outer tread rows are high mile, hard compound long lasting tires.

996Pilot wrote:
Coopers all the way. High mileage, great ride and descent price.

What type Coopers?

Dave H M wrote:
It might just be that old theory of getti9ng a "special" grade of tire for OEM. :h

i zm running replacement Firestone Transforce HT's on the back of my F250 and am watching them but have no idea when they will wear down.

My Ram came with the HTs too and they were awful at anything but going down a dry highway. They were pretty good at that with the caveat that they were totally shot not far past 20k miles.

It might just be that old theory of getti9ng a "special" grade of tire for OEM. :h

i zm running replacement Firestone Transforce HT's on the back of my F250 and am watching them but have no idea when they will wear down.

I’ve always had good luck with Goodyear’s and have run Duratracs in the winter since 2011, have had good luck with Toyo and BFG on my last truck but to say that I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the OEM Michelin LTX A/T2 that came on my truck is an understatement - they are quiet, ride smooth, decent on mild off the beaten path forestry roads and best of all have worn extremely well to date. In the 20000km’s I did with them last summer, around 12000kms was towing, they are down to 13/32nd currently. I suspect i’ll Get around 70000km’s at this rate which is good on our local roads.

I have 52K miles on my OEM LT245/75R17 LRE BF Goodrich Rugged Trail T/A tires. And they are still looking good. No cracks and plenty of rubber left.

At this point, I'm happy enough with them, I'd put the same or comparable tires back on.

High tread wear = hard tire compound, which = a hard ride, poor wet/snow traction but better fuel mileage.

Lower tread wear = soft tire compound, which = a softer ride, better wet/snow traction but lower fuel mileage until around the half way mark.

Pick your poison, but you can't can't have both or I have yet to find a tire that did.

Have owned Coopers, never again at least not on a truck. BF Goodrich is OK but they are owned by Michelin and are just their entry tire IMO. Have also owned Yokohama tires and like Coopers never again on a truck. As much as I hate paying for Michelin's I always end up going with them. I have them on my 2015 EcoD now after trying Cooper's, Yokohama's and the Goodyear's that came on it.

So far after 18 months they are sitting at 10/32 fronts and 9/32 on the rears with almost 32,000 miles but are not very good in 2WD in rain or snow.

Don

Ron3rd wrote:
Thanks for all the good info folks. My highway needs are pretty simple, just looking for a high-mileage tire.

I'm shocked these Firestones are gonna be shot at about 28,000 miles.

Wife's Bridgestone Duelers on her Chevy Traverse went almost 70,000 miles.

I know it's apples and oranges comparing the wife's SUV to my Ram but I still think a truck tire should go 40-50K.

Bridgestone Duravis R500HD's will most like out wear just about any tire out there, however they ride a bit ruff and lack traction and even worst on wet roads. Chris

Take a look at tirerack.com, specify size and sort by consumer reviews. That may help.

I run Michelin. In my experience good mileage and do not generally take much weight to balance.

Good luck,
Stu

Nitto, Toyo, and Cooper would be my top 3. Michelin you are paying for the name IMO. Good tires, but not worth the cost when just as good or even better options can be had for less coin.

Diesels are so heavy in the front and so much torque in the rear they just eat Tires. I see folks constantly claiming these outrageous mileages and normally just shake my head. I'm not saying some aren't true, I'd just love to know how they do it if so. Especially towing.

I'm currently running Nitto Ridge Grapplers and really like them a lot! Kinda more aggressive look for an A/T but that's what I like. Road manners are very good!