Tires question

I agree with not driving so much. :D

Kayteg1 wrote:

You ought to stop buying Chinese a get quality tire sometimes.

Maybe I should quit driving soo much.

specta wrote:
I've never had a set of tires on my truck last much longer than a year so I never worry about old age getting them.

You ought to stop buying Chinese a get quality tire sometimes.

GeoBoy wrote:
B.F.Goodrich is owned by Michelin.

But they are totally different product lines so that doesn't really mean anything.

I've never had a set of tires on my truck last much longer than a year so I never worry about old age getting them.

I had used BFG tires on most of my vehicles, but have had separation problems as of late. My last set of BFG TA commercials had only 23k miles before having problems. Two fronts started to separate at the worst time Saturday night going through Atlanta had to replace with pair of Westlake all I could find on a sunday. The rears didn't last much longer which I replaced with good year wrangers. The BFG were 3.5 years old at the time of problems. The truck is also stored inside unless traveling.

JIMNLIN wrote:
The Michelin XPS Rib is a commercial grade all steel ply carcass tire and very expensive.

Out of curiosity I looked them up and they don't make them in my size and they are summer tires. :(

The all steel ply carcass is why I looked.

The Michelin XPS Rib is a commercial grade all steel ply carcass tire and very expensive.

The BFG Commercial T/A 2 is a poly carcass tire. I've ran them for years on my heavier trailers.

I would choose the all steel ply carcass tire over the poly tire for carrying weight.

Another all steel ply carcass commercial grade LT class tire is the Bridgestone R-238 which replaces the older R-250. Their priced well under the XPS Ribs.
Check all of them for your size.

monkey44 wrote:
Been running BFG on my trucks for years (since 1980s) and more years with the KO2 - no issues, plenty of miles - both on and off roads. At the moment, on my Chevy 2500HD, just put a new set of LT 285-17's - ride great, very little road noise. I'd buy them again if I need them again ... They were about half-worn at 28K miles, but I hit a road hazard middle of nowhere and killed one. Don't feel right with only one new and half-tread on others, so bought four new, kept the others as back up in case it happens again.

I had only one MFTR tire issue in all these years, and BFG replaced two so they would be even. Only good things to say about BFG.

I used to run BFG’s but the last sets on my couple of rigs plus my dad’s all had problems with vibrations on at least one tire that balancing didn’t seem to cure. My other issue with them is they seem to pull to one side when they are well worn. They do have superb traction on snow and ice.

GeoBoy wrote:
B.F.Goodrich is owned by Michelin.

Have they merged design & production or do they simply collect the money the BFG tires bring in, leaving the design to the legacy company?