TIRES,,,,,need 4
need tires for my ram pick up truck 2012, LT265/60R20, haven't bought tires for many years and didn't realize how many different brands are out there and how expensive they are now. Any suggestions a...
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Contrary to my previous post there are a couple tires I DONT like.
1. Is anything that starts with Michelin….but whatever.
2. GY Duratracs. First the good. They wear as well as any quality AT/MT tire. They actually out kick their coverage in the treadwear department considering how aggressive they are and how good of traction they get in inclement conditions. But something about that particular tread design pattern (a pretty exclusive pattern. Don’t see others that look similar) makes them far and away the loudest tire that is not a dedicated mud tire (Talking tires like Swampers, not your run of the mill MTs) that I have ever used.
On my second set. First ones I bought voluntarily. Held up well considering 95% of the miles were basically I-70 and SH82 in Colorado. High speed mountain curves. A year of commuting through Glenwood Canyon at far greater than posted speed limits… They were howlin mofos!
Current set, OEM on my Trailboss. 45k miles and I’d still run them this winter no problem tread wise. And I drive over Snoq Pass couple times a week year round. Wonderful tread life.
But they are literally louder than ANY other MT tire I’ve ever had. Hands down, no contest. So loud that at certain speeds they actually resonate in the cabin. And I’ve rotated them no less than a half dozen times since new. Back tires to front, they quiet down a little because the minor tread feathering that happens on steer tires has been flattened out by running on the drive axle. And within a few tanks of gas they’re back to sounding like 44” Interco TSLs!!
I’d use them in a heartbeat in only snow conditions or jeepin. They are horrible for a daily driver.
1. Is anything that starts with Michelin….but whatever.
2. GY Duratracs. First the good. They wear as well as any quality AT/MT tire. They actually out kick their coverage in the treadwear department considering how aggressive they are and how good of traction they get in inclement conditions. But something about that particular tread design pattern (a pretty exclusive pattern. Don’t see others that look similar) makes them far and away the loudest tire that is not a dedicated mud tire (Talking tires like Swampers, not your run of the mill MTs) that I have ever used.
On my second set. First ones I bought voluntarily. Held up well considering 95% of the miles were basically I-70 and SH82 in Colorado. High speed mountain curves. A year of commuting through Glenwood Canyon at far greater than posted speed limits… They were howlin mofos!
Current set, OEM on my Trailboss. 45k miles and I’d still run them this winter no problem tread wise. And I drive over Snoq Pass couple times a week year round. Wonderful tread life.
But they are literally louder than ANY other MT tire I’ve ever had. Hands down, no contest. So loud that at certain speeds they actually resonate in the cabin. And I’ve rotated them no less than a half dozen times since new. Back tires to front, they quiet down a little because the minor tread feathering that happens on steer tires has been flattened out by running on the drive axle. And within a few tanks of gas they’re back to sounding like 44” Interco TSLs!!
I’d use them in a heartbeat in only snow conditions or jeepin. They are horrible for a daily driver.
