Replacing Tires
Tired of all the blowouts we have had on the 5er. Originals ST235/80/r16 E. I see lots of controversy on the ST tires. What is the most people are using to replace tires with ? I am looking at Bri...
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Trixie47 wrote:
Tired of all the blowouts we have had on the 5er. Originals ST235/80/r16 E. I see lots of controversy on the ST tires. What is the most people are using to replace tires with ? I am looking at Bridgestone Duravis R250's LT235/85/r16 E. Would these interchange with what I now have on my 5er? Avalanche 330RE 11,710 pounds. I am getting really confused and with all the knowledge on this forum figured someone would be able to help me out....Thanks :?
Hi Trixie,
The Duravis R 250 is a good tire! It is a commercial truck tire that is re-treadable, steel belts in the side walls and lots of tread.
The only draw back on this tire and the Michelin equivalent-Michelin XPS Rib-is that they are not meant for use in freezing conditions
The Duravis R 250 comes in a R 500 which is an all season and I believe is the same construction, the Michelin Rib definitely comes in an all season version.
The Michelin site has a rating or feed back section on their Rib tires and you see lots of folks with 5'ers solving their blow out problems.
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