Have you tried Nexen Roadian AT tires?

Thank you for the update, work2much!

And I am glad to hear your trip is going well :).

deltabravo wrote:

SidecarFlip wrote:

work2much wrote:
They came stock on my new truck.

OEM's tend to put less than stellar tires on new vehicles as a rule. They get them in lots as cheap as possible.

Ditto on both.

My neighbor bought a 2017 RAM Dually last fall. It have the Nexen tires. They rode horrible - one or more tire had problems. He took the truck back to Dave Smith, they rebalanced the tires (he had about 200 miles on it at this point.)

The problem still existed - it was a very odd vibration, enough that he could feel it through the seat.

Dave Smith refused to deal with the problem. They said it was the tire company's problem.

He went to Costco and bought a set of Michelins. Problem solved. He was selling his house and heading south soon, so I told him I'd put the tires on CL and sell them.

We are at 1200 miles now. About 400 of that is with TC. So far no problem. Yesterday we ended up on a detour through a bit of snow. No issues, but not too challenging.

It's hard to compare them to my Michelins because it's a different truck. The truck seems to handle and drive great-better than my 04 with Michelins loaded or unloaded. If the truck drives even better with Michelins I will be thrilled.

I am making inspections of the tires every time we stop for anything. So far so good. If they get us through this trip to Alaska and are still in good shape I will probably use them up. Any trouble and they will be replaced early.

SidecarFlip wrote:

work2much wrote:
They came stock on my new truck.

OEM's tend to put less than stellar tires on new vehicles as a rule. They get them in lots as cheap as possible.

Ditto on both.

My neighbor bought a 2017 RAM Dually last fall. It have the Nexen tires. They rode horrible - one or more tire had problems. He took the truck back to Dave Smith, they rebalanced the tires (he had about 200 miles on it at this point.)

The problem still existed - it was a very odd vibration, enough that he could feel it through the seat.

Dave Smith refused to deal with the problem. They said it was the tire company's problem.

He went to Costco and bought a set of Michelins. Problem solved. He was selling his house and heading south soon, so I told him I'd put the tires on CL and sell them.

Naio wrote:

Some other tires I have looked at -- Mickey Thompson Baja Stz 123, Kumho Road Venture AT51, and
Cooper Discoverer A/T3 123 -- any comments on these?

I've run the Cooper Discoverer A/T 3 on my old 2006 RAM 2500 MegaCab CTD and liked them alot. I changed the first set out after 42,000 miles and the second set was on it when I traded it with about 38,000 miles and still looked like they could go another 10,000+. I ran the truck very heavy with the camper, trailer and all of the gear through the southwest and off road (nothing extreme). They were quiet and rode nice (til the last 5-6 thousand miles (but that's to be expected). Twice I picked up construction screws in them but had them fixed properly and they still performed well. The last trip with my last set they had about 27,000 on them I traveled through the southwest desert in June (105 degrees) with the camper and trailer to Colorado and back (some on the dreaded I-40 through New Mexico/Arizona) and I thought the potholes and road cracks swallowed them a few times. Didn't bruise any sidewalls though. When my new RAM needs new tires I'll go back to the Cooper A/T 3.

Thanks, towpro!

Bah! The Kumho rebate doesn't apply to the AT tires. I am back to undecided.

I have used Kumho for any tire I buy for my cars or the wifes SUV. Just never tried them on a truck yet. I would think about them when its time, but I want Highway Rib tires.

My Camper truck (4wd) hides in the garage all winter. now if we could have snow without salt I might take it out.

Aha! I see the Kumho AT are the only ones I'm interested in that still have the spring rebates going. That's $100 off.

Anybody have any experience with these? I see from an old, old post that jefe4x4 was considering them once upon a time -- I sent him a pm to ask if he actually bought them, but no idea if he is within wifi range right now.

It a fan or Mickey Ts. Had a bad exp with a set, they may be fine.
Cooper AT3s got me around Alaska for a winter just fine. Can't comment on treadwear as most of the miles were on frozen stufff which doesn't wear out tires.
I'd reccomend those if they're on your list.

Naio wrote:
Wow, such a variety of experience! Hard to know what to think.

I wonder if there is something else you guys would recommend for me? IIRC, the transforce are not rated all that great for rain.

Transforce ATs are fine in the rain. Any tire is when it has tread depth. None of them are when almost bald.
They are not awesome in snow and they are worse in wet or deeper snow.
BUT if you're concerned about snow/ice driving, get them siped. It will increase treadwear if heyre loaded to capacity but won't affect treadwear much if you're running them a ways below their limit. Either way, a full width sipe makes almost any tire much better in/on the frozen stuff. My tire of choice for heavy towing in the winter is a full block mud tread (horrible on packed or wet snow) with sipes. Turns them into a whole different tire.
Transforce are cheap tires(cost) comparatively and gained my respect after 5000mi of beating a set down the freeway in July with 8000lbs on the rear axle of my pickup.

Well, that is 2 votes for the Nittos. Oddly, the online reviews elsewhere don't seem to be as good. http://www.1010tires.com/Tires/Reviews/Nitto/Terra+Grappler?px=15#Reviews

Yes, the tires are for my new, bigger, van. GVW will be 9,000-10,000lbs. I figure you TC guys will know the most about AT tires!

Some other tires I have looked at -- Mickey Thompson Baja Stz 123, Kumho Road Venture AT51, and
Cooper Discoverer A/T3 123 -- any comments on these?