Help needed picking out some 245/70R19.5 tires

[pirlbeck]

I am looking for some 245/70R19.5 load range G for a 4X4 3/4 ton pickup that mostly will see highway miles. Some of the criteria are as follows.

1, Must be hi quality/reliable.......this truck will mostly be used for long distance vacation trips with a truck camper on it and it may end up on an Alaska trip in a couple of years.

2, As it will mostly be long distance, highway miles, I don't want tires that would be objectionably noisy.

3, Very rarely will be off road, but an all terrain type tread would be OK, so long as they are not real noisy.

4, Was advised to use a straight tread steer tire and an all terrain on the rear, but that limits rotation to side to side.

While I don't want to spend money foolishly, price is not a huge concern. I am willing to pay a little extra for something I will be happy with.

Anyone have any experience with this size tires?

Thanks!

[Buzzcut1]

I have the toyo steer tires all around. if I had to do it all over I would go for the 608s on all 4 corners

[Vinsil]

Mine sing like nothing I've owned before (coming from a offroad world and swampers and other loud mud tires) but it's not horrible. Mine are in the most aggressive side so a pure highway tire will be pretty quiet. I go offroad and wanted more traction, although these are so stiff they suck anyways.

[garryk6]

Those
Bridge stones are what I run in the summer in the 265-70-19.5 size. Ther have abit of sing. Not as much as the Toyos I run in the winter. They are better than steer tires just not enough traction for Alaska winters. But I have made two trips across the Denali Highway, both with lots rain and mud and they got me through. They did slip a few times but nothing 4 wd didn't cover. Either these or the Toyos would be my recommendation. Hope this helps!
Garry in Alaska

[Yukoners]

I'm quite happy with these:
Bridgestone M729F
They sing a bit on asphalt but not enough to bother us.
I have a few thousand miles of winter driving in all conditions and continue to be impressed.

[Bedlam]

I have steer/highway tires on the front and drive/traction tires on the rear. They are quieter than my last setup with traction tires on all four corners. You might look into something like this since the open shoulder tread of a drive tire on the front is what makes the most noticeable noise.

[pirlbeck]

Thanks for all the great info.

As 99%+ of my driving will be highway, I am a little concerned that some of the ones shown may be more aggressive than I would need. Anyone have any experience with a straight highway tire all the way around on a 4WD? I was told that I would be stuck on wet grass with a straight tread tire, even with 4WD.

Thanks again!!

[garryk6]

Here they are on the truck. I hope this helps give you an idea of what they would look like, even though these are one size smaller.




The tread is really deep. That is a quarter nearly swallowed up in the tread.



Good Luck!!
GArry in Kodiak, Alaska

[garryk6]

skipro3 wrote:
I have Toyo M608 and they are great! A very stong tire, with enough tread for other than pavement if needed. I hear them 'sing' to me and it's a good sound. You'll appreciate the sound if it changes as a early warning something isn't right.




I got mine for Les Schwab. Since I mostly drive out West, they are located in just about any town, so there's that to consider when you select your tires; will there be a store to service them if there's a problem on the road.

I agree, These are Toyo M608 tires that I got for my F350. They are 225-70-19.5 but are available in the 245 and 265. I went to the 225 for my winter tires since my old winter tires were 235-85-16 and they are close enough that my chains still work. You can get then without studs.


Toyo M608 225-70-19.5







I have them mounted now, pics to come. They have a little bit of "sing" to them but with the life expectancy of 19.5 commercial tires on our trucks, you may consider doing a more traction type tire, as you will have them a very long time, and since you are 4x4, and not knowing what or where you will be doing things in 5+ years, having a traction tire vice a steer tire may be worth the little bit of sing vice silence when you need a bit more traction.

Just a few thoughts since I have been running 19.5's for 5 years now, and now I have two sets. these studded for winter and 265-70-19.5's for the summer that are much less aggressive, but still are more of an all-season tread.

[Ski_Pro_3]

I have Toyo M608 and they are great! A very stong tire, with enough tread for other than pavement if needed. I hear them 'sing' to me and it's a good sound. You'll appreciate the sound if it changes as a early warning something isn't right.




I got mine for Les Schwab. Since I mostly drive out West, they are located in just about any town, so there's that to consider when you select your tires; will there be a store to service them if there's a problem on the road.

[bigfootford]

I have Michelin XDS2 tires. Mud and snow...
They are not really loud but you can hear them.
Have about 40K on them now...
I will replace with the same if they wear out before I or the Truck does.

No matter what you get make sure you get the Mud and snow's and if you can Ice too.

Jim

[Dick_B]

It's not exactly the same size but I'm about to replace my 5 year old Bridgestone OEM tires with 69,000 miles on them and the tread still seems good! Not a particular fan of Bridgestone but I can't complain about that mileage. Picked up a couple of nails/screws along the way but that's it. We tow 7500 lbs.

[billyray50]

dadwolf2 wrote:
I've got Firestone FD690 plus, Firestone is part of the Bridgestone group. They were recommended by Rickson, they are quiet and can be installed front & rear. I've had them for two years and would buy them again.

X2 Nice tires.

[dadwolf2]

I've got Firestone FD690 plus, Firestone is part of the Bridgestone group. They were recommended by Rickson, they are quiet and can be installed front & rear. I've had them for two years and would buy them again.

[Oregun]

Here are some to choose from.
Rickson