Need New Tires

Grit dog wrote:
IMO, traction and Firestone AT don't belong in the same sentence. Good tire for being a cheap tire but can't give it more credit than its due.
To the op, if you got 55kmi out of any tire, I'd just suggest buying that one again.
That's about 15k more than I've ever seen out of a LT tire, but I don't run em down to the cords. Once they don't have winter traction they get pulled. Then I don't have the gumption to put them back on in the spring and wring out the last of the dry hiway miles.

Most any tire will last a long time if you run em bald or near bald. Ok for highway and dry weather. Or if you can't afford new tires.
But if your vehicle sees 4 seasons and all roads then the tires become essentially useless after they get down to 4-8 32nds for me.
My guess is the hi mile guys run em to the wear bars. Those last few 32nds wear very well and don't go away near as quick a s the first half of the tread.

This is my thoughts as well. Traction will always trump tread wear for me. The Winters are too tough, and the consequences too high to run high mileage/low traction tires. That is why I will never buy a set of Michelin tires. I am just about to pull my NITTO EXO Grapplers off, getting the last miles out of them and when the real snow hits I will put the new ones on. I have just over 50K on them. Very happy, excellent traction off road and in snow, decent on ice/snow packed roads. I pull heavy and a lot so to see 50K out of this tires I thought was very good. Probably could have got to 55-60 if I was going into Summer and not Winter.

blt2ski wrote:
I personally find round tires are best.......Square ones doe not roll as good.

WIth that, I've found Cooper or Toyo are the best from an all around standpoint. Michiblows are one of the worst!

Your personal mileage may vary on brands, tread type etc.
IE, there is NO BEST tire! only wannabe's!

Marty

I've had good results with Cooper Discoverer ATP on my 2500 RAM.. good compromise for off road use.

I personally find round tires are best.......Square ones doe not roll as good.

WIth that, I've found Cooper or Toyo are the best from an all around standpoint. Michiblows are one of the worst!

Your personal mileage may vary on brands, tread type etc.
IE, there is NO BEST tire! only wannabe's!

Marty

I like my Michelin LTX got a little over 70K on my 3500 Dodge should have gotten over 80 but had a nail close to the side & they would not patch. If I was home I would have put a plug in & keep driving. I rotate every 5K & I thinks that helps a lot for mileage. Yes I put Michelin's back on, also put Michelin's on my caravan.

jmtandem wrote:
Had both Michelin and Toyo tires on my 3500 Ram. I prefer the Toyos and got 50,000 miles out of them. I am not that impressed with the Michelins.

Same here. More expensive on the Michelins and less mileage. Shop around a find a good price on the Toyos. Some places offer free shipping on Toyo tires.

IMO, traction and Firestone AT don't belong in the same sentence. Good tire for being a cheap tire but can't give it more credit than its due.
To the op, if you got 55kmi out of any tire, I'd just suggest buying that one again.
That's about 15k more than I've ever seen out of a LT tire, but I don't run em down to the cords. Once they don't have winter traction they get pulled. Then I don't have the gumption to put them back on in the spring and wring out the last of the dry hiway miles.

Most any tire will last a long time if you run em bald or near bald. Ok for highway and dry weather. Or if you can't afford new tires.
But if your vehicle sees 4 seasons and all roads then the tires become essentially useless after they get down to 4-8 32nds for me.
My guess is the hi mile guys run em to the wear bars. Those last few 32nds wear very well and don't go away near as quick a s the first half of the tread.

Working on my second set of Michelin LTX. Got 90,000km out of my first set. Hardest thing on tires according to the tire store guy is the high torque of the newer pickups. My 2013 F350 diesel has about 800ft/lb of torque. Love the power, hard on tires.

Cooper AT3. I have around 70k miles on mine, will get me through until next fall, so probably 80k. I only tow 2,500 miles a year, about 12,500 a year total miles.

Nitto Terra Grappler load range E tires on my SRW trucks. Stiff sidewalls and good grip on and off road. Get about 40-50k a set.

Firestone Transforce AT

I had 2 sets on my old truck and put a set on my '14 RAM 2500 this summer. I've had good even treadwear, excellent traction, and about 55,000 miles out of each set. I know that mileage doesn't break any records, but for the traction you get that's pretty good life.

KJ