New tires for tow vehicle

Got my Michelin (DEFENDER LTX MS 275/65R18) tires installed. Hope they last! :)

LeBout wrote:

LVJJJ wrote:
You are in Les Schwab country (Oregon). Buy his Toyo's, been using them for decades, nary a problem, great service

I actually have a set of Towstar trailer tires on my trailer from Les Schwab. So far they've been good tires.

All of my vehicles have Les Schwab tires and I've never had a blowout. Currently the Suburban is running Toyo Open Country H/T's, 10 ply, 80 lb pressure, although I run 'em at 75. TT has Schwab Chinese trailer tires, run them at 55 lbs, never a blow out, plus they scoff at the idea you have to replace them every 5 years, ridiculous. HHR is running Toyo's, even the 65 Chevy Van has Schwab's old standard steel belted radials, maybe 10 years old, no cracks, not going to replace them til the tread is gone, don't need to.

Free tire rotation, balance, flat repair at any one of their stores.

LVJJJ wrote:
You are in Les Schwab country (Oregon). Buy his Toyo's, been using them for decades, nary a problem, great service

I actually have a set of Towstar trailer tires on my trailer from Les Schwab. So far they've been good tires.

theoldwizard1 wrote:
IMHO, yo can not beat Michelin LTX. They wear extremely well. There are 2 different tread patterns available. The A/T 2 version is a bit louder.

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I Have been using the michelin ltx for 20 years on 2 trucks. rotate everyother oil change.. 55k to 60k per set

You are in Les Schwab country (Oregon). Buy his Toyo's, been using them for decades, nary a problem, great service

Tire Rack has a nice chart showing size, weight, psi, load ratings in lbs etc. Just search tire by size and click on one of the results and look at the specs tab. The chart should show up

I also recommend looking at the tire weight of whatever size you pick. I found tires in the same size (LT265/70R17) from 44 pounds to 65 pounds. The heavier ones will use have a negative effect on fuel consumption, acceleration, and braking. I had some heavy BFG AT KO tires on my last truck. While they looked awesome, the 10 pound lighter Dualer Revo I replaced them with had considerable improvements.

bartlettj wrote:

ScottG wrote:
I would get an E rated LT tire. I've tried lots of brands without noticing a whole lot of difference.

E rated LT tires require 60+ psi, so you need wheels that can stand them,and you will need to get your tpms limits updated so you don't get over pressure warnings.

Actually E rated are 80 psi. Never mind I just reread it, 60+ psi would be up to 80 psi.

Whatever tire you get go with LT tires in a "C" or "D" rating. "E" would just be too much unless you have the HD payload pkg.

ScottG wrote:
I would get an E rated LT tire. I've tried lots of brands without noticing a whole lot of difference.

E rated LT tires require 60+ psi, so you need wheels that can stand them,and you will need to get your tpms limits updated so you don't get over pressure warnings.