SidecarFlip wrote:
10 years on a pickup tells me either he ran very few miles or the rubber compound is awfully hard which would make them dangerous to drive in the rain. With my pickup (1 ton), the most I can get on a set of tires is 45K and they are done.
Yes 45K is acceptable , but my last set of Firestone Transforce HT's got 28K before they needed to be replaced. This was three months ago. Now Michelins granted I haven't run any for a few years , but got similar terrible wear out of them.
I babied these last Firestone's , rotated them every 5K ,they wore down very smooth ,and very fast. I keep hearing both ,how terrible, and how great. I guess I got the terrible set .
I maybe saying the same about the new Toyo AT2's I just put on three months ago. Usually get around 40-45K out of AT's. My last set of Goodrich TA's went over 40K . If the Toyo's don't work out it will be either Cooper AT3's or Mastercraft Courser AXT which are made by Cooper.
These Toyo's will only get one shot if they go less then 40-50K. I'd rather pay less for the Coopers or even less for the Mastercraft, and probably get the same mileage. Toyo's are not cheap.
I keep hearing how great the Toyo's are, that are very quiet, and seem to handle well towing a 38' fifth wheel. Time will tell.