Tires

[mstng86]

Do ball joints and alignment before you spend money on new tires. If you don't, it's just going to chew up the new ones too

Can an alignment be done on tires that are badly worn and warped?

[Silverback]

Look at SUV tires, versus "truck" tires, if you want a longer life, less agressive/noisy tire.

I've heard good things about the BFG Long Trail T/As as far as tread life, and noise. It's what i'm probably putting on the Titan here soon, they are 150ish a tire for 265/70/17s.

[Zfan]

NTB LOL, crooks, their deal of buy one get one free is a joke. Bring lot's of vasoline with you!

[bcoop]

My dad had a dodge 2500 that came with some variation of those michelin ltx tires. Lasted 80k and there was still a good amount of tread left when he replaced them with another set.

I've got 60k on mine, and would have an easy 30-40,000 left if it weren't for bad ball joints and a needed alignment. Insides are chewed up, but the rest of the tires have a ton of tread left.

[mstng86]

Look at SUV tires, versus "truck" tires, if you want a longer life, less agressive/noisy tire.

I've heard good things about the BFG Long Trail T/As as far as tread life, and noise. It's what i'm probably putting on the Titan here soon, they are 150ish a tire for 265/70/17s.

I saw those on tirerack. I was thinking they are an option.

[Pro88LX]

I've got 60k on mine, and would have an easy 30-40,000 left if it weren't for bad ball joints and a needed alignment. Insides are chewed up, but the rest of the tires have a ton of tread left.

yea, they are great tires. My dad also regularly towed an 18ft hydraulic dump trailer full of construction debris regularly for a few hundred miles at a time. tires held up like a champ

[Silverback]

I've got 60k on mine, and would have an easy 30-40,000 left if it weren't for bad ball joints and a needed alignment. Insides are chewed up, but the rest of the tires have a ton of tread left.

Looks like they have a 720AA UTQG rating, which is probably the highest out there on this type of tire.

For 70/tire less the BFG's have a 580AB rating

UTQG rating

Treadwear (number) higher the number, the longer the tread lasts
Traction (first letter), AA best - C worst, stopping on wet pavement
Temperature (last letter), A best - C worst, resistance to heat and ability to dissipate heat

[Silverback]

The Bridgestone Dueler A/T's that came on my truck have sucked out loud

[jtm98snake]

Look at SUV tires, versus "truck" tires, if you want a longer life, less agressive/noisy tire.

I've heard good things about the BFG Long Trail T/As as far as tread life, and noise. It's what i'm probably putting on the Titan here soon, they are 150ish a tire for 265/70/17s.

I got a little over 60k out of my bfg's. They would have lasted longer if I would have rotated them a little more regular, but 60k out of a set of tires isn't bad in my book.

[lowthreeohz]

Exactly what I thought.

I want some BFG A/T's but I just don't think I can get them for a good price.

Are Cooper, Pirelli or Yokohama good truck tires?

I have Falken Rocky Mtn ATS's on my f150.. great ride and amazing wear...and cheaper than the AT's when I was looking. Plus i hate BFG's.. you can always hear them coming down the road.

[Couver]

Look at SUV tires, versus "truck" tires, if you want a longer life, less agressive/noisy tire.

I've heard good things about the BFG Long Trail T/As as far as tread life, and noise. It's what i'm probably putting on the Titan here soon, they are 150ish a tire for 265/70/17s.

I put the long trails on my truck vs the rugged trails... A LOT less noise and the ride very smooth....

[ryancbr]

Banskston Mazda

buy 3 oem tires get one for a dollar.

[cobrajet69]

NTB LOL, crooks, their deal of buy one get one free is a joke. Bring lot's of vasoline with you!

Agreed.

I bought a set of Sumitomo tires from them (they said it was their top brand) and had belts come loose with 40% tread life left. They offered to replace the bad ones with a "discount" of $15 off each bad tire (these were $200 each).

Also, they tried pushing some 4 year front end alignment on me for some stupid high price.

I'll never go back.


David