Need input for new tires.

[jfile]

Getting ready to get new tires and have 285-75-16 BFG all terrain but looking for something that might last longer and a little taller but not quite as wide so they still fit without a lift, any recommendations?

[chuntag95]

I looked and didn't find a size the was taller and narrower for about 3 brands. Good luck.

[6.6L&94ImpalaSS]

I had BFG's on prior to the NEW Nitto Grappler's and I must say, the Nitto's are much better for noise and wear. The BFG's were 285/75 r16 and the Nitto's were 305/70 R16.

Still love BFG's on the highly modified Impala SS!!!

Mike

[GMC-2002-Dmax]

I have 16"x8" rims with Yokahama 285's. I was so impressd with the tire i bought them for the wife's Blazer.

Great tires and I have yet to see ANY uneven wear.

Just a few zip ties on the inner fenders and no rubbing at all.

GMC :D

[shft22]

I got on 285-70-17 BF T/A KO on 8x17 Weld's, all I had to do was crank up the torsion bars and cut a piece of the plastic under the bumper, I know that BF makes a 295-75-16 T/A KO, is as wide as the 285 but 1 inch taller.

[JimWilson]

Ditto on the Nitto! :D tongue.gif

[Barc]

Have a look at Dunlop Radial Rover RV's 255/85-16 - taller and narrower and excellent in the snow and mud!! :D

[jfile]

Thanks for the tire size Barc found a cooper discovery s/t that is a little more aggressive more comparable to a BFG all terrain. The 285-75-16 rub a little when new, do the 255-85-16 rub because they are about

[hoot]

I've got Cooper's on my Wifes K1500 Blazer. I do not like them. Compound seems too hard and wears fast. They are inexpensive so I guess you get what you pay for.

[PBR]

3 of my buddies put the yokohama geolander plus 2's on thier truck(285/75/16) and that is a really nice tire. no signs of wear and work well in the dirt as well as on the road. they are also the least expensive tire that i have seen in that size. all my friends found them for under $120 a tire, that is not a bad price for a top notch tire.

[wild bore]

I put the new bridgestone revos on my truck a couple weeks ago, I went with 265/75/16. I went with the D load range, sits about an inch higher, rides great and they look great.

http://tirerack.com/tires/tires***p?tireMake=Bridgestone&tireModel=Dueler+A%2FT+Revo

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[wild bore]

That link doesn`t work
Go to tirerack.com click on products, click on bridgestone,click on tires, click on revos and read the reviews

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[atvpilot]

Hoot,
I thought that if the compound is soft the tires wear fast and if the compound is hard they wear slower or longer?????? :confused:

[Burner]

Cooper ----- Made
in
the
U.S.A.
--------any questions?

If you have them and don't like them, call the Company. They would like to hear from customers. ;) Give them a real world asesment.

Burner--&gt; ;) :D :D

I do not work for Cooper Tire. I'm still on my USA kick and like it!

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[BobW]

My tire dealer recommended Cooper after a recent experience he had with the company. He sells a variety of brands and recently had a fellow come in who had driven about 1500 mi from the midwest on new Cooper tires. Said he didn't like the way they rode. Tony called Cooper and they told him to put on a new set of tires - no charge. Now thats amazing customer satisfaction.

[Diesel Dave]

Hey! atvpilot, You got it right the harder the compound the better the tire will last. The only problem is you do lose in the tires ability to stick to slippery surfaces. ( Ice, Snow, Wet pavement ect. ) Now I don't know if jfile has a 2x4 or 4x4. but if he is running a 2x4 the Goodyear Workhorse has a hard compound & a deep lug profile which has proven to have good wear characteristics given the torque the Duramax. Some may say the deep lug pattern will cause alot of road noise....... when used only on the rear road noise is really not an issue. Hope this helps. DD. ;) ;)

[Idle_Chatter]

I'm still running on my OEM Firestone Steeltex (well all except one). At about 20,000, my fronts were getting really badly cupped and scalloped and had seriously diminshed the ride quality of my truck. I had gone in for the TCM reflash for hard downshift to 1st and the Stealer was practically demanding that I let him put on $600 worth of new Yokohamas. I refused and instead self-rotated them front-to-rear and aired all 4 tires up to 75 psi versus the previous 75 rear and 55 front. The extra pressure in the fronts adds a bit of bump stiffness to the ride, but it SAVES the front tires! The firestones have been giving me excellent wet/dry traction and wearing like iron since I've been keeping them aired up. The cupped fronts evened right out on the rears and now show even tread and plenty of availalble tread at over 50,000 miles. The "one"? I had a stone puncture and flatten my right rear (that lead to the discovery that the rear PY0s will "weld" to the hubs with corrosion) And had my spare Steeltex mounted on the alloy and put the plugged tire on the steel rim and into spare. After 8500 miles, the spare let down on me with very little warning on the Interstate coming back from Florida in Feb. When I took the tire in for a look-see, there were no punctures but three big blisters welled up on the outer sidewall when they reinflated it. A Firestone dealer warranty replaced that tire at $0.00 cost. I'll be looking at replacing all 4 and putting that newest tire in spare when the three older ones need it, but it looks like months and several thousand more miles before that's going to happen. :D When I do replace the tires, I'm awfully tempted to stop by that Stealer and remind that service writer that I drove 30 or 40,000 more miles on those tires that "had to go right now!" tongue.gif

[blakmax]

I mounted bridgestone Dueler AT's 285/75 r16. Great tire so far and good in snow. Tested in a record snow storm in Colorado! Cranked the torsion bars 6 turns, the tires are wearing nicely.I would like to have ten plys instead of eight plys, but ther not made in the duelers.

[BROKERS]

Good Year 133 - 265/70/19.5's with some Rickson rims!one set would out last 3 sets of 16" tires.

[thechevyhdman]

I run the Goodyear G133 as does Broker. Man they are a nice tire, but nothing i would ever put on a daily driver. They are noisy, have no "give" over bumps(80psi) Dont last too long in our application. But man can they carry a jag without squatting and inch. Ive run all Goodyear tires before. Workhorse,MT, MTR, GSA,Wrangler,ATS. Workhorse were the best "bang for buck" My Dunlop radial rovers lasted the most of any tire Ive ever run. Almost 70K. However I found the tire to be unsafe on the highway as the tire "patch" didnt contact across the tire, only the middle lugs seemed to contact the road. I also ran Cooper AT's on our roll off trucks. They wore like steel, nothing good for mud/snow. After 25K I had issues with what seemed like a bent rim.....ended up the tires steel cord started seperating and tire was no longer "true". Didnt carry a load quite as well as the GY G133. The Dunlops did ok when I had a 10 yd roll off container on back with 3" plaster filled to the brim, container weight 6 tons, My cab and chassis scaled in at 22,000. Front end of the truck was 4 feet off the ground when lifting it on. Im trying my first set of BFG AT KO, So far after 5,000 miles they dont look like they,ve worn a bit. Bill

[FisHn2DMax]

Hey Idle,

I would very careful if you plan to run your SteelTex tires too much longer!!! Your Spare tire that had the bubbles is indicative of a very dangerous problem that occurs on SteelTex tires! It happened to me on my previous Fo$d Super duty with 265 OEM steelTex tires! I was towing a large boat back home across a hot and flat rural highway when I stopped to get a cold drink out of a cooler that was in the bed of the truck. I happened to notice a large bubble on the sidewall of my rear SteelTex tire. My tires only 13K miles on them? As I pulled the wheel off, I noticed that Bubble wasn't the only problem, the tire tread on the side was cracked all the way around and was beginning to seperate. I was damned luckly to have spotted this just before it was going to completely seperate and blow. I changed to the spare and went on my way. I took the bad tire to nearby town that had a FireStone dealer and they did replace it with no hassles! However, they did tell me they've seen this problem on many SteelTex tires that had much weight on them and / or if it was a hot day? I had them check everyone of my remaining tires. I also noted that the consumer safety commission are looking into the consumer many SteelTex tire complaints. The vast majority of the failures reported on the Web site claim the SteelTex bubbles in the side wall followed by a complete tread seperation. This is exactly what mine did and what yours would have done. Pumping up worn SteelTex tires to 75 PSI is just begging for a problem!!!! My SteelTex tires Max rated PSI was only 65 Lbs?

IMHO, Take your dealers advice and change those time bombs! One blow out will cost your much more than savings you could possibly realize by pushing an already questionable tire to it's life limit. Your safety and that of others is simply not worth trying to squeeze out a few extra tire miles!

Just $.02 from experience.

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[Idle_Chatter]

Thanks for the input, Fishn2Dmax. The low mileage spare went quite suddenly flat at 75mph on I-95 near Melbourne, FL. Fortunately, I was right at a rest stop when I noticed the right side riding low and felt the rolling resistance and slid right in and to a stop almost immediately (funny thing, because even though it was a front wheel, I felt no shimmy or wobble coming down until I'd almost stopped). It was completely flat and off the beads when I got out. Since it was practically new, I assumed I had hit something, swapped it out with the plugged spare on the steel rim and drove another 16 hours and 1100 miles back to Maryland. It was a week or so before I could get a chance to run the tire by Pep Boys. When I called the Firestone store about the warranty, the guy said, " there's two kinds of blisters, if it's 'bump blisters' from hitting curbs or obstructions, it's not warrantied." When I rolled it in, he took one glance and said "that's not bump blisters!" and went right to work mounting up a free replacement. I don't get a 65 psi max on your Steeltex, mine are load range E and show a max of 85 with a Chevy recommendation of 80 rear and 55 front (that 55 front is *BS* only for ride softness and with our massive engines it eats the front tires up!) Once again, thanks for the input and concerns.

[mtomac]

I would have went with the 265 or 285x75x16 Nitto Terra Graplers but Discount Tire didn't have any in stock. Since I wanted 5 tires that day they hooked me up with BFG 285x75x16 AT's for the same price as the Nitto's. You can't beat a $170 tire for $130

[hoot]

atvpilot,

Yea, I guess I had it backwards.

[triggerman]

Check out tirerack.com and check out the customer reviews/ratings on most of the tires mentioned here. It goes a long way in helping you make the $$$ decision.