Tuff tires for my Van?

[wfopete]

What are you guys seeing as good street tires for tread wear milage. I'm currently running "Bronco" LT 235/75R tires on my van. These are load range "C", 6 ply tires. My tire dealer says these are the best for the price (around $100 each). When I first got the van it was grinding the 4 ply tires off the front end. Suggestions? :rolleyes:

[Northern Wrangler 6.2]

I am running 255/70r15 xtra load tires on my c10. They are Kelly Chargers....great ride, quiet, wearing well. I carry a 1500# camper (without extras) on them and tow boats all summer long. Nice tires, I'd buy 'em again. Look nice to boot !!!

[Lightyear]

Back in mid-2004 I put a set of LT235/75R15 Michelin LTX-M/S on my '88 Burb. Almost 60K later, they still have decent tread, are releatively quiet, and handle well in rain. They ran about $600 at Discount Tire. I've replaced one with their lifetime warrantee, and get my money's worth out of free lifetime balance/rotation. I run 45psi all around; really happy with the Michelins.

Buzz

[wfopete]

Do you think the locationof the engine in relationship to the front wheels has a lot to do with it? Are the Michelin LTX a six ply tire?

[gavio]

Vans are notoriously hard on tires - due both to the heavy weight bias towards the front and the tendency towards plowing because of the front-end geometry.

Rotating tires often is important - my tire guy recommends every 3k miles (yikes! - like THAT's gonna happen!). Either way, tires will wear out a bunch sooner than on a pickup (all other things being equal). My van wasted (like pretty much bald - way below legal tread) a set of BFG Commercial LTs in about 25k miles, but to be fair, I should specify that my alignment was bad for part of that time due to a faulty alignment job.

Good luck out there

[Lightyear]

I'm not sure if the LTX-M/S are 6 ply, but I do know that the D and E load ranges have 3 steel belts. I really second the comments about rotation, too. I've read that they should be rotated more often when new, as there is more tread wear then; there's more tread TO wear, so it wears faster. Read somewhere to rotate at 1500, then 3500; I try to use a 5000 mile interval, and they're holding up well on my 5600-lb Suburban. Good luck, whatever route you go!

Buzz

[Northern Wrangler 6.2]

Michelin LTX....debatably the best tire..period

I ran P245/75r16 load range "E" LTX m/s on my 2000 F150 4x4 7700 GVW for 120,000 km..(75,000miles) ..including plowing in the winter..and there was still enough meat on 'em to sell the set for $150.00...ok, it's not a diesel, but a 7.5 blade sticking out 3 feet from the frame adds exponentially to the load...

You guys are right, if you want a tire that will last, ride great, and be super quiet...LTX M/S is a great choice. The A/T is nice, but a little louder, and not nec. on a van.

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