Truck Tires

[DeKuma]

Swear by my Cooper STT on my Dodge.  Will buy them again in a heartbeat!

[Todd_ID]

Man, I just read through all 5 pages of tire talk, and I'm more confused than if you'd been talking about the best caliber rifle for a deer hunt. 

I have the Toyo Open Country M/T 35x12x17 on my 04 Dodge 3500 now.  I've never been stuck with them, and that's been put to the test in some pretty tough places.  However, I only have 22,000 miles on them with about 2.5-3/32 tread left.  They've been rotated 6 times by Les Schwaab.  $1300 for 22,000 miles is just too rich for my blood!

I had a set of the Cooper SST's that had great tread left, but I had 5 flats in 2 months and said "that's enough".  At least the Open Country's have never had a flat.

Now it's time for new tires again, and I'm at a loss....again!  I'm thinking about the Open Country A/T's for tread life, but the price way the heck up there on those, also.

[bearpaw]

Man, I just read through all 5 pages of tire talk, and I'm more confused than if you'd been talking about the best caliber rifle for a deer hunt.

Lots of reasons to buy tires and each kind of tire has it's pro's and cons. You must first determine exactly what you want to do with your vehicle. Then buy the best tire for your criteria.

It's exactly like picking a hunting rifle.....

[MADMAX]

I have an 07 F-250 SD with 20" Goodyears, I want to stay with the 20" and want a more agressive slightly beffier tire but don't want mud tread, was thinking of BFG's any feedback on 20"s with a 2.5 leveling kit only, no lift.

[ICEMAN]

Looking back on why I bought the Toyo MT's...I bought them for puncture resistance and a bit more sidewall protection. A ten ply tire with extra crap on the sidewall sounded good to me at the time. Over the years I have had so many flats and sidewall tears that I walked into Schwabbies and said..."take that crap (other cheaper tire) off my truck and put on something that wont pop..."  When you live in Olympia and the Yakima Les Schwab boys recognize you...it is time to get different rubber on the rig.

Traction never a problem with my expedition, weight is balanced well on the vehicle, I keep lots of tools and survival crap in the trunk so the rears have plenty of weight unlike an empty pickup. Mileage....I could care less since this is not my daily driver and I have a short commute. Nothing worse than leaving camp at 4am in your clean hunting clothes and having to stop to put a fresh tire on...

So, since putting these Toyo's on, no punctures, no sidewall tears. It was getting so bad up in the manastash that my wife named our campsite there; "Camp Lotsoflats ". 

Guys are right, there is not going to be a "best for all" conditions type tire. Just pic one that solves your particular biggest gripe...  Mine was flat tire avoidance.

[MADMAX]

Flat tire avoidance equalls drop your air pressure down
A tire guy told me he loves guys who don't get to the backroads and drop by 15 pounds
FYI

[rasbo]

schuaby sxt works awesome for me..I also like the service and the many locations.I ran a tree limb through a tire elk hunting..Les took it and gave me a new one...

[royalbull]

toyo tires and cooper tires are made by the same company   dean tire company

[chukarchaser]

I agree that Les Schwab is more expensive than other companies and sometimes I think that the customer service has gone down hill since the old man passed away.  That said They still get my money everytime, from my F350 down to the commuter rig.  Schwab is a fantastic supporter of the hunting, rural communites and youth.  Go to any fair and see the Schwab guy buying 4H animals from kids.  RMEF, MDF, DU and Schwab is there.  Highschool or junior rode, Schwab is there.

Pro hunting companes get my $$ every time.

On the F350 I run M55's. 

[Todd_ID]

I agree that Les Schwab is more expensive than other companies and sometimes I think that the customer service has gone down hill since the old man passed away.  That said They still get my money everytime, from my F350 down to the commuter rig.  Schwab is a fantastic supporter of the hunting, rural communites and youth.  Go to any fair and see the Schwab guy buying 4H animals from kids.  RMEF, MDF, DU and Schwab is there.  Highschool or junior rode, Schwab is there.

Pro hunting companes get my $$ every time.

On the F350 I run M55's. 

Good post!  I see your point on the good they do for all of our communities, and for that I will pay the extra.

[Sportfury]

I will chime in for the Mickey Thompson ATZ. I have a set of LT275/70R18's (Load Range E) on my 07 Toyota Tundra and have to say that I am impressed. When I got them I wanted something different than what everybody else had, Toyo's and BFG's. They do have some road noise and they do pick up small rocks, but so far everything I have thrown at them they seem to work in. Mud, sand, and especially snow. They have been to Arizona and back, eastern WA, and up in the local hills. I get them rotated every 5k when I have the oil changed and at the last change I was at 14/32 in tread depth (18/32 new) at about 20,000 miles. I would highly recommend them to anyone.



For my next set of tires I am thinking of the Mickey Thompson ATZ Plus. These are a varaiant of the ATZ, but slightly more highway orientated. Another tire that I am interested in that nobody has mentioned here is the Nitto Terra Grapplers. I have only heard good things about these tires. The Coopers are a third option as I have never heard anything bad about them.

[Bean Counter]

I'm pretty set with Discount Tire. Free rotations, free fillups, and I don't wait there any longer than I would at LS or Costco.

I'm a Costco member all the way but it seems to me that I really save money there buying the cheaper things (groceries, toiletries, paper towels, etc). Bigger ticket items seem cheaper elsewhere (like tires, televisions, furniture, etc).  

I have had Yokohama Geolander A/T-S on my Tundra for about 5,000 miles. Haven't used 'em off road or in the snow yet   They were $700, out the door, at Discount after I haggled them for a bit. I considered the BF Goodrich T/As--a very popular choice--but they would have been just over $1,000. I do hit the USFS roads and they some times do get snow, but I don't offroad much. I figure that there's few instances where I'll 1. Be on a USFS road 2. its snowing like hell and 3. the Goodriches would outperform the Yokohama. With the $300 I save in one tire life, I can buy a set of snow chains to dig myself out.

[ICEMAN]

Flat tire avoidance equalls drop your air pressure down
A tire guy told me he loves guys who don't get to the backroads and drop by 15 pounds
FYI

I hear ya, but some of the tires I have run over the years were a softer rubber to get the traction..., problem was they picked up sharp rocks and you would drive them straight thru the plies and let the air out... So far, the harder rubber and increased plies has been working good. No flats in the hills where we used to get flats.... 

[ThePascoKid]

Just had my hankooks rotated at Discount it literally took 20 minutes, I have waited over 2 hours for a rotation at Schwabs. The hankooks are wearing great and are getting around up in the hills great. I don't think you can beat them for the money.

[Rick]

toyo tires and cooper tires are made by the same company   dean tire company

No they're not.

Toyo makes Toyo.

Cooper makes Cooper,Avon,Mastercraft,Dean,and Mickey Thompson.