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Help with some tires

I've been lookin for a new set of 33x12.50 15s for my 1500 and wanted some opinions on toyo open country a/ts.
 

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My uncle has them, semi aggressive tread. He likes them, he only has them to go fishing at the outer banks though. Work great in sand
 
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What other tires have you looked at?
 
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tires wear OK if you run them at the exact psi they call for, but there are much better tires for way less money
 
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Toyo's tread life sucks. I hate to say it they wont last you very long. My boss had em on his 3500 and they lasted a total of 22k and he doesnt offroad or drive aggressively at all.
 
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Originally Posted by jaycheetwood
Toyo's tread life sucks. I hate to say it they wont last you very long. My boss had em on his 3500 and they lasted a total of 22k and he doesnt offroad or drive aggressively at all.

a 3500 also weighs close to double what a ranger weighs.
 
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Originally Posted by 99ranger4x4
a 3500 also weighs close to double what a ranger weighs.
Yeah my uncle has 30k on his Frontier and they still have like 1/2 tread left.
 
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Originally Posted by 99ranger4x4
a 3500 also weighs close to double what a ranger weighs.
that and the OP is getting them for his 1500. so that is alittle closer in weight then a ranger
 
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i'd love to hear some other suggestions but i dont really care for the way bfg a/ts look in that size and no m/ts.
 
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nitto terra grapplers FTW
 
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nitto terra grapplers FTW
i dont think they have them for a 15 inch rim? crap i forgot to add that. edited. dont they have almost the same tread pattern anyway?
 
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Do you want a a/t or a mud tire?
 
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super swamper truxs are pretty good i think they have two styles
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Originally Posted by timpat92855
Do you want a a/t or a mud tire?
i would prefer a/ts but the truxs m/ts are awesome.
 
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my open country a/ts sucked ***** in the rain. hydroplaning everywhere AND they were even siped. hated them. never ever ever again.

hell...my unsiped goodyear mt/r's are literally the best rain tires i've ever had on my truck.
 
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my dads 98 chev 1500 has em and they seem to be wearing fast .... he has maybe 10k on em and he doesnt off road, but he does tow a 5th wheel every now and then

i had some other toyos on my integra back in the day and i really didnt like em, handled crappy and didnt hook up at all, seemed like the crappy hercules that preceded em did better.
 
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What about looking at Pro Comps A/ts or extreme at/s or my favorite.. the pro comp xterrians.
 
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i have the pro comp xtreme all terrains in 37x13.5 on my f250 and i love em there good in rain and wear well as long as you keep em rotated
 
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Originally Posted by Ranger_Boi
super swamper truxs are pretty good i think they have two styles
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what kind of tread life could i expect out of these tires the sts tires have got popular aroung here recently and i kinda like em but i cant make up my mind.
 
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not very good they both have a very soft compound
my dad has toyo ats on his 2500 suburban and they have close to 20k miles and they still have half tread left
i think they are a good tire but a little over priced
 
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general grabber at2s
 
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general grabber at2s
i don't really care for the bfg look in the size im after.
 
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Personally im in love with my BFG A/T's, but my dads got the Toyo open countrys on his F-350 and loves them. The Nittos are a little more pricey but look awesome. Check out the Mickey Thompson line up.
 
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Originally Posted by silverstreak4x4
Personally im in love with my BFG A/T's, but my dads got the Toyo open countrys on his F-350 and loves them. The Nittos are a little more pricey but look awesome. Check out the Mickey Thompson line up.
what price range are you lookin at for the the toyos i have been quoted $170 mounted, this is the only set i've priced seriously all the others im lookin at summit for prices
 
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thats a good price i think my dad paid like 200 a tire mounted
 


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