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New at buying Tires

Hey there guys, so I decided I am goign to get 15 by 8 wheels for my truck, I am new to buying tires now. I saw on the scale what I can buy and was giong to buy 31's. Now what brand's would u suggests, I have my stock set that I am going to keep for snow use, these tires would be used mostly on road, but would be some off road so all terrians? Thanks guys.
 

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BFG A/T's or M/T's, Goodyear Wrangler MTRs, Cooper Discoverer ST or STT...

there's tons of choices for 31s.
 
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yeah for good road manners and all around off road performance i would suggest an all terrain. the BFG AT's are great, my buddy has the firestone destination AT's that he loves. ive heard some like the general AT's but i have no personal experience with them.
 
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bfg a/t are popular but imo cooper st last alot longer and are better offroad
 
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nitto terra grappler
 
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Do you guys go online and find them, or do you just go into tire shops to get prices and stuff. Thanks so much guys this is exciting haha.
 
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well online is much easier but let me tell you something, i want cooper st and i priced them out online for around 400 bucks and when i went to see how much they would be in the tire shop they were 735 bucks, so also check with shops to keep your prices in reality
 
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well online is much easier but let me tell you something, i want cooper st and i priced them out online for around 400 bucks and when i went to see how much they would be in the tire shop they were 735 bucks, so also check with shops to keep your prices in reality
online is usually cheaper, but a couple things to consider before ordering online is shipping, mounting and balancing once they arrive. the shops around here charge more to mount and balance a set of tires that werent purchased from them. also returning one or more if they send a bad tire, which happens from time to time.
 
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Nitto Terra Grappler, BFG A/T, or General Grabber.
 
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Nitto Terra Grappler, BFG A/T, or General Grabber.
i didnt think the grappler came in a 31 for a 15 inch rim if they do i want a link to them
 
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BFGoodrich All-Terrains or bust....
 
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Good call Downey. They dont.

The other 2 do...
 
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Good call Downey. They dont.

The other 2 do...
they only make them for 17 inches wheels and bigger right?
 
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they only make them for 17 inches wheels and bigger right?
No they have them for 16's
 
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I have them on 16's. They are sick tires.
 
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Im gonna suggest the Michelin LTX M/S. Its going to give you awesome on road characteristic and good off-road traction. You will probably be much happier with then as opposed to a A/T tire.

Actually think about what kindof performance you want out of your tires instead of just going with what everyone else does. I work in a tire shop and part of the biggest this is buying the tires that are right for you. Hit me up on AIM (ducttape90210) and I can help you find what you want.
 
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