Tire Choice Help
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Tire Choice Help
I am looking into getting a new set of 265-75-R16 tires for the stock rims. I am not lifted and currently have 235-75-R16 Firestone Destination AT.
I love the firestones, they have great traction on dry or wet pavement and snow but leave a little to be desired in mud. I only occasionally go offroading so I am worried if a MT tire is justifiable.
Firestone Destination AT:
Worried that they are not aggressive enough
KM2:
Worried about the E load range and noise.
Duratracks:
Worried about the "floating" issue and tread life
So can someone please help point me in the right direction.
I love the firestones, they have great traction on dry or wet pavement and snow but leave a little to be desired in mud. I only occasionally go offroading so I am worried if a MT tire is justifiable.
Firestone Destination AT:
Worried that they are not aggressive enough
KM2:
Worried about the E load range and noise.
Duratracks:
Worried about the "floating" issue and tread life
So can someone please help point me in the right direction.
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I just bought a set of Duratracs and am getting them mounted next week... won't be able to tell you much about the mud though, everything here in Alberta is frozen stiff. I bought them because a buddy of mine has them on his 2WD Ranger and really likes them. I'll let you know how they do.
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I'm rocking a pair of Yokohama Geolander at-s that have been great for the last month i've owned them. Great on dry and wet pavement. And so far no issues in the cold snowy/icy roads but i'll find out more when i head out to my hockey game tonight after more snow. I'd recommend at least taking a look at them.
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I'm rocking a pair of Yokohama Geolander at-s that have been great for the last month i've owned them. Great on dry and wet pavement. And so far no issues in the cold snowy/icy roads but i'll find out more when i head out to my hockey game tonight after more snow. I'd recommend at least taking a look at them.
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I'm rocking a pair of Yokohama Geolander at-s that have been great for the last month i've owned them. Great on dry and wet pavement. And so far no issues in the cold snowy/icy roads but i'll find out more when i head out to my hockey game tonight after more snow. I'd recommend at least taking a look at them.
I have chosen the Goodyear Wrangler Duratrack in 265/75/R16 C, I should have them on Friday. I don't actually need new tires right now but it makes more sense to put new bigger tires on now and keep it for ~5 years than to wait another two years, put tires on and only get two years on them. I drive less than 7000 miles a year so it is the age that is killing the tires, plus the siping is gone on the set I have now.
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I'm rocking a pair of Yokohama Geolander at-s that have been great for the last month i've owned them. Great on dry and wet pavement. And so far no issues in the cold snowy/icy roads but i'll find out more when i head out to my hockey game tonight after more snow. I'd recommend at least taking a look at them.
But i will say this, the rubber is soft so if you live somewhere warm and drive on a lot of hot pavement i can see these tires getting eaten alive because of it. Most of my buddies back home in ottawa run these tires and they last them 50-60k miles. So we'll just have to see how long they last me out here in Seattle.
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Finally got them on. $803.00 from Town Fair Tire. The downside is that they messed up the power steering by getting air in the system so every time I hit a bump the steering wheel would shake violently. After bleeding the air from the system it seems to do fine now. The only rubbing is on those inner fender A-Arm skirts. No pics until tomorrow.
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Just got the Goodyear Duratracs put on. 265/75R16 and I love them. I've got everything stock on the truck with no modifications and they're snug, but the fit with no rubbing. They really grab the snow nicely too... don't think that I could have made a better choice. I will, however, be cranking the t-bars and putting an add-a-leaf in the rear to give me a little more clearance because they do fill up the wheel wells.
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