Help me buy truck tires

I have no preference to brands nor do I view price as an indicator of performance with tires. I do read the information on the sidewalls however. Here is a site that has some information to use when purchasing tires. I like to compare tires that I am considering using.
http://www.tire-information-world.co...eadwear-2.html

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Agmantoo
If they can do it,
you know you can!

Thats my second choice,great tires too though I havent had ice experience with them(2wd with chains on that vehicle),great mud,offroad and road tires,good in snow.

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I just got some quotes from a local place....all prices are installed
BF Goodrich Rugged Terrain AT $212.
Hancook $172. I said I never heard of that and he says they advertise all over...on all the baseball games. I told him I don't watch baseball so that explains that.
Then I asked him what he has on his truck. Firestone destination $189.
I didn't ask about Goodyear Wranglers but I can.
Coopers he said he would have to get back to me.

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I had to tire my F150 4 x 4 last year.
My main concern was buying made in the USA, just 'cause that's what I wanted. I posted some questions here on HT, as well as doing the google thing.
Many brands where SOME tires are made in US also have plants around the world. Apparently there are codes on tires that will tell you the exact facility where they were made. For example the Michelins you get at Walmart are manufactured in China.

I've always liked Cooper, and they are US. THat's what I ended up with. My local mechanic will mount and balance for 10 bucks a tire. Paid $128 per tire (including mount and balance) for Cooper 265/70R17. They have a bit of multi task tread, but not full AT.

THank goodness I don't have to do much in snow and ice.

I will be the third to recomend the FS Destinations. I have the AT's on DW's blazer (she has 4 years and over 60K on them), and on my 1/2 ton (only about 6 months). I had horrible problems with goodyear for almost three years before I got rid of them.

You must live in some area with a town. Check to see what tire shops are there and go in and get a quote.
At one time I would have recommended Cooper tires Not so today and if you want to see why I can take pictures of tires with just 40,000 on them, split in the treads with wire showing 3 of 4 did it.
Today I recommend BFG long trails, supposed to last 60,000 miles 10,000 more than the Cooper Discovers.
In this area we have some healthy comitition as far as tire stores go with Bell Tire, Discount tire and Kan Rock being the big 3.

I goggled them and got a qoute right off the internet except Kan rock which has a crappy site. Also found out that Wal Mart sells BFG Longtrails for something like $161.00 installed. I also like Kelleys & general tires

Here in the north where we get snow and ice AT tires are the way to go Unless your in muddy feed lots a bunch then go with the mud tires.

http://m.belletire.com/
http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/hom...10-e-441218391


I also I see some companies are giving rebates on tires, Dunlop's is $160.00

Al

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Find your price point, What do you want to pay. New your going to look from $100 to $300/tire... This will drive the quality and how many miles the tire will last. Now figure out the ride you want. Truck or car like..

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Gary in Central Ohio

What you get depends on what your use is. You live in the great white north so if you have a 26 mile long driveway ( I was duck hunting in ND and drove up a road with no turnoffs that ended in a farmyard so it was a 26 mile long driveway) and you have to negotiate it just after a blizzard or in the spring when it turns to gumbo, you need tires with a more agressive tread than a normal tire.

A 2 wheel drive PU is very light in the rear end and almost helpless in snow. Four wheel is much better. You need tires with a more agressive tread for a 2 wheel drive.

A good place to start is to evaluate the tires you are replacing. They sound like regular tread tires. Did they go through the snow and mud well? If you were happy with them then go ahead and replace them with tires that have a similar tread. The downside of tires with a more agressive tread is that there is more noise and vibration on dry pavement.

Everyone has their own favorite brand of tire. It's sort of like asking what brand of pop do you like. My Bronco came with Goodyear Wranglers. I replaced them with the same. The second time I got Michelins for $100 each so that's what's on there now. I think if you stick with a name brand and research the wear and strength you willl do OK.

.....................Whatever brand you decide upon , tell the tire person you won't accept any tire with a manufacturering date of 6 months or less , every tire made has the Month and Year inscribed on the sidewall , somewhere ! Make him show you the date on each tire and explain the nomenclature of the numbers ! , fordy

I think nomenclature might be too big of a word around here

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I would go to the local tire dealers and shop around. Choose from what they stock. That way, if/when you lose a tire from a road hazard, you will be able to replace it on the spot with the same type rather than having a mis-matched tire, or waiting x many days for a replacement to be shipped in. Most tire shops will be more loyal to a customer who bought a full set from them than they will be to some stranger that just wants one replacement tire.