phal

I need new tires and wonder what you think of yours.

265/75/r16 needed for my 2 gen 2500.

What about the dealers? I am in Rockford IL. I have considered Discount Tire,
Sears, thats about it.

Thanks...gary

laurel2000

Treadwright.com good tires, great price!!!

justme-

Toyo Open Country here- same size. Really cut down on wheel spin on slow corners upping to 265's- load E available and snow rated. I plow with them and as long as you keep them wearing even to keep the siping in the centers they have great traction.
wore out a set in 25K miles, they replaced and I'm about 25K now on the replacements- gotta remember to drop the rear pressure tho, I keep wearing the centers out!

sheriffav8r

Price them online (like at TireRack.com) and then have your local shop price match them. I am very happy with my Yokohama Geolandars....

SIXSLUG

A friend just got a screamin deal on Michelins at Sears. I don't know if they are still on sale though.

dguru

I talked to my tire man and got some leftover stock from some of his other clients. He got me some Firestone Teeltex AT s for the rear and Transforce HT s for the front. I have about $300 in all 4. Can't beat that with a stick.

Ohio_Farmer

I bought some Pro Comp All Terrains 285/75/16 at 4 Wheel Parts Performance recommended by a buddy. What a mistake! Came with a 50,000 mile warranty, but the rubber seems very soft and wore out fast. I should have spent the extra and got the BF Goodrich All Terrains that were previously on my truck. I spent way too much at around $1000 mounted and balanced and me keeping my old tires.

phal

and the advice...gary

Red3quarter

If you run on the highway most of the time and not off road the best tire I've used is the Michelin LTX M/S E-rated. I got 80k out of my factory set. They are pricey though. My second set were good years and they wore like crap. I have Coopers right now and they seem to be doing good but my next set will be the Michelins again. I had discount tire put my last set on, they had me in and out the door in about an hour. Their prices aren't too bad either.

Astro

I had over 60k on some Cooper Discoverer ATR's on my old dually and they still passed the latest state inspection. Granted they were always on the rear, only rotated from side to side on the rear, and never saw a heavy load...I was very impressed with them as they rode very well, and were fine in the rain, sleet, and occaisonal mud at the ranch.

I just bought two 245/75/16 Load Range E Firestone Transforce HT's at Firestone just last week. These were installed on my "new to me" 94 RCLB 2500 2wd up front to replace the worn & rotted tires that were on it. I needed an alignment and state inspection (front tires wouldn't pass inspection), so I got everything at once. I was going to run a more agressive tire up front, because the rears are Nitto Terra Grapplers and they look good, but I have heard bad things about them. I asked for the Transforce AT tires, but they installed the HT's by accident. When I noticed, they said they'd knock the price difference off, as well as an additional $20 off, and I could try them out for 30 days, and if I didn't like them, I could swap them out for the Transforce AT's for free of charge. It was an hour before closing time and they still had an alignment and inspection to do on the truck, I didn't want to have to go back the next day so I left the HT's on there. So far, they are very smooth tires and feel real nice. I'll give them a try, and might possibly swap them to the AT's in a few weeks.

I had originally planned on a set of 4 Hankook Dynapro ATm RF10's in 265/75/16. I found them at Discount Tire, but they never replied to my price match request, so they didn't get my business.

phal

I have been going to Discount Tire and Tire Racks' website looking at the tire ratings and reading the reviews. One of the tires that always had a great review were Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo 2. They were priced at $197 at Discount Tire and $179 at Tire Rack (+ delivery which made them nearly the exact price as Discount) for 265/75/R16 E load.
I went to the Bridgestone website and found a link to "Tires Plus" here in Rockford IL. I called for a price and the guy quoted me nearly the same price as DT and then said he would also give another discount. They ended up quoting $821 installed and out the door.
I was out running around and dropped into DT and got a quote from the manager. He quoted $947 and I told him that TP just kicked his ***. "There wont be any *** kicking, we will match any price. After visiting the TP website he said he thought it was a mistake and the guy was not going to give me that price, he did not match the price.
Tires Plus is 1/2 block away so I went to the store and the salesman confirmed the price again. So the truck is going to TP sunday morning. I guess we will see what happens, but it does look like DT is gonna eat some crow.
.....gary

wytesyko

You should love the Duelers, not great off road, but I have run them on several trucks, and I used to work at a Firestone Dealer and NEVER had any complaints about them...

phal

Its all in town and hiway, sometimes towing a car dolly and car.

He guys, I appreciate the comments...thanks...gary

Junk Man

You can buy anything that you want. People usually have opinions that match what they decided to do UNLESS it was a huge mistake. I jumped on Tire Rack, looked at the reviews then picked Geolanders. At 80# of pressure, they wandered all over the road. At 65# they have been great - they only take a small weight to balance and appear to be holding up well (approx 20,000 mi & no bad or uneven wear.) Regardless of what tires you decide on, be aware that Discount Tire PRICE MATCHES all competitors - even web competitors. Find the tire you want. Find the best price. Print price proof & take it to discount. Add install + tax & you're out the door. Lifetime balance (I go every time I change the oil). Now on to the next item.

phal

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Originally Posted by Junk Man

Regardless of what tires you decide on, be aware that Discount Tire PRICE MATCHES all competitors - even web competitors. Find the tire you want. Find the best price. Print price proof & take it to discount. Add install + tax & you're out the door. Lifetime balance (I go every time I change the oil). Now on to the next item.

Yea, the quote I recieved from Tires Plus was stated over the phone, I had no proof of the price.

When I went into Discount Tire they had customers standing in line, waiting outside, and all the bays were full. There wasn't anyone at Tires Plus. Maybe the manager was just tired of the store 4 doors down eating their lunch and decided to take an order from them. The quote he gave me was under TP's internet price by quite a bit.

thanks...gary