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Old 11-24-2011, 07:38 AM
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Tire talk.

So I have been a loyal toyo m55 user for the last 8 years. These tires ware like iron and hold up to the highway abuse and severe abuse on the ranch and heavy loads. Well I got a smoking deal on some goodyear wrangler mts with the kevlar side walls in a 10 ply tire. I am going from 265 to 285 75 16 what's every ones opinion? These tires only have 3000 miles on them and the truck was not a daily driver so the nubs are barely wore off picked them up for 500 bucks.
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I have Pathfinder A/T 285's on my truck. I like these tires so far, good treadwear, tread design and they're not noisy and grip well.
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Michelins here. I generally get 90,000 miles out of a set.
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We run a similar Goodyear on our hemi powered 2500 at work. They ride good and hold up pretty well. I wouldn't pass up your deal if I needed new tires.
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I loved the M-55's on my 2nd gen. I wish they'd release a 285 in a 17".

After experiencing a blowout with another brand,I'm sold on Toyos.
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If the tires are Goodyear MTR's they will wear fast on a heavy truck. They are a tough tire though. I'd do it if the deal was screaming enough.
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In this economy I take what comes my way.

Good tire from a good name company. I find Goodyears to not last quite as long as the others, but offer good traction and wear.

The price is right and a "D" rating will carry more than the truck is rated for (around 5000# a corner) so I wouldn't worry too much about that.
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Originally Posted by SIXSLUG
In this economy I take what comes my way.

Good tire from a good name company. I find Goodyears to not last quite as long as the others, but offer good traction and wear.

The price is right and a "D" rating will carry more than the truck is rated for (around 5000# a corner) so I wouldn't worry too much about that.
Thanks. The tires inpicked up are 10ply with about 95% tread left I picked them up for 500 bucks. I may pull them off in the spring when I put new toyo m55 back ob and keep these mud tires for winter and feeding cows.
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I also have used M-55s for a long time but a couple years ago switched to Toyo HT tires.
They aren't as aggressive as the 55s but that's what makes them better.
I had them siped, they work excellent on snow and ice, are much quieter than the 55s and look like they'll easily last over 100k miles.
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