What are some of your thoughts on tires? I've got the dealer tires now and they don't look like they'll do so hot in the winter. So I might be looking to refit the truck with an all season tire that performs well in snow and rain with a good tread life. Tell me all about them!

 

Do you have a 4x4? My stock tires do fine in the snow for 3 years now. Especially in 4 whl dr the extra wt of the Eng really makes a lot of difference in packed snow, I was impressed the first time.

 

I do alot of off road in rocks and brush and have real good luck with B. F Goodrich all terrains most of them come 10 ply with a 3 ply sidewall. Had maybe 3 or 4 flats mostly nails in 4 yrs. There also pretty quiet on the highway. Whatever tire you pick needs to be a load range E. Believe thats what they require

 

I'm looking myself. So far I'm leaning towards the Cooper tread.

 

If you tow, I would use load range E. If not I wouldn't go below a D range. I can't find an E range in a mud tire, but you can in a allterrian. I run dunlop mud tires in the winter, I just don't tow when I do. Otherwise I run the stock Michelins. I've had the Michelins in the mud before, and they performed great. I don't know about the snow.

 

The stock Michelin's my friend had off his 2001 were horrible in the snow and ice. We got it stuck twice, switched to GoodYear ATs and it made a huge difference. (not knocking michelin) Just my experience.

 

I am going to try the new Bridgestone Revos!<br><br>KC

 

On my old truck I had a knock off from cooper called Eldorado. They were awesome when plowing but I was a little disapointed in the tread wear :'(. I don't do a ton of towing but I run with about a ton of salt in the truck the better part of the winter :. The new truck is a 4x4 and I was looking for a tire that would give me side wall support, tread wear and rain and snow traction. Do they make such an animal [undecided]?

 

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The new truck is a 4x4 and I was looking for a tire that would give me side wall support, tread wear and rain and snow traction. Do they make such an animal [undecided]?
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I guess that's why people get dually's.

Traction up front. (4X4 and Cummins weight)

Sidewall support on inside dual.

Treadwear on outside dual.
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