I have been pricing tires. And there are some new tires in the 285/70/17 range since last year.

I can get Firestone Destination At's Load Range D for $910

I can get the Scorpion ATR Load Range D for $1000

Anyone running these? What do you think of them?

My 285 BFG's were awesome on the 4x4 but the outside edges are just shot on the 4x2. So I was looking for something different with a less square shoulder.
TIA~

 

I just went to the Toyo Open Country AT in that size.
Load range E.
Purchased on the web, $700 delivered.

Tires are great, no noise and excellent ride.

 

We have a total of one dealer that handles TOYO's he also sells BFG.
He told me the only tire he would reccommend strictly for mileage would be the BFG. SHOCKINGLY, I couldn't believe this because his margins suck on BFG even with the higher price they carry. His boss told me so.

That being said who has the most miles on Open Country AT's load range D or E?

 

Go with the Firestones. They are a great tire. You should be able to get them a good bit cheaper though. Did you check the Tire Rack and other online sources?

 

Cowboy 6

Do you have them? If so, How are they holding up?

$910 is the whole kit and caboodle with tire protection and free lifetime rotate and balance

I can get them for $833 that is installed with no tire protection!

That is the cheapest 285/70/17 price on any tire I could find. The next lowest price without tire protection was $1100 total.
It kinda makes me skeptical about them!

 

I do not have them on this truck but I ran them on my dually and I used to sell them. I never had any complaints except the on the price! They are a bit higher then the "bargain" brand tire. I am surprised that they are your cheaper choice.The Destination series are a very well constructed tires. No worries on durability etc. The tread pattern works very well on highway and off. This tire replaced the Steeltex AT which was also outstanding. They are not mud boggers by any means but in snow and on dirt roads etc. they are great.

 

May I add Cooper Discoverer ATRs into the mix. They were great tires when I had my Ram.

 

I run 35's but both of these tires performed well for me. My first set were the Parnelli Jones Dirt Grips, load range E. They cost about 240 a piece, and I got about 35k out of them. However they seemed to wear down to about 60% rather quickly and then slow down.

My current tires are the Mickey Thompson Baja Claw MTX. Awesome Tire! No wheel vibration at all, just like running an all-terrian except they will go through all terrain you point them at. The Claws are load range D and I picked them up for 209 a piece. I know of a 3500 dually with 29k on them and 50&-60% tread left. I have been really impressed by these tires.

 

Be carefull of the load range D if you pull, I had a blow out on the rear with my 285's load range D running about 75 pulling 10K trailer. Went back to load range E after that. Lesson learned....

 

Joe,
My max trailer and cargo is 7500#. I have run D range tires since my 2003.
ragun,
I called 11 tire stores in Lafayette and said quote me what you have and can get by 6 weeks that were not an MT.
Firestone Destination AT Load range D
Toyo Open Country AT Load range D
Pirelli Scorpion ATR Load Range D
BFG ATKO Load Range D
The BFG's were about $75 more a tire than the next highest tire.

 

I am now on my 2nd set of toyos, I highly recommend them. They are a great all around tire, looks awesome too IMHO. And you should be able to get 50k miles on them with regular rotations, and dont spin them too much. I changed mine at 30 k, still a fair ammount of tread, but here the winters dictate that you have really good tires

Kevin

 

Get a used set to test them out... I know where you can find some 60% 285 bfg at's for a decent price

 

Get the Pirelli ATRs so you can give me a report on them.

I'm also looking at these tires for replacements.

MikeyB

 

Morkable,
you say 30k are you talking kilometers or miles. I see you say miles but i also see you are in Canada. Don't you guys use the metric system?

2-Stroke,
I have the 285's on the truck now! They were on my 03 4x4 and were perfect before I put them on the 4x2. Now, the outside edge of all the tires are worn horribly. I have had 3 alignments and have rotated the tires 4 times in 15k miles. I don't know if it is the change in steering geometry 2wd vs 4wd. but they are just not holding up as well as they did before.

MIKEY B,
I don't know id I like you that much! But that is the way I am leaning. The guy who quoted me said they could get them in an E rating. I have done my own research and found that Pirelli's only come in a D and there is no mileage warranty on a LT tire. He claimed 50,000 miles.

It is a shame there isn't a good street tire in that size and load range!

 

That was miles, I converted so you wouldnt have to. I easily could have gotten to 50k (80k km) if I would have rotated them more often , and didnt pull my 5th wheel so much. Pulling real heavy like that is hard on tires

Kevin