My truck's bone stock, lo lift or levelers.

I'm running factory Michelins and at 42K they're ready for replacing and I feel I should have got more life out of them.

Do the BFGs cost less and last longer, I'm short on money?

What would you guys recommend.

Also, for anyone running the stock Michelins, are those 'wear sensors" that run diagonal to the tread?
Someone told me they need replaced when those are even with the tread depth.

Is that horse hockey?

thanks much

 

no such thing as cheap tire. i run my michelins till their slick never got more 50 k out of them. bfg's never lasted more then 32k. gonna try mastercraft got them for 165 ea see how they last

 

These trucks use Load Range E tires. You'll get what you pay for, and if you try to go "cheap" and use a "D" tire in place of an "E" it will not last. I have NOT seen an acceptable, stock, tire for these for under $145, and I'm running Michelin LTX's that at Sam's were $167/each. About 50K is probably all the life you can expect with all the weight (and the rather poor balance front/rear that is the nature of a truck.) Rotate them every 10k and it will help.

There is a deep reason my signature says what it does...

 

I've got 45k on my stock BFG's (time to update my sig again for mileage) and they look like they have about 10-20 k left in them. Mostly road miles, only hauling about a third of the time. Rotate every 10k.

 

good cheap tire is Uniroyal liberators. They're a load range E tire and their $120 a tire at wally world. Some people dont like them, but I had them on my 97 GMC 1/2 ton for 60k when I got rid of it, they still had some life on them, now I have them on this truck, 4k miles and no problems and no signs of wear.

 

If you can find a place that has factory take-offs, you can usually get them for around $100.00 each.

 

Thanks guys, the cost of breakfast cereal for my kids is eating into my tire fund!

 

I would also check with some of the tire shops/4x4 shops to see if they have any take-offs for sale. Cruise craigslist, etc, and you can kind a reasonable price on a set-of take-offs. I would say about $150 a tire or so will be standard... No way to say how long the tires will last, all a matter of how you drive, if you tow alot, etc....

 

has anyone used or looked at the hankook at's they look nice

 

My last truck had stock BFG's like this truck. I got 70g's out of those. Granted, I should have changed them a little earlier, but they were still making the truck move. I'm hoping the same rings true with this set.

 

M-55's good long lasting tire

 

Got about 10k miles on a set, I like them a lot better than the General Mexitracks that came from Saltillo.

 

I am approaching 51K on my stock 265/17 BFGs. I rotate about every 7500 miles. And I am **** about keeping the tires pressure correct, sometimes adjusting 2-3 times a week. I expect at least another 20K out of these tires. However, when the time comes I am planning on switching to 295/17 Toyo Open Country ATs.

As someone mentioned earlier, driving style, rotation frequency , and inflation pressure all play a large part in the longevity of tires.

 

For someone wanting to stick to the stock size,you won't find a better all around tire than the M55.

Its a commercial grade tire that wears like iron. For a tire thats not overly aggressive,they do pretty well in just about any scenario other than deep mud.

I email Toyo about once a week asking for a 285/70/17 or 285/75/17.

I REALLY want M55s again,but don't want to go back to the stock size to get them.

 

I had M55's on my old Ford, they didn't last long at all and were too expensive.

They're good for logging or mining trucks, good tough tire, good in the mud, but don't last long and not a good alternative for someone lon a tight budget looking for tires....