Well, I'm not sure how much exposure this is going to get way down here in the Towing and Hauling section of the board, but here goes. Time is coming up (real soon) to replace the OEM tires on my MegaCab Dually 4x and I'm wondering what many of you "dually drivers" prefer in tires. I've tried the forum searches and it seems that most of the threads are old.... of those that I can find about tires; and more so about tires on duallies.

I'd like to stay below $250.00 ea. (this go-around) and the only place I know of to get tire reviews is on Tire Rack.com. Does anyone have any info about the Yokohama Geolandar A/T-S , Kumho Road Venture AT KL78 , and the Firestone Transforce AT? They all are available in the stock size of 235/80R17 and load range "E". Thought I saw somewhere that the Kumho is a Vietnamese-made tire, but according to T/R.com, it had slightly better ratings than the other two I mentioned.

For the most part, my driving is on paved roads, but I do live in the country; which means I do travel on gravel frequently and mud/snow do become an issue in their appropriate seasons. So what do ya think? I'm welcoming all input. Thanks

 

I am running the Firestones on my trucks. 265/75r16 on the Chevy (about 65,000 an now needing replaced) and the 2500 Dodge. 235/85r16 on the dually. I am not overly impressed with their ability in mud but they are great on treadwear, good on gravel and reasonably stable on snow/ice. It probably helps that I have a GREAT dealer that got me started on these. I run my trucks at 11,000# for a lot of miles on hot highways every summer and have good results.

They are the only ones I want as replacements.....

 

Have a look at these, we just put 4 on my sons truck and he says they are fantastic, the local phone company is also running them on their fleet of trucks.http://www.multimiletires.com/tires/...ication=SUV-LT

 

I've been running those Kumhos for @8 years.....had a set on my 3/4T and then put a set on the dually. Good tires for the price, work well in all conditions. Nice even wear also. I'd prefer to get some more miles out of them, but I do get a solid 2 years of use......daily driving + towing miles. I'll buy another set when these wear out.

 

For my dually, Michelin's LTX M/S 2's from Discount Tire... Negotiated for roughly what you want to keep your budget at. (It blew mine!!!) Love 'em, but I'm mainly on pavement and towing... Not really off road unless necessary.

 

I have found the PepBoys Definity AT tires, (Made by Cooper, I believe), are hard to beat for the money. Buy 3, get 1 free. 60,000 warranty w road insurance. About 130-150 each, 4 for about $520 afetr rebate. Prices vary by location. Good tire for most conditions. They havee an HT tire as well.

 

I have run nothing but Michelins on my trucks since 1993. My current truck in the sign below, has 82,345 miles on it. Its been riding on LTX M/S since new. I'll be putting some new ones on by Fall.

That is indicative of all the rest of the trucks. The best was on my 96 Dodge 2500 wearing the Michelin RIB Hwy Tread, went 98,000 miles.

Dave

 

Dave,

Sounds about right for these tires! How often do you rotate? What psi you using?

 

Yeah, I had a set of the Michelins on my '95 and I seem to remember getting about 88k miles on them before changing 'em.

 

I had a set of the Transforce HT tires and they worked well.
I currently am running Nitto Dura grappler and it has been by far the best yet.

 

Run the rears 55 psi. Fronts 60 psi. To much air in the rears and you will wear them out in the middle leaving about 20,000 miles on outside.

Rotate about every 20,000. Balance job is critical. I watch them do it and tell them if I see any side to side or up and down when on the balance machine, I won't accept it. Takes two people to center the tire on the spindle and you need the correct spindle.

The front tires are round without hi and low areas as are the rears.

Dave

 

I'v been running Michelin LTX M/S for years; I'm on my third set. They are a little expensive to buy, but the long life makes them cheaper in the long run. They are quiet, smooth, and predictable. The transient response is excellent, much better than I would expect in a truck like this.

They are an excellent snow tire. When those big storms hit the Rockies, I don't worry about it. I always get to work, and I always get home.

I rarely go off road. And when I do, it's nothing more than a muddy/snowy fire road. But they do well there, too. The tread doesn't pack up, and they don't throw a lot of debris up on the truck.

Available in both D and E ratings.

If you plan on keeping your truck another 60K miles, I don't think you can do any better for an all around street tire.

 

Also look hard at the BFG rugged trails. Very good tire with long tread wear for less money than a lot of tires. FYI BFG is owned by Michelin.

 

Transforce tires are a good wearing tire. Use them lots on our fleet trucks. The ATs would be needed for anything not strictly on pavement. Even they aren't spectacular, just "ok".

Running Cooper STs on my personal dually which sees lots of hauling on gravel and winter/snow/ice. A very good all round tire. Been quite happy with them.

 

Got 120k with 4/32's remaining on first set of tires, MICHELIN LTX A/S.

Second set looks like 130k so far (only 60k on them so far, but wear is less than half-way). Rotate about 25k. Pressure is as low as standard indicates (pressure rise after driving 1-hr is no more than 5-psi. Adjusted per scale numbers for different loads).

Also look at BRIDGESTONE Duravis m500. I've heard 180k from one report.

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