For what it’s worth, I use when rotating tires is what this image is calling the “X” pattern.
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Looking for recommendations for new tires.
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Oh yeah. Even solid axle trucks.
This inside rear, on my brand new Ram 3500, was on the right front. The front tires wear weird. Notice the inside edge wear and feathering.
All of our trucks and vans do this. The whole fleet.
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I am on my second set of Falken Wildpeak AT3Ws. They are excellent in rain, snow, sand, and mud, and have an aggressive sidewall for airing down in those low traction situations. They are quite on pavement as well. Falken just came out with an upgrade, the Wildpeak AT4W, which I plan to buy when my current set wears out.
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I am also for the Falken Wildpeak AT3, Wont ever own another tire
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So I've sold, mounted and balanced thousands of tires from Georgia to Oklahoma and this is my pick.
Cooper AT3 Most of these headed to the oil fields in ND and Texas. Super tough
Firestone AT2 (currently on my F250) with 50k
Religious tire rotations at 3500 miles and 3 alignments a year, like it or not.
Lifetime alignment from Firestone is a must at the price. If you don't think so send me the $1200 when you crap balds out at 35,000 miles. LOL
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Cooper AT3 Most of these headed to the oil fields in ND and Texas. Super tough
Firestone AT2 (currently on my F250) with 50k
Religious tire rotations at 3500 miles and 3 alignments a year, like it or not.
Lifetime alignment from Firestone is a must at the price. If you don't think so send me the $1200 when you crap balds out at 35,000 miles. LOL
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What kind of terrain do you drive ?
what’s your on/off-road ratio ?
do you encounter snow ?
are you towing much ?
if your just hitting a gravel road from time to time and putting on a ton of street miles your gonna need a different tire than if your hitting hard trails every weekend
what’s your on/off-road ratio ?
do you encounter snow ?
are you towing much ?
if your just hitting a gravel road from time to time and putting on a ton of street miles your gonna need a different tire than if your hitting hard trails every weekend
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I'm running Falken AT3Ws on my 94 2500 Surburban and 08 Rubicon, I just put Falken AT4Ws on my 15 HD2500Chevy. My 59 F-100 4x4 and 64 Willy's wagon have BFG KO2s on them
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That's a good price for a tire in that size, I prefer to run a 285/75R18 on our 3/4 and 1 tons since they are about the same height but a little narrower and seem to fit the stock wheels better. I've never ran Kenda tires, most of our farm pickups are currently running BFG or Yokohama. Have you put those on rigs that see a lot of gravel? if so how do they hold up to rock chip? Some of our pickups spend about 75% of their time on gravel so I'm always looking for something that lasts better. The old Toyo M55 was the best thing for running gravel but unfortunately some years ago they changed the compound and don't hold up like they used to.
I'm going to find out. I do tons of gravel.
One of my old wheels will be getting a 35"x 10.5 r17 Kenda Mt2. So I'll have a 35" spare in the OEM f250 spot.
Put 295/85r17 on my previous truck. It struggled when the pumpkins dragged on frozen snow. The extra clearance of 35's is slightly overkill for this year's overlanding plans.
At this price, I'm not going to be too picky. If they last 35k, I'll be happy with them.
No wrinkles in the sidewalls or anything. Nice rim protector.
One of my old wheels will be getting a 35"x 10.5 r17 Kenda Mt2. So I'll have a 35" spare in the OEM f250 spot.
Put 295/85r17 on my previous truck. It struggled when the pumpkins dragged on frozen snow. The extra clearance of 35's is slightly overkill for this year's overlanding plans.
At this price, I'm not going to be too picky. If they last 35k, I'll be happy with them.
No wrinkles in the sidewalls or anything. Nice rim protector.
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Rear wheel drive and 4x4 vehicles should be using the rearward cross pattern of that image, is what I always was told. Dont know why the X wouldn't work?
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A lot of good recommendations here. Falken Wildpeaks are highly well reviewed, General Grabbers and Mickey Thompsons are some overlander favorites…
But what advice I haven’t seen here is mud-terrain vs All-terrain. Unless you’re specifically going to be driving in a lot of mud, A/T tires are definitely the better way to go. They’re quieter, will last longer, and are more versatile in terms of terrain.
But what advice I haven’t seen here is mud-terrain vs All-terrain. Unless you’re specifically going to be driving in a lot of mud, A/T tires are definitely the better way to go. They’re quieter, will last longer, and are more versatile in terms of terrain.
AT's? Or fakies? Most AT's are just street tires with a catchy name.
We need to keep in mind that the mud, is only one mistake away. And chains or truck claws have their own limitations.
And we need to know that, while the more aggressive AT's are absolutely best in crunchy snow, a lil sunlight later, and they're no longer good at all. Snow wheeling, we want the tire to pack up with snow for grip, but eventually, we'll need them to fling clean too.
Here's my take on the standout fullsize tires this year, at our camp sites. In order of good least aggressive, to good most aggressive.
Firestone Transforce AT-
Aka the "transcrete AT". A simple ribbed tire, where the ribbing is zig zagged for some AT traction. Super stiff sidewalls. Thin tread width.
Known for fuel economy. Meh offroad. But extremely stable in road snow and rain.
Best for large Sprinter motor homes. DRW F350's with large campers. Fleet work trucks. Tons of highway use.
Firestone Destination XT's-
Same as above, with a more AT tread. Requires 5000m rotations, just like the good stuff below, though.
Kenda Klever AT2-
I'm betting these will be the future of AT's. 3 peak snow flake. Nearly RT aggressive tread design. Should hold snow very well, but still looks like decent dirt road grip. 3 of us switched to them, none of us have enough miles on them to really approve of them. But we're very excited about them. Limited size selection.
Kenda Klever RT, Cooper RT, Goodyear Duratrac RT, and Cooper ST Maxx-
The new breeds of Goldiloks tires. GY kinda started the category, and quickly became obsolete. But has now released a stronger version of the Duratrac. More aggressive than any AT, but way better on snowy roads than an MT.
They'll hold snow like an AT, but will clear out sooner. Generally only the center holds snow at highway speeds.
Better in deep puddles and flooded roads. Better in deep mush, than AT's
Firestone Destination MT's-
MT's well known for excellent winter weather use. Everything's a trade off. They use softer sidewalls and less durable carcass to get here. Expensive.
Kenda MT, Mastercraft Courser MXT,-
Copies of ye olde Cooper STT that we loved. Generally functional MT's that lack the mud grip of newer versions, but have better rain, snow, road handling.
Kenda Klever Mt2, Cooper STT Pro, Dick Cepek MT-
Everybody's copying the BFG KM3 tread for a reason. They flex well over rocks. These newer tires, have siping for wet weather use. Not so hot for snowy roads, but not the death traps that unsiped KM3's are.
Interco Super Swamper Irok Radial-
Best off road tire ever made. But suffer a bit of mileage and noise. Fully DOT legal. Excellent in snow, rules snow wheeling. If you need to float on snow like an AT, and dig through mud like magic, these are the tires to get.
And are priced as such. $700 per tire.
We need to keep in mind that the mud, is only one mistake away. And chains or truck claws have their own limitations.
And we need to know that, while the more aggressive AT's are absolutely best in crunchy snow, a lil sunlight later, and they're no longer good at all. Snow wheeling, we want the tire to pack up with snow for grip, but eventually, we'll need them to fling clean too.
Here's my take on the standout fullsize tires this year, at our camp sites. In order of good least aggressive, to good most aggressive.
Firestone Transforce AT-
Aka the "transcrete AT". A simple ribbed tire, where the ribbing is zig zagged for some AT traction. Super stiff sidewalls. Thin tread width.
Known for fuel economy. Meh offroad. But extremely stable in road snow and rain.
Best for large Sprinter motor homes. DRW F350's with large campers. Fleet work trucks. Tons of highway use.
Firestone Destination XT's-
Same as above, with a more AT tread. Requires 5000m rotations, just like the good stuff below, though.
Kenda Klever AT2-
I'm betting these will be the future of AT's. 3 peak snow flake. Nearly RT aggressive tread design. Should hold snow very well, but still looks like decent dirt road grip. 3 of us switched to them, none of us have enough miles on them to really approve of them. But we're very excited about them. Limited size selection.
Kenda Klever RT, Cooper RT, Goodyear Duratrac RT, and Cooper ST Maxx-
The new breeds of Goldiloks tires. GY kinda started the category, and quickly became obsolete. But has now released a stronger version of the Duratrac. More aggressive than any AT, but way better on snowy roads than an MT.
They'll hold snow like an AT, but will clear out sooner. Generally only the center holds snow at highway speeds.
Better in deep puddles and flooded roads. Better in deep mush, than AT's
Firestone Destination MT's-
MT's well known for excellent winter weather use. Everything's a trade off. They use softer sidewalls and less durable carcass to get here. Expensive.
Kenda MT, Mastercraft Courser MXT,-
Copies of ye olde Cooper STT that we loved. Generally functional MT's that lack the mud grip of newer versions, but have better rain, snow, road handling.
Kenda Klever Mt2, Cooper STT Pro, Dick Cepek MT-
Everybody's copying the BFG KM3 tread for a reason. They flex well over rocks. These newer tires, have siping for wet weather use. Not so hot for snowy roads, but not the death traps that unsiped KM3's are.
Interco Super Swamper Irok Radial-
Best off road tire ever made. But suffer a bit of mileage and noise. Fully DOT legal. Excellent in snow, rules snow wheeling. If you need to float on snow like an AT, and dig through mud like magic, these are the tires to get.
And are priced as such. $700 per tire.
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Back on 35's. And it's good.
45/40psi seems decent. I'll try 35/30 later.
45/40psi seems decent. I'll try 35/30 later.
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No one has mentioned the new Goodyear Boulder MT. I put a set of 35/12.50R17 on my Power Wagon a couple of months ago. New stronger 3 ply sidewall and more aggressive than the DUratrac. I just drove 600 miles and was surprised at how quiet they are. Duratracs get louder as they wear so it was easy to notice the Boulder MT is quieter than a half worn set of Duratracs. So far the traction off road has been great.
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Those look nice.
Goodyear tire shops wont lift trucks, by me. Too lazy to use a floor jack. Lost a Cooper shop for the same reason.
I don't recall lifting truck tires 3 feet off the ground, from my tire tech days of youth. I mount them, inches off the ground, sitting on my but. Kinda weird that GY walks away from the most lucrative sales.
Feel bad for the techs. My ram eats 7-9 tires, every 24 months. Easy $$$$.
I could be nice and drop my wheels off loose. But if they won't service the work truck, they don't get my personal biz.
I goto small town rural guy. No GY, Maxxis, or Cooper account. But he picked up Firestone recently.
Goodyear tire shops wont lift trucks, by me. Too lazy to use a floor jack. Lost a Cooper shop for the same reason.
I don't recall lifting truck tires 3 feet off the ground, from my tire tech days of youth. I mount them, inches off the ground, sitting on my but. Kinda weird that GY walks away from the most lucrative sales.
Feel bad for the techs. My ram eats 7-9 tires, every 24 months. Easy $$$$.
I could be nice and drop my wheels off loose. But if they won't service the work truck, they don't get my personal biz.
I goto small town rural guy. No GY, Maxxis, or Cooper account. But he picked up Firestone recently.
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They remind me of the old Goodyear Wrangler TD's I used to put on my 91 Chevy Truck (they weren't called Silverado yet), Cheyenne edition single cab 4x4 6 foot bed.
There was a big old truck mechanic spot in South Bay in the 90's. And I used to stop in there now and then they would have some guy's take-off. Some other guy always got new tires when they were down to 50% so I used to get tires at low prices there
Kenda Klever Mt2.
35x10.5r17.
Keeping that for my spare on the oem wheel. Trucks on 35x12.5r18. But that's too wide for my spare wheel.
Went with the Mt2 for a spare, because the RT in that size, isn't E rated.
Should be a good pizza cutter for Jeeps and such.
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