Cheap Truck Tires?

[Bird]

Pep Boys has some sort of off-brand mud tire but I can't find prices on line. May have to swing by there tomorrow.

Let me know how that goes. I only bought tires from Pep Boys once. Way back in September, 1996, I bought an old 1981 Ford F250 Lariat for a farm truck. At the time my brother could buy from Pep Boys at a considerable discount, so in December, 1996, I got a set of 4 new tires for that old F250; odd sizes (to me, anyway) because of the 16.5" wheels. Now I only paid $211.14 for the set of 4 and I never had any trouble with them, but in less than 10k miles, almost all the tread was worn off.

Of course, in the past 13 years, I'm sure much has changed.

[Dmace]

Originally Posted by Bird

Of course, in the past 13 years, I'm sure much has changed.

They sure have because those off-brand tires have a 50k mile warranty (All Terrain) and 40K mile warranty (Mud Terrain). My BFG All-Terrains had 40K miles on them when they got below the service limit and I bet I will see about that with my Pep-Boys Definity tires if not more. BFG has no mileage warranty on their All Terrain tires...

Considering I could replace all four tires twice at Pep Boys (with install) for the cost of 4 BFG All Terrains (not installed), I will get much more use per dollar from the Definity's.

[RobertN]

Mud tires will not last as long; all the ones I've seen seem to be a softer compound...

I did ok from 4 Wheel Parts. I got Dick Cepek mud tires, for less than $800, and got a $40 rebate card. Mine are 285-75-16 I think... They seem to really deal on Pro Comp's too. They have a buy 3, 4th free right now.

Originally Posted by N80

Sure there is! Or....there was. I've gotten a good 20k off of them, which is not great. But, they probably still have another 5-10k of tread on them but one got a big hole in it and another already has two plugs in it from nails. And I know that I won't find another deal like that but I'd like to get a set for under $800.

[firedog]

Have you considered "take offs"?
These are basically new tires that either came with a vehicle or that somebody purchased then for whatever reason didn't like and exchanged the tires for new ones. Since the tires have been on the ground for maybe just a few hundred or even a couple of thousand miles they cannot be sold as new.
If you're interested, give these folks a call and see what they can do.
Welcome to www.TireTown.com

[N80]

The tire shop next to my office (where I bought the current set of take offs) has a set of 'take offs' he wanted to sell me real cheap, but they were 16s, not 17s. Maybe I need to find a set of cheap 16 inch rims since it seems like anything bigger than 16 inches comes with a much inflated price.

I have not gotten over to Pep Boys yet to look at the definitys but I will at some point. Got more to do than I can get done right now.

[RobertN]

You may need 17's. Before you look too much at 16's, find out if they will clear the disk rotors.

Bigger better brakes = bigger rims to clear them.

Originally Posted by N80

Tbut they were 16s, not 17s. Maybe I need to find a set of cheap 16 inch rims since it seems like anything bigger than 16 inches comes with a much inflated price.

[Alan L.]

There is a store in Dallas that sells used only. My son bought a pair of like new tires for his Silverado fro $100 mounted and balanced. They looked brand new to me.

[rich_ncal]

Try Wal-Mart. I don't know about the Mud tires, but Wal-Mart had a Uniroyal tire with an "E" load rating for my truck. I put about $5k miles or less each year on my truck yearly, so I dont' long tread life. I just like something I can trust not to explode on the freeway with a heavy load.

[om21braz]

N80,
There's a dealer in Sparta, NC that sells on Ebay under the name of atw-tires. I purchased a set of BFG Mud Terrains in LT255 75/17 (load range C). They are new tires, not blemished, and excellent price - approx. $400.00. I could'nt buy 2 of them at that price in town. I am fairly local, so I picked them up in person. If you're not too far off, I don't think you'll beat this price on this type tire. He carries other styles also, but this size & type are the bargain of the bunch.