Truck tires

[Western]

I had a Z71 when I lived in Colorado. Best tires I found for me where the BF Goodrich AT's, also tried the Goodyear AT, both worked great in the mud and snow, but were not to rough on the blacktop.

I found cheaper tires from various brands, but I wanted the AT's since I'm prone to diving off into the back country at times. I also tried some "knobby" type tires, great in the snow and mud, but get on the road and it was like a full time butt woopin.

 

[dmccarty]

Forgot to mention in my post but the tires I use are all Load Range E.

Later,
Dan

 

[ElDorado]

Coopers are a good tyre but there is always a trade off . They are a hard compound which gives good mileage but they tend to be a bit slippery on wet roads . I run Procomps and find they are similar , the rear end gets out of shape a little on wet roads .

Depends on which model tire. Cooper has a true snow tire that is real soft that is recommended not to run except in winter. I had the ATR's, real good blend between a true snow and an AT tire. They were best tire I have ever had. I could actually plow on flats in 2 wheel drive with them. If I weren't so cheap I swap off the OE tires for a new set of ATR's. Go with Coopers and you'll be happy.

 

[Eagleview]

Toyboy is after a good all round tyre that sees a lot of black top and can handle snow when it falls , with a bit of off roading occasionally . I don't think the soft tyres you mentioned would be very practical .

Other than that , I don't see were I was wrong in saying Coopers are a hard compound tyre .

 

[logdog]

If your truck is a half ton ( p series tires ) take a look at the firestone destination at's . We have been putting them on trucks at work and everyone seems to like them . Good in the snow and quiet on the road and not too expensive .

You can get them in an LT to. I have had very good experiences with the Destination ATs on my truck. They are quiet and have good traction in wet fields and snow.

 

[kenmac]

Just put a set of toyo open country's (10 ply) on my 3/4 ton dodge a few months ago. happy with them so far. Bought them from a web site & they shipped them to my door for around $200.00 less than I could buy them local

 

[om21braz]

Michelin LTX or it's lower priced Uniroyal counterpart give excellent ride, last very well and have good traction for wet, dry or snow-covered roads. I previously had BFG Mud-Terrains on a truck similiar to yours - they are a bit much unless much mud is in your path regularly. The GM half-ton front suspension does'nt seem to work well with off-road tires either - at least they don't for me, regardless of how I rotate them.

 

[RickB]

That's really going to limit your options. There's a good chance OEM brand and type might be your best bet.

Any tire that's worth putting on a truck is available in load range E. That is if one plans on actually using a truck as a truck. P rated tires are usually overloaded even on a fully loaded 1/2 ton. C rated tires are usually not enough cheaper than E rated tires to bother with.

 

[The Haymaker]

I had a Z71 when I lived in Colorado. Best tires I found for me where the BF Goodrich AT's, also tried the Goodyear AT, both worked great in the mud and snow, but were not to rough on the blacktop.

I found cheaper tires from various brands, but I wanted the AT's since I'm prone to diving off into the back country at times. I also tried some "knobby" type tires, great in the snow and mud, but get on the road and it was like a full time butt woopin.

This. Love them, on my third set now. Last ones were 70k on a Silverado Ext. Cab with lots of off road use. They are expensive, but you get what you pay for.

Then again, I have the "TA" not the "AT". Aggressive tread with good wear and no road noise.

 

[timswi]

I always loved the BFG AT TA's...They are just too expensive for a truck that I clock going to work...Used to get 50K out of them with excellent traction and dry road driving. 200+ per tire scared me off...I run Wild Country's on my truck for cost reasons and run the BFG's on stuff that I don't have to run so much.

The knock off WC's aren't all that bad, you can squeeze close to 35K out of them for $100 per tire...