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Tire Reviews

Carcasses all the same shape? I see you're going to go with the PYO 6.5" rims. Interested in how that goes because 80psi is going to wear out the center of the tread pretty quick. I'd be more inclined to think you would have an even contact patch side to side with about 45psi (based on what I have to do with my 285s).
 
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All carcasses are the same shape and style. All are the same age.
They are now mounted and balanced and on my truck.
I will only be running 80psi when fully loaded with the trailer. But when unloaded I'll be about 55 front 45 rear usually. My last set of BFG A/T 265's on the same wheels wore pretty even. Slightly worn more in the center but not by much. They had 65 frt and 55 rr for almost their entire life, except when I had my 18ft carson car hauler hitched up the rear was maxed at 65psi. They were Load Range D.

Well, I spoke with the tire shop that I have been going to for years and the installer mentioned that all carcasses are the same age. However they are from March 2003!
That caught me by surprise, but he looked them over and assured me I shouldn't have any issue. They were still in decent shape. I wanted to make sure because, when the trailer is hooked up Im pretty close to the max weight of 22000 lbs GCWR. Pictures of mounted tires to come soon.
 
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I was about to say something about running a difference in pressure from front to rear plays hell with your 4wd (makes it buck like a bronc), but I forgot you're from California. You probably never have to run the road in 4x4.
 
i have Copper ATR 285/75/16 on the front of my 02 brand new blemish tires.. got installs for 300.00 with less then 1000 miles on them..
also have the same tire on my 75 K20 4x4 with a detroit locker in the back. they have close to 25k on them and rouhgly 50% tread left. great all around tire. quiet. good mud ice snow traction.

master craft CT 285/75/16 have 2 got them with about 50-60% tread left suck in anything ecept dry pavement.

pro comp XAT.. 315/75/16 bough used of Dieselson's dad and put 30k on one pair which died on a dyno and another 15k on the othew pair.. good all around tire little louder then the ATRs and not near as good on ice and snow as the ATRs

had a set of 265/75/16 michlens LT4s .....garbage!
 
btfarm said:
I was about to say something about running a difference in pressure from front to rear plays hell with your 4wd (makes it buck like a bronc), but I forgot you're from California. You probably never have to run the road in 4x4.
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Yeah at home (Bay Area) not need for much 4wd. I have a Jeep for that task. But when I head out of town to the snow, I usually match them up.
You are right though, I have experienced that bucking feeling before. Not cool.
 
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Ok, So I am noticing that soft squishy feeling you get with new tires. Im hoping to have that worn away by the time I load the trailer up this weekend. They seem to be balanced fine up to 70 MPH. i noticed a little something around 38MPH, but could have been the road. I'll give it some more time.

The only thing that has me wondering is the fact that the carcasses were from 2003.
 
If you mounted your tires on the stock rims, that will give you the squishy feeling that you describe. Members here state that a wider rim will give you more stability. The sidewall of the tire is flexing due to the narrower rim.
 
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RI Chevy Silveradoman said:
If you mounted your tires on the stock rims, that will give you the squishy feeling that you describe. Members here state that a wider rim will give you more stability. The sidewall of the tire is flexing due to the narrower rim.
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Well I had the same size tire in Load Range D prior to these and it didn't feel this bad.
I had a chance to put about 100 miles on them last night and it still has the same feeling. At 70mph it feels kinda scary. The rear seems to sway back and forth and the truck overall seems hard to keep in a straight line. Not so sure about these tires right now. I'm hoping it gets better as more miles are put on, I have a 14k trailer to take on an 800 mile round trip tomorrow. I have a set of 17" H2 wheels that I was going to powder coat black, but figured with the weight I was towing, it would be better to have the stock wheels as I wasn't sure about the strength of the H2 wheels.
Anyone have any experience hauling heavy loads with the 17" H2 Wheels?
I may need to sell these and get some 17's. I'm pretty sure the H2's are 7 or 7.5" wide?

Link to Set 2
 
Are you sure that it is not a balance issue?

I had a similar situation with my tires. I threw a bag of balance beads inside and it took about 90% of the problem away with the balance. I still have a little balance issue, but it is better than it was. Maybe try some balance beads. I am not sure if the load range E tire does anything to the feeling your experiencing.

The tires look nice on your stock rims! :)
 
RI Chevy Silveradoman said:
Are you sure that it is not a balance issue?

I had a similar situation with my tires. I threw a bag of balance beads inside and it took about 90% of the problem away with the balance. I still have a little balance issue, but it is better than it was. Maybe try some balance beads. I am not sure if the load range E tire does anything to the feeling your experiencing.

The tires look nice on your stock rims! :)
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The installer mentioned that they balanced out ok. As i mentioned earlier, the tire carcasses are from 2003, but he mentioned they looked ok it just made them a little harder to balance. I'll see how they do with another 100 miles or so on them.
The other thing I was thinking of, they are load E and at 80 PSI currently unloaded so it may only be riding on the center of the tread instead of the full width of the tread which would cause it to feel different. I'll drop the pressure tonight before I head home and report back any difference.

Thanks, I think they look pretty good too. its wierd getting used to the Bridgestone Dueler Sidewalls when the tread looks identical to my BFG AT's. haha.
 
I'm running the H2 wheels and they handle the heavy weight just fine. I regularly haul my 40' toyhauler on them. I'm not so sure I would be putting retreads on my truck. The biggest killer of retreads is heat, which you will get when you haul and put heavy weight on them. There is a reason you don't see them on the steer axles of tractors. You don't need to run your tires at 80 psi if you are empty. I would run them more in the area of 60 psi.
 
I run about 55 - 60 lbs in each tire when not towing. The less the pressure the better and smoother the ride. But the trade off is the squishy feel that you describe.
 
I just put Firestone Destination ATs on the Tahoe. My rig takes a 33x12.5x15 tire, and this size was rated as the smoothest and quietest highway ride, so I took the plunge. So far, it's a GREAT tire for quiet smooth performance. It has dramatically reduced the amount of road noise on the Tahoe, which is really saying something.

-Rob :)
 
Well the update on these BF's KM2's is not good. Went through 6 brand new tires and could not find a single tire that wasn't shaped like an egg. Threw the truck all out of whack, bouncing around like crazy. Finally just decided to go with the BF TA/KO. In a big city now so I really don't need the mud grips.
 
RYDNHI4X4 said:
Well the update on these BF's KM2's is not good. Went through 6 brand new tires and could not find a single tire that wasn't shaped like an egg. Threw the truck all out of whack, bouncing around like crazy. Finally just decided to go with the BF TA/KO. In a big city now so I really don't need the mud grips.
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I guess I should feel lucky! I just got BFG to replace mine, and only one of them was a turd to balance. Three of them took less weight to balance than I had expected, but one had to broken down and spun on the wheel to get the balance weight down to something reasonable. I still do not trust these things. I just wish I wasn't so broke, I would go a different route for tires.
 
I got my tires from Discount Tires and they have worked with me. 6 of the KM2's and now switching to the TA/KO's and they are letting me. Can't complain to much.
 
currently i am running the bfg at ko e range 285-75-16. the tires are good, however i havent been happy with them since i got them. they wore much faster then my previous d range set and were never good in the snow. i have always had to use 4wd in the snow. they do however drive nice and tow nice, much as to be expected from a bfg.

my last truck i had 295-75-16 d range bfg at ko. i took these tires off a used truck approx 80% tread left. i used them on my 1/2 ton for 2 years then switched them to my dmax in 06 when i got it. used them until spring 07. they had a ton of miles on them, never used 4wd in the snow. even plowing it was rare. rode good towed good. the only reason i switched them was because i had to tow to capecod and was having an issue with them getting lower tread and picking up nails. did not want to risk it. i still have one as a spare.

i have also used the good year wrangler t/d. dont think they make em anymore. great tire also.


i am currently looking at the new goodyear duratrac. i have read good things on them and am going to give them a shot. hopefully they will perform better in the winter weather.
 
TurboTahoe said:
I just put Firestone Destination ATs on the Tahoe. My rig takes a 33x12.5x15 tire, and this size was rated as the smoothest and quietest highway ride, so I took the plunge. So far, it's a GREAT tire for quiet smooth performance. It has dramatically reduced the amount of road noise on the Tahoe, which is really saying something.

-Rob :)
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After a couple of weeks, I can report that these tires are just fabulous. Great ride, good grip in heavy rain. Terrific road manners and quiet as can be. Awesome so far...

-Rob :)

P.S. Firestone was actually pretty poor service - they didn't call back as they promised, and they were slow to respond to phone calls and service requests for installation. I put in ONE phone call to Sears, and Sears beat the price, had the tires in in 3 days, and installed them right. They are nicely balanced and look great. I could watch the tech working, and he was very good.
 
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