Need Advice For My 2500hd

[ColoradoSkiCountry]

I need suggestions for a good rugged all weather tire for my 2500. I've got 20,000 miles on her now, and the factory tires are pretty much toast, I might be able to get 1 more rotation out of them. (I think they are the Bridgestones? can't remember) In the past, I ran Yokohama Geolanders on my 99 Silverado and on a Jeep Cherokee which did awesome, however with this being a 3/4 ton truck, I am sure things are a bit different. Obviously being in Colorado, snow is a concern, and I do occasionally (a few times a year) have to go off road to get up to mountain repeater sites on very crappy dirt/rocky roads so something that can take abuse well, but performs great on the highway.

 

Suggestions? Aside from getting the Flenstone rock wheels..

 

Another quick question. I do very little hauling and towing with my truck at the present moment. Do I need to keep the rear tires inflated to the 60 or 75 PSI that it is saying on the door sticker where as the front tires are 10-15 or 20 PSI lower?

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I need suggestions for a good rugged all weather tire for my 2500. I've got 20,000 miles on her now, and the factory tires are pretty much toast, I might be able to get 1 more rotation out of them. (I think they are the Bridgestones? can't remember) In the past, I ran Yokohama Geolanders on my 99 Silverado and on a Jeep Cherokee which did awesome, however with this being a 3/4 ton truck, I am sure things are a bit different. Obviously being in Colorado, snow is a concern, and I do occasionally (a few times a year) have to go off road to get up to mountain repeater sites on very crappy dirt/rocky roads so something that can take abuse well, but performs great on the highway.

 

Suggestions? Aside from getting the Flenstone rock wheels..

 

Another quick question. I do very little hauling and towing with my truck at the present moment. Do I need to keep the rear tires inflated to the 60 or 75 PSI that it is saying on the door sticker where as the front tires are 10-15 or 20 PSI lower?

 

What ever happen to your sig pic? As far as tires, I don't know as I run street tires with a speed rating. I doubt they'd go good in mud at all. Hell, just a bit rain on the asphalt and they'll spin sideways, I almost wrecked doing that once. But, that's another story.

 

So, bump for the tires.

[ColoradoSkiCountry]

I guess no one has to ever buy new tires for their HD trucks. Wow I wish mine would last forever.

[Dooner]

I was & still am a fan of BFG A/T's. I had a set on my HD, but here in the Southwest, they tend to dry-rot sooner than later. I had about 32k on them & had to replace them even though they had lots of tread left. I bought a set of Nitto Terra Grapplers, and so far they've been a good tire. They see alot of desert/sand and have held up well. You can get them in an "E" rated tire as well. Hope this helps.

[wages999]

I have Goodyear Wrangler SilentArmor 275/70/17 Load Range C on my 1/2 ton. They make the Load Range E for the HD's. I really like the tires. They are stable when towing and get good traction on and off road. The tires also have a 6yr/50,000 mile warranty. The only downside might be that they are a little noisy going down the road. No too bad, but a nice hum. My tires have about 10K miles on them and the wear is not that noticeable.

[gnet158]

I love my Toyo Open Country A/T and it beleive their load E too. I also like the Cooper Zeon LTZ but I'm running a 1/2 ton.

 

This might be a little more agressive than you want but I had great luck with Toyo Open Country M/T and Pro Comp X-terrain. Both handled great on and off road. The Toyo's M/T's were load E not sure about the Pro Comps.

[ColoradoSkiCountry]

Thank you gents for the replies! I'll study up on what you have mentioned.

[onntn87]

The new Goodyear Wrangler Dura Trac seem to be a good tire. They are a commercial traction tire and I know a few people with HD trucks using them who work in the woods and haven't had any problems.

[MarkD]

I am loving my Nitto Trail Grapplers, I have put about 10k miles on them. They may be a little aggressive for what you are looking for. They really change the look of the truck though. They handle GREAT off-road (mud,sand,water,etc).

 

With the diesel crown, Nitto A/T's, and Toyo A/T's are real popular. I may try one of those next.

 

I was extremely satisfied with my BFG A/T's on my 1500, but have heard that they don't hold up well on the diesels.

 

For a street tire, the Michelin's are also great tires, (M/S and A/T2) but from my experiences in Denver, I don't think you will be satisfied with a street tire if you leave pavement very much. Tread life will usually be much better with a street tire though.

 

BTW, 2001Silverado364, that is an INCREDIBLE trap speed listed in your sig for essentially a stock truck.

[ColoradoSkiCountry]

Decided I would go with something that worked well for me in the past, the Yokohama Geolanders. Good rebates being offered on them right now as well so tomorrow I'll have 4 new tires. I was going to go with the BFG's, however upon reading the reviews from people who got em, apparently alot are complaining that the quality has dropped significantly over the past few years.

[Dooner]

BFG's are a nice tire, tri-gard sidewall, semi-aggressive A/T. Not very familiar with the Geolanders. Post up some pics of the new shoes when you get 'em.

[ColoradoSkiCountry]

Will get em posted sometime this week. They are awesome. Look great, are quieter, and it's nice not breaking traction when making turns and accelerating.