some tire questions

jmoore · Mar 18, 2011

1) My 07 Quad Cab, 4x4 hemi has the original shoes on it (275 x 60R20s) - at 23k. (Can't recall what they are - and it's out in the lot

They are basically "street" tires that probably have another 5-10k left on them. I'm starting to look now for tires that I'll get in a few months. This past winter (my first with this truck) I found them to be SERIOUSLY lacking in traction. So - for the new tires, I'm looking for something with better 4 season grip. I do not go off road, and I spend 10 - 20 percent of my driving at highway speeds. Suggestions?

2) Has anyone used online places like TireRack? What are the pros & cons????

TIA

john

quietpeen · Mar 18, 2011

so it sounds like you want to stick with the same size, and want something a little more aggressive to hand snow in the winter. How much are you looking to spend?

jmoore · Mar 18, 2011

quietpeen said:
so it sounds like you want to stick with the same size, and want something a little more aggressive to hand snow in the winter. How much are you looking to spend?

Yes in terms of what I'm looking for, and $1200 - 1300 or so out the door would be nice. (Less would be even nicer

TIA

john

Deviate · Mar 18, 2011

I obviously can't help you with snow...being in Florida we don't have any idea what that's like.

I can tell you that I have Nitto Terra Grapplers on my truck and I do mostly highway driving, some dirt (not serious offroading since I'm 4x2) and occasionally on the beach. They have never let me down and they are not all that loud on the highway. Can't even hear them over the radio. And they seem to be wearing well. They should be in your price range for 275/65/20s.

Cooper Zeons have been pretty popular too. I think they are probably even a little cheaper (depending on the area you are in).

As far as buying tires online, lots of people do. The only thing to be aware of is you will still need to take them somewhere for mounting, balancing, etc. So that will be an extra expense in addition to the cost of the tires. I got mine from Discount Tire and they ended up being about the same or cheaper than I could have gotten from Tire Rack and then taken them somewhere for mounting.

quietpeen · Mar 18, 2011

I was gonna suggest the cooper zeon ltz's or i think you can get firestone destination at's for the 20's

txbass06 · Mar 18, 2011

I bought the set of tires that are on my truck from TireRack about a month ago. I ordered them one day, and they were at my house less than 24 hours later. Shipping was about $75 IIRC, and that was for some heavy AT's.

Get on their site and see if they have any authorized dealers or installation centers in your area. You can get them delivered there and usually they'll cut you a deal on mounting/balancing them too

DeputyDipShizz · Mar 18, 2011

I have the Zeons and love them...Used em all season in the PA ice and snow this year...Same size you are looking for too...and I must say they are a damn good looking tire too

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jmoore · Mar 18, 2011

Thanks for all the feedback....

DeputyDipShizz said:
I have the Zeons and love them...Used em all season in the PA ice and snow this year...Same size you are looking for too...and I must say they are a damn good looking tire too

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Been researching a bit - and I'm currently leaning towards the Zeons. 90+% of folks LOVE them, and the remainder hate em - usually d/t some sort of defect or excessive wear problem (even though many in the 90% group say they get great wear???) I'm wondering if it's an rare manufacturing problem and/or a tire inflation problem?

Regardless - I think I'm going to try and track down a set. And yes, they're a damned nice looking set of tires

Thanks again guys!

john

DeputyDipShizz · Mar 19, 2011

Great choice...I'll be going to the next size up next time

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Guardian2 · Mar 19, 2011

After spending some time looking at upgrading my tires and wheels the number one issue for the wear problem seems to be people who decided not to rotate the tires, ever.

jmoore · Mar 19, 2011

DeputyDipShizz said:
Great choice...I'll be going to the next size up next time

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May I ask why you are going to the next largest tire size? Cosmetic or function?

TIA

john

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