CanuckRam1313
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- Ram Year
- 2023 Warlock SLT
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- 5.7
I had LT285/65R20 BFG KO2's for my summer tires, and yes they look good and roll fairly well on the highway, but they are heavy tires, and they require a lot of weight to balance them out.
I kept them for two summers but as they aged they were more and more difficult to balance in terms of weight. They were checked for hop and belt shift and all was good. They were always road force balanced as well, and yes, they were stored properly and in a proper environment, too.
FFWD - I went to LT295/65R20 Michelin Defender LTX M/S tires this year for the summer rollers after taking off the BFG's. The Michelin's are a bigger tire, but they are about 5lb less per tire vs the 285-BFG's.
I gained almost a couple of MPG back now after switching to the Michelin's, and when they were road force balanced they were from 0.75oz to a max of 2.25oz per tire to balance them out. The BFG's were around 7oz up to 10+oz per tire when they were road force balanced.
I run 40psi cold in them front and rear and do mostly highway. They are smooth and quiet tires, and are appreciably more stable with better road feeling and control in the rain than the BFG's ever were, even when new.
Not knocking the BFG's or other AT tires as they look great and serve a purpose (I personally miss the look of them on my truck). But if you're only going off road once in a while and doing mostly on road and/or towing/hauling, the Michelin's are the tire to look at.
I kept them for two summers but as they aged they were more and more difficult to balance in terms of weight. They were checked for hop and belt shift and all was good. They were always road force balanced as well, and yes, they were stored properly and in a proper environment, too.
FFWD - I went to LT295/65R20 Michelin Defender LTX M/S tires this year for the summer rollers after taking off the BFG's. The Michelin's are a bigger tire, but they are about 5lb less per tire vs the 285-BFG's.
I gained almost a couple of MPG back now after switching to the Michelin's, and when they were road force balanced they were from 0.75oz to a max of 2.25oz per tire to balance them out. The BFG's were around 7oz up to 10+oz per tire when they were road force balanced.
I run 40psi cold in them front and rear and do mostly highway. They are smooth and quiet tires, and are appreciably more stable with better road feeling and control in the rain than the BFG's ever were, even when new.
Not knocking the BFG's or other AT tires as they look great and serve a purpose (I personally miss the look of them on my truck). But if you're only going off road once in a while and doing mostly on road and/or towing/hauling, the Michelin's are the tire to look at.