Best Tires for Ram 1500?

I have 60k on my Michelins.

Diablo2doorram said:

Go America and buy Firestone Destination MT2's. They are made in the good ol US of A and I have been using them on my trucks sense 2004. They last me a good 5-years. I currently have 73k on a set that should last one more year. 10 ply, very tough tire, have never had a flat. Ride is great. You can bump up tire pressure in the Summer and lower it for better traction in the Winter. Get a second set studded for Winter and you're set! It's a truck you don't want to put silly street tires on it! I believe they have a deal going on right now where you can get up to $120 off a set. I'm sticking with Firestone! Good Luck, to each his own.

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I have had good luck with Firestone Performance Tires in the past. Sounds like you are getting good results from these. My only question is road noise. In my advanced age. I prefer to have a quieter tire. How loud are these??

Say no to ***** p rated tires. Concentrate your research in any with a 3 ply sidewall. Use 17 or 18" wheels. Lots of great AT options out there. You have BFG KO2's, Toyo AT3's, Nitro TG2's, Mickey Thompson Trail Boss ATs or ATZP3'. Have fun.

Michelin Defenders have been the best so far on my 1500. Got over 60k which included some GN horse trailer towing.

Very quiet never needed rebalance.

This time I bought Goodyear AT. Pretty quiet, mpg didn't change much. I don't expect them to be better than the Michelins but I couldn't afford $1100+

chrispop said:

Bridgetsone Duelers came on my 2019 Ram 1500 Laramie. They're worn out at 19K miles and I've ripped two sidewalls.

Looking at something with a tougher sidewalk and good winter/wet traction. I tow very little (light tractor) but do haul loads of stone, dirt and pressure-treated wood.

Looking for advice on a better tire that will hold up and maybe give me a few more miles than the Bridgestones.

Dealer offered the Nexian Roadians or the Goodyear Wranglers but it doesn't look like they're any better. Anyone find something they like?

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I put Cooper discover a/t on mine. Same conditions as you. They perform great on the gravel roads around here. Enough beef on sidewall to do most stuff. My biggest plus on them is how quiet they are. 11k miles on mine with no issues. Snow, ice, gravel mud and really good with rain.

Michlin LTX for sure. Good wear. Great Traction. Most importantly…Round!

Michelin LTX's tires are my choice. I have put them on 3 of my rams, and two of my wife's Jeeps.
Are are much better than the junk tires that come on the rams.

I have been using the Toyo Open Country A/T III and love them. Been using them in the desert and longer interstate highways. Low noise and no vibration. They have the Mountain Snowflake rating for the snow. Went into some rough places in 2 wheel drive for test.

Toyo AT was my choice. They are pretty quiet in comparison to the Mud Hogs that my truck came with. They handle very well and I have been very pleased.

Spend the extra money and put on Michelin’s best tire, you will not regret it.

I run michelin LTX on everything. The warranty is incredible. I have Bridgestones on my Grand Cherokee and had hoped they wore out and I could put Michelin's on it. 25k and they look like new. Rotate every 5k and watch the pressures. Mine are all highway miles. My 2021 Grand Cherokee has Pirelli tires and had 2 blow out in 3600 miles. Waiting for Discount to get in my LTX tires. My third Jeep had Continental tires and now have LTX on it. Dealer stole 2 tires off of it and replaced them with 2018 and 2017 tires. This is on a brand new Renegade.

My 2021 1500 Limited came with 22" Goodyears. Bought a set of 20" take off rims and put LTX on it. Lot softer ride. Just don't have problems with the LTX.

Everything I know about tires. It and a dollar will get you a senior cup of coffee at Mc D's.

stormcom said:

My third Jeep had Continental tires and now have LTX on it. Dealer stole 2 tires off of it and replaced them with 2018 and 2017 tires. This is on a brand new Renegade.

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what? we need more details about this horror story haha

This was written by a guy that has been selling tires and owned his own shop for fifty years. Best advice, find a really good shoop and get the exact right tire for your specific use. These is not enough info in your original post to truly provide a quality recommendation.

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As you can all see from all the replies you see here, you will never get everyone to agree on anything, and in all honesty that is because most people don't really have enough technical knowledge to understand why something is good or bad in a specific situation, and that generally leads to a misunderstanding of a products capabilities.

For example, you can have 3 guys, all with F150's, who all use Duratracs. One guy though has tires a bit bigger with a LRE/10 ply rating because he wanted oversized. Another guy drives his truck like a sports car. Another guy has a standard load rating and uses his truck lightly but all kinds of conditions.

The guy with the 10 ply reports the tire is noisier and is terrible in severe winter conditions, but that is because it is a more rigid product and doesn't flex as much so traction in those conditions is reduced, and as stiffer tires transfer more road feedback, the noise travels through the cab.

The guy who drives it like he stole it complains the tires get noisy and wear fast, but that is because the larger blocks with lots of siping and more flexible compounding combine for heat generation from driving like that cause the tire to feather which makes them noisy and wear contributes to them wearing quicker.

The guy who drives pretty normal but is in all varying conditions says they wear well, provide good traction levels and are decently quiet because a tire like this endures well in those scenarios.

All three guys used the same product but had radically different experiences and results. Because of this they report that they either the tire was junk or that it was awesome or whatever, but the question is why is that? The fact is it is not the product that is bad or good as a rule, but more that the product was or was not matched properly to the user for what they do and expect.

That more often than not means the biggest issue was that the consumer did not get the product best associated to their specific needs and uses and that is either because the sales person did not listen to the client, ask the right questions and recommend the proper product, or the consumer blindly went with something based on the opinions of random people who don't really know how to break down and analyze everything correctly and didn't go with the experience of a reputable industry pro who had considered their best interests. Either way, it isn't because the tire was bad. It was just inappropriate for the scenario at hand.

Often what is best for one person is totally wrong for the next person. Ask the right questions of someone you trust to give you accurate and properly thought out feedback and you stand the very best chance of getting something suitable for your needs and something you well be happy with overall. Ask your neighbour who is a geologist (or any other myriad of professions) who has owned five trucks but uses them in a completely different manner from you, but you take his work as gold and you will often end up disappointed.

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Bf Goodrich AT KO2's... I just put on factory size even with my 3 inch lift still looks great... Tires are quiet and can handle pretty much anything.. love em

I had those tires on my '19 Big Horn and they were great the first year. The next year they got progressively worst and by the time I had 32k on my tires they were down right scary. I replaced them with the Michelin Defenders on the truck and they were great in the snow (back to only two wheel drive in the snow).

Have had good luck with these in stock 20" size:


Some provisos here: 1) retired a year ago, so not many miles on this set so far; 2) road noise seems fine on our 2018 RAM 1500 Big Horn, esp. on I-25 to Denver and back at 80 mph (about a six hour round trip from southern Colorado) but we are kinda old and kinda deaf; 3) we tow a T@B travel trailer and wanted a good AT tire for dirt/gravel camping roads; 4) price sealed the deal - set of four installed by RAM dealer for less than $800 total. Local tire places want anywhere from $1200 to $1600 for set of Cooper Discoverer AT3s, my original choice. Dealer mechanic runs them on his ****** Chevy half ton, told me to go look at them on his truck - wearing nicely on our local gawdawful streets and roads.

If I was still commuting 500 miles a week for work, then Michelin Defenders perhaps, but we're enjoying retirement in our sunny little southern Colorado mountain town so we are low mileage drivers now. Just my two cents on a less costly option.

As soon as I buy a new RAM those Good Year tires are gone/ Those passenger tires are not made for any one who drives off road.

How do the Michelin LTXs compare to the BF Goodrich T/A K02? I have the BFs now. I mainly got them for the LT rating and towing a travel trailer.

They have about 45k on them and they need to be replaced. I did tow 20k with them, so that may have contributed to wear. They have been great tires. Only downfall is a little extra noise and loss of MPG.

BF Goodrich hands down..... KO2 All Terrain