The Impossible Tire Question

[Jim S]

Soft tires do not have a long wear life but they do have great traction, if you drive like the majority of the drivers I was around this spring in the DFW area the only way to get more life out of your tires is to have better control your right foot and stop being the first one off the line at the light...

That's BS. I hardly EVER spin my tires and those crappy Bridgestones on the rear went BALD bt 36K. Fronts were ok, just the backs.

 

[Daw14]

When they start to get hard is the sign to start turning them into smoke . This helps get to the next layer of soft tire .

 

[Travelin Ram]

Drag radials sounds like your solution.

More seriously, Michelin.

And what tire pressure are you running? Placard is for max GVWR. I hardly ever run the rear tires on a pickup at placard pressure.

 

[turkeybird56]

Drag radials sounds like your solution.

More seriously, Michelin.

And what tire pressure are you running? Placard is for max GVWR. I hardly ever run the rear tires on a pickup at placard pressure.

Too funny, but ne way, I run my Falken M & S ATW3's at 38 psi. But with temps today, start driving, bet that cold temp go up to like 45 psi when hot, lol.

 

[gwilburn]

You need to look at the tread depth... if you have 20" tires and buy "P-metric" (which is what most half tons come with), the starting tread depth is terrible (like 12/32"). I finally bought Falken Wild Peak AT3 in "LT" rated. Same size, but the starting tread depth is 18/32". They ride a bit more rough, but I can tell you they're the best wearing tire I've had. They hold great in the snow pulling a trailer. No hydroplaning.
Goodyear, General, Michelin LTX M/S, Michelin LTX AT2, Hankook Dynapro, Cooper, etc. were ALL JUNK! Never got more than 25,000 out of any of them. Granted, all were P-rated tires... You can't have the best of both... it's all about compromise.

Good luck - but I'd start by looking at tread depths and wear ratings.

 

[bolivarshagnasty]

Replaced stock Goodyear Eagles with threads showing at 26k. Discount tire offered Pirelli Scorpions for my 22's on 2021 Ram Limited. Love the tires. Good bite on wet pavement, better on dry pavement. Very happy with these. Have 47k on odometer means 21k on Pirelli's. Lots of tread left. Feel like I can get 40+ out of these tires.

 

[jws123]

I had a couple Jeeps in the past and had very good luck with Cooper tires. This one in particular.

I had one bad set of these but have them on my jeep and new truck abuse the hell out of them hell I dont even rotate as much as I should lol and they hold up and grip well

 

[turkeybird56]

You need to look at the tread depth... if you have 20" tires and buy "P-metric" (which is what most half tons come with), the starting tread depth is terrible (like 12/32"). I finally bought Falken Wild Peak AT3 in "LT" rated. Same size, but the starting tread depth is 18/32". They ride a bit more rough, but I can tell you they're the best wearing tire I've had. They hold great in the snow pulling a trailer. No hydroplaning.
Goodyear, General, Michelin LTX M/S, Michelin LTX AT2, Hankook Dynapro, Cooper, etc. were ALL JUNK! Never got more than 25,000 out of any of them. Granted, all were P-rated tires... You can't have the best of both... it's all about compromise.

Good luck - but I'd start by looking at tread depths and wear ratings.

BOIRD just luvs his Falkens. Wear ok, ride well for a M & S tire, no hydroplaning, holds road well, and did well in both -5F and now 108 F temps. Just my opinion, but the Lt M & S tire for me is great. Helps when pulling a trailer in grass, field, getting out of mud within reason of course. Again, just what works for me. And, the RAM house sell 3 and the fourth for $1.00. So I was $836 out the door.

 

[RD Holland]

My backs on my 2019 were kaput at 20k. I went with Michelin as I found them to be great tires on my 2001 2500. The tires it came with had poor traction, especially coming out of my subdivision where there is a bit of a rise entering the busy road. Wet traction was a nightmare. However, my wife has a AWD Pilot and it's traction just ran circles around my 2019 RAM. Until I started turning on the "auto 4WD" anytime the road is wet. Also, the rear tires are what went bad. And, they were completely hosed on the inner areas (bald and starting to separate). There is no realignment possible for them. I pull a 21 foot bass boat and the tire guru told me the issue is most likely just the tongue weight and cheap tires. I never had such an issue with Michelin tires and I hope the new ones don't show that issue. He also said he worked for years and years at a Dodge dealer and said even though the tires they put on may look like those you can get at a tire store, they are not really the same. He said Dodge told him one time "We sell trucks, not tires." He mentioned that a lot of smart buyers made them pull off the stock tires and install good tires. Guess I wasn't one of the smart ones.

 

[MENACE RAM]

X2 on the Michelin Defender LTX Tires.