TIRES

[henry tanner]

need to replace tire soon. i am looking at these tires what do you think? i am buying five need to replace the spare too it is factory tire.

bf goodrich all terrain t/a ko R16 265 or r16 285 $224.99

michelin ltx a/t2 r16 265 $232.99

bridgestone dueler a/t revo 2 r16 265 $ 176.99

i have on right now michelin ltx ms

tring to get an good idea of what to go with my tires are over five years old right now with about 50-60,000 miles on them. they still look good but i know they will not last too much longer. :toilet::boohoo:

thanks

hdt :banana:

 

[Les]

michelin ltx a/t2 r16 265 $232.99

I have the Michelin LTX and they are quiet.

 

[Jerry Gerner 2]

I've had Bridgstone Dueler APTII's before they discontinued them and made the III's, they were great tires all around. I have BFG TA/KO's on now only because I bought them used for the size I needed at the time, Good tires. I'm gonna be going with the general Grabber AT2's when I replace these. It depends on where you live and what you do with your truck, I'd go with th Bridgestone's myself out of those choices but that's me, I do off road and winters are rough up here with all the hills and mountains

:driving::haveabeer:.

 

[henry tanner]

looking at my tires now they are 235 can i go up to a 265 and if so what am i going to change like the speedo.

 

[Les]

Plug in the numbers and the link below will tell you exactly what changes to expect.

 

[Jerry Gerner 2]

Why do you have 235's on a ST? I thought the 255's were the factory size, is your's 2wd ?

 

[henry tanner]

yes mine is a 2wd.

 

[Jerry Gerner 2]

Ok, that explains it. Did you know you can lift your 2wd higher and cheaper then us 4wd ST owners.

:banana::driving:

 

[Phill R]

I was considering the BFG's myself. A friend has them on his Ranger and said they ride kind of hard. I went with Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armour. They are similar in appearance to the BFG's and I have always done well with GY on all my cars and SUV's.

 

[John Reitz]

I put General Grabbers on my '02 after reading some very good reviews on them. Let me tell you, they are so quite compared to the Good Years I had on before. The price is much more reasonable then some tires I see mentioned. Hugh improvement - road noise is way down and a much better ride. I also replaced my shocks at 100K. Money well spent!

 

[Jeremiah Morgan]

Bridgestone Dueler Revo 2's hands down one of the best A/t on the market!! If you lived near KC I can hook people up with good pricing on any bridgestone/firestone tire!!:driving:

 

[Jerry Gerner 2]

Man, why does every member have to live so far away from me. I'm gonna need tires soon too, hopefully they'll get me through the winter.

 

[Rodger Tellefson]

@ Jerry,



The gear ratio on the ST determins the OEM tire size. So, if you have a 3:73 rear end (like we do) you have the 235/70/16's; and if you have a 4:10 rear end you have the 255/70/16's.



@ hdt,



I went from the 235/70/16 to 245/70/16 on our ST, and would not recommend going any larger unless you change the gear ratio in you rear axle which is more money than it's worth.

 

[henry tanner]

i just looked i run stock and have one their now r16 70 255

one more question i have is my speedo is off by 3 to5 miles per hour. reads 35 i really running 30-32 mph.

thanks

hdt:banana:

 

[EddieS'04]

hdt, my speedo is the same way. My scan gauge is more accurate. When I go thru the radar they set up for drivers info. The factory speedo is 3mph fast. I think other members have the same.

 

[henry tanner]

one more question what happens if i go up to 265 instead of staying with stock 255?