Frugal owner tire dilemma

My brand new '19 TRD Sport came with ugly wheels and Firestones. I knew the second I saw the truck roll in (they bought it from another dealership) that they has to go. I'm now in a financial position that I can get whatever I want on the truck immediately and I don't have to wait.

Life is short, get what you want if you can afford it. If you can't afford it, work harder and save your money. That's what I've done in life.

 

First four post should convince you. Tires are one thing not to cut corners on.

 

Better mileage and low noise is sure temping. How do they handle light off road, like forrest service roads?

 

Just about anything handles nice dirt roads. It's when the road gets lumpy and rocky that you want to slow down / have rubber / air down / etc.

 

Part of my motivation is also stress....I'll explain....life...work...etc... all very stressful when you are a 45 year old single Dad raising a daughter or hell if you are anyone who is alive and breathing in this day and age....I can wile away hours de-stressing using the art of planning my next mod....researching my next set of tires or just generally thinking about my truck in general....some smoke....some drink....some look at porn....I choose to look at tire porn....suspension porn.....and Toyota 4x4 pickup 1979-1986 porn. So yeah I make it out to the trails in the Uhwarrie Indian reservation only a couple times per year and the rest is all concrete travel. A tire that I have liked since highschool is the General Grabber....I had a set on a 4x4 in high school and I might look at a set of those again. Other than that I always wanted to own a set of BFG KO2s. I love that tire but when I priced them out for my last truck they were like $250 a piece.

 

Yeah, this is true. I was thinking more in terms of puncture resistance and traction in light mud and snow.

 

Nothing wrong with having a hobby! You're among people of similar minds.

 

I have both the Defender's and Duratrac's..

The michelins ain't near the tire in the snow that the duratrac is... The Michelin gets to hard When the temps drop

 

I’d get Cooper AT3 4S when the Goodyear’s wear out in 265/75/16. The stock tires aren’t bad for most daily drivers and I’m also too cheap to toss good paid for tires.

I bought my set on Amazon Prime who shipped to my local sears just before they closed thankfully. Installed price was $525 for the 245’s, if they still work with local installers it was an $80 add on to my prime purchase. I replaced the stock hankooks on my SR because they were 2/3 worn out after 15K miles and we were heading in to winter.

 

They are fantastic until you hit mud or deep snow. Snow traction on these is far better then AT tires.

 

How big can I go before they start to rub on these trucks? I had 34s on my F150 with just a level kit and some mild plastic trimming. Rubbed ever so slightly in just the right full lock up-hill incline situations. So far I drove this GY tires in the one snow storm we had here in NC and they did fine and I drove in some mud and through one mud hole since I got the truck.

 

No rubbing on my 32s. Can't tell you about 33s...

 

Why don't you just set the money aside for new tires for when you wear out the stock tires?

 

I like the way the KO2 looks and performs, and, if I hadn't found a good deal on the KO2, I would have gone with the Continental TerrainContact AT. https://www.continentaltire.com/product/terraincontact-lt26575r16-123s/? I've seen these in person during Jeep week in Moab/They looked more aggressive than in photos.

So, when I wear these out, I will most likely go "Conti" route; price point, lower rolling resistance, durable, impressive offroad. I'll get my MPG back

https://www.continentaltire.com/product/terraincontact-lt26575r16-123s/? I've seen these in person during Jeep week in Moab/They looked better than photos.

Meantime, being frugal, I stayed with the stock rims rather than going with an aftermarket; this left more to spend on suspension. 265/75/16 isn't much larger than stock, but the change is more than expected and is a nice match for my increased suspension travel.

 

These are $231 each but I do really like them.

$420+ General Grabber X3 Tires

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tire...id Red Letters&partnum=675SR6GRX3RL&tab=Sizes

GRABBER X3 - SIZE: LT265/75R16

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I had these Dick Cepeks on my last truck...I squeezed 68k out of them at 50k one of the tires got out of round b/c it started to break down internally....after awhile they could no longer get it to balance...i moved it to the back of the truck and got another 12k out of the tire but toward the end you could literally see the bed moving up and down at 80mph so I really milked them but they were good tire with a surprising amount of tread left still
TRAIL COUNTRY EXP - SIZE: LT265/75R16

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TRAIL COUNTRY EXP - SIZE: LT265/75R16

 

If frugalness is your thing don't go with LT tires. More expensive and worse gas mileage.

 

What size did you go with?

 

Yep. Spun a complete 180 in Tahoe with the K02’s in my dads Jeep in 4wd. I will never buy those tires because they are NOT that good and hydroplane like hell in the rain, just a name that everyone thinks is the best...only BfGs I would buy would be MT’s and even at that they are way overpriced because of the name.

I’ve had the Hankook Dynapro and The Falken AT3 and the Falkens just flat out perform amazing and drive very nice for the price and they are made in USA. Sticking with what works

 

A buddy of mine swears by the Hankook Dynapro in winter. He’s got and older Toyota with no traction control, and I’ve never seen him have a problem in snow and ice.