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welcome to the thread! out of all the different age threads on here we seem to be the all including 1. i've only been on here since april and like you this is my first experience with forums and stuff i generally try to stay the hell away from computers. welcome to the greatest thread on tw !!!!

 

not me i'm an asshole

 

i thought you were a fluffer?

 

no comment..... ha i guess i took mike's place as the asshole. damnit the new gentleman hasn't said anything else we must have run him off already

 

ok mike,you have pics of your truck or what have you? i mean oldman52?

 

you are a damn riot!

 

mike went fishing and left with finger in the air. correct?

 

What a bonus! A fluffer AND an asshole.

 

Welcome!!!!

 

beer on keyboard not good!

 

now damnit i just walked rt into that shit didn't i andy will have a field day with that i ought to delete it NOT!

 

on a serious note i know i'm not comparing apples to apples here with our trucks since i have a 2.7 but did the e rated tires take much away from your trucks power and how do they ride

 

The ride is a little harsher/stiffer than my previous Michelins, but those were street tires. I kept the 255-85/R16 ST-Maxx's at 35 PSI during the long highway trip to and from the Toyota Takeover (183 highway miles) for slightly better fuel mileage (not much better.)

The truck came off of overdrive into 4th gear frequently on long uphills on the highway. I decided to just lock out OD completely when I come across these uphill sections. I don't think its a function of weight or load range E. Likely because they are taller tires. This is not enough of an issue to me to make me want to re-gear, because I felt that the truck had plenty of power to navigate through some of most crazy ass off-road terrain that I've ever encountered. Steep, high angle, off-camber, rocks, boulders, ditches, deep water, mud. You name it, the tires did fantastic. The tread traction was very good on slippery, rain covered rocks/boulders. Handled and cleared mud extremely well.

For day-to-day driving, 30-32 PSI seems to be a much comfortable ride.

On the extreme off road trails of Rausch Creek Off Road Park, I initially started at 18 PSI, then looked at all the crazy shit we were going to do. So I dropped down to 15 PSI and they were INCREDIBLE at molding around rocks, stumps and holes. The sidewalls were nice and flexible but appeared to support the tire carcass well. Traction was FANTASTIC. The sidewalls did encounter some major battles with rocks and tree stumps. But the sidewalls with the aggressive side tread pattern didn't bat an eyelash.

I carried two extra spares, thinking I might blow a sidewall or blow a bead off. None of that happened.

I'd buy them again, if I ever get to wear it down. That's gonna be a long while, because it's on a six tire rotation and I still have a good set of Michelins that I can and will switch into the rotation for DD use.

 

thanks i need a set of tires and don't think quite ready yet i'm going to put back on my stockers and sell what i have i think then merchants has a special on them stmax out the door at 829 hopefully they still have them when isell wheels i have i guess i'm going to look at mounting them on my stock wheels even if they aren't what i like for wheels i need to get this suspension squared away first i guess

 

i guess a 245/75/16 wont work for a soare then will it wouldnt it be ok just to get you to a repair shop?

 

I guess it would get you to a shop if you're close to a shop. Stay on 2WD on your way to the shop.

 

i understand not putting in 4wd but wouldnt it be the same principal as using a space saver spare with a car other than that

 

Yup

 

i will bet at least one of you guys fell asleep in the chair or on the couch! im out for an hour because it sounds like a good idea.

 

nope i couldn't have been so lucky i've been dealing with sprint since my youngest daughter said her phone has died. pay insurance on phone and still have to pay $200 to get it replaced