BoomTruck

I used to run 235/86LT16 Hankook RF03's (all-terrain), but went to RT01's (mud/obnoxious stuff tread). I get them mostly because that'
s what we stock where I work, and they seem to be a pretty good tire. The RF03's are a great all-purpose tire, and great in snow, but we had a set of RT01's on the rack one day when I needed new rubber, so I got them. They're a little noisier, but will hold better in mud. Haven't had the chance to try them in snow yet.

As far as heavy truck tires, I have a set of nearly new Hankook AL01 22.5 steer tires. (Steer rubber ain't cheap. ) The drive tires are pretty much mix and match, mostly whatever was on the wheels when I bought them to replace the 10.00-20 rubber that was on it.

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mb99usa

I have Starfires on my Explorer. Before you start laughing they were half the price of the BF Goodrich tires I was going to get and have held up very well. Still look almost new after 30K miles.

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mvassek

BFG all the way. My Jeep came with Goodyear Wranglers. I got very poor life out of them. I went to BFG All Terrain KO. They are incredible. I have a set of BFG All Terrain KM (gnarly mud tire) on steel rims for the hard core offroad driving and use the KO's for daily driving and light offroad. They stick like glue regardless of road conditions wet, dry, snow, ice, dirt, mud, gravel. And they wear like iron. No better tire out there than BFG!! IMHO

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Destrox

Anyone who has a truck that does NOT do extreem off-roading I highly suggest:

Goodyear AT/S


OR

Goodyear MTR for extreem winter use. (NOT A DRY TIRE!!!!)

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MSD

I changed my mind. I now prefer Michelin Hydro Edge for my car.

Vaultboy

Pirelli P5000 on car. Had Kumhos previously. The Kumho lasted me quite well over the entire life cycle. A real good buy. The Pirellis are just in a different class, however, especially when I'm driving in the wet. I'll probably go for P6000's next time if I have the cash.

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BadNick

Depends on the application.

For our antique '89 Acura Legend, we've had a few sets of Michelin MXV4's and those have been good wear and handling but I think cost more than they are worth; last time I put Continentals on front but I don't know what model without looking and car is home I'm in work, but dry or wet or snow in PA and never a problem.

For my '95 Supra, it had Yokohama A520's on when I bought the car five years ago: very noisy, lousy traction, but very cheap for the size (had stock Supra sizes 17"X 245/45F 255/40R); next I tried Bridgestone RE730's all around in 17" X 275/40R 245/40F pretty good traction wet or dry but not up to being able to put all the power down without breaking loose even in dry; I actually used the RE730's for a road course track day at Pocono once, not too bad but after they get hot they are more greasy slippery ...like many street only tires. After that weekend, I bought track tires with R compound race rubber, the Kumho Victoracers, great traction on the track (not quite up to Hoosier road racing slicks but cheaper and less touchy on the track) also used the first set of Victoracers on the street since traction was so awesome in dry, touchy in wet but I don't drive this car in rain if I can help it. Next street tire I put on was 17" Kumho MX's in 275/40F 245/40R, better traction than most street tires, almost as good in dry as the BFG KD's at much lower cost and better than KD's in rain, also the handle very good and wear well ...imo the best bang for the buck in the ultra hi perf tire segment. Next I got 18" wheels and now have Bridgestone SO3's on front in 255/35 and Kumho V700's on back in 285/30. There are no street tires of any kind that have traction like the V700's (since they are R rubber but not the same very stiff sidewall tire carcass as the Victoracers) so that's why I have them, they are also somewhat useable in rain but not recommended, I think the wear rating is only 40 so you don't buy these and wonder why they don't last long, they are for traction.

Our new TSX has Michelins on it as delivered, not sure what model.

brandon11983

Just found this thread again. I didn't end up doing the Eagle F1's, but rather a set of Yokohama AVS ES100's. The car is for all the world more stable at high speed (120+) and takes corners like a slot car.

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waltert

I search tirerack for the size i want, and pore over the tire choices for hours and hours, reading ratings and reviews for the ones that strike my fancy.

kazoo

Cooper Discovery A/T-an extended load tire that provides a good ride, good wet traction, and delivers >55K miles on a Ford truck. Under $90, mounted and balanced.

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irseg

I don't have a strong preference for any of the major tire brands, except I hate Goodyear and Cooper. I've had two cars with Goodyear Eagles, and they were utterly useless in rain. My Lincoln would easily break the rear tires loose at 45 mph with less than 1/4 throttle on wet roads, and my Thunderbird would just sit there and spin at a stoplight if I let the clutch out over 1200 rpm and didn't spend about 3 seconds feathering it. My dad had a few sets of various Coopers, all of they were noisy and sucked in the rain, plus the Cobras he had on his truck were almost bald in 12k miles.

I put a set of Bridgestone Turanza LS-H's on the Lincoln. Now I can floor it in the wet at 45 mph and they don't spin at all. They're very quiet as well, have a lot of grip, and are are wearing very well so far.

HeLLVieW96

i had BF's on my 76 Monte Carlo for a while, but ive got 225-70-15 cooper cobra's, sweet tires.