lets do a tire option today

dodgedifferent2

dodgedifferent2

hung like a stud field mouse and
So i am looking at tires today since the good year wrangler sra's scared the brown nuggets out of me on the first snowfall.

looking at 275-60-20 tires for the ram
thinking all terrain tires
I had the bfg all terrain t/a on my old dakota and did not have much complaints about them except the sticker price
I also had the Hercules terra trac's on the dakota as well and i had that tire buried to the axles and it walked out of the mud hole. I was impressed

Any other opinions?
 
I'll be watching this thread.
I'm looking at winter tires and steel rims for my RAM right now.

I haven't had any scary moments, but the tire pressure dropped on the first cold day of the season because of the alloy rims.

I am not going to deal with that all winter. I have a compressor at home and I just don't want to deal with it.
I hate it that much.
 
Oh, and to add to the list, I'm looking at Michelin Latitude® X-Ice® Xi2™

They are light. The ratings on everything except handling are a 10 out of 10.
im not going to be auto-crossing my truck. So, an 8 out of 10 for handling should be just fine.
 
dodgechargerfan said:
Oh, and to add to the list, I'm looking at Michelin Latitude® X-Ice® Xi2™

They are light. The ratings on everything except handling are a 10 out of 10.
im not going to be auto-crossing my truck. So, an 8 out of 10 for handling should be just fine.
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You'll like the Michelins. Brother-in-law outside of Calgary has them on his Ram. He whined a touch about their cost, until the first blast of winter weather hit... Now, you'd have to steal the truck to get the tires off of it.
 
dodgedifferent2 said:
i am not a fan of "winter tires" ....

i would rather have one good on/off road tire to cover it all.
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Unfortunately, there's no such thing... Tires that work best in winter won't last through any other season. The soft compound needed for below-freezing temps wear quickly above those temps.
 
Where's Stretch when you need him? The man spent a dozen years in the tire business and always has a truck. I can't remember which tires he recommended to me as the best year-round compromise on the Dakota, but I know they weren't BFGs. I'm pretty sure they were Firestone Destination ATs, but the truck's not here for me to look at it right now. He said for a combination of off-road grip, decent winter use (he did not change tires in the winter, nor did I want to) and good tire wear they were hard to beat and he used them on his '98 Dodge. So I took his advice, and in the year they've been on the truck, I've only gotten stuck once in the approximate 2,000 feet I've driven it. :D
 
I did read about those firestones at's

and also bridgestone dueler at



"paging stretchy ...... 1 ... 2..... 3...... paging stretchy"
 
It's his birthday. Probably the one day a year he doesn't have to actually chase the wife. Might be around tomorrow or Friday. :D
 
dodgedifferent2 said:
i am not a fan of "winter tires" ....

i would rather have one good on/off road tire to cover it all.
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I got through last winter with whatever is on the truck from the factory.
I'd have to go look and see what they are.

But the pressure loss from the alloys shrinking is what irks me.
So, I'm getting steel rims.
If I'm getting steel rims, I may as well get tires on them, too.
 
Yep. Firestone Destination AT 2. Don't buy Dueler anything. Way over priced and they wear out fast.
 
BFG all terrains flat out suck. They are charging top dollar for 30+ year old technology. They take a ton of weight to balance out, they are very heavy, they offer tons of rolling resistance, the snow traction sucks compared to todays tires, and they are prone to breaking belts.
 
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