BF Goodwrich. I get 80K on Rugged Trail 265/75/16 Great wet/dry traction and good light off road traction. Also if you want a more aggressive tread go with the Rugged Trerrian very good offroad with no on-road sacrifice.
BF Goodwrich. I get 80K on Rugged Trail 265/75/16 Great wet/dry traction and good light off road traction. Also if you want a more aggressive tread go with the Rugged Trerrian very good offroad with no on-road sacrifice.
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Just bought a set of Cooper Discoverer A/T3 tires in 265/75R16 size. $835.80 out the door from a local Tire Rama tire store, which included mounting, balancing and new metal stems.
http://www.cooperdiscoverer.com/
http://www.tirerama.com/
These replaced a set of Michelin LTX that had nearly 60K on them. The Discoverers are pretty aggressive looking, but are quiet - so far, and should work well during our Montana winters. The truck's handling appears to be pretty good too.
Last edited by More Power; 06-18-2013 at 11:28. Reason: sp
Got a couple hundred miles on the Cooper Discoverer A/T3 265/75R16 tires now. They are quiet, and the balance job performed at the local Tire Rama is excellent. I noticed that the tires required very little in the way of balance weights. This tells me that tire quality is pretty good. Jim
Awesome information, tires are important. I'm likely going to spend some time next year pricing out replacements for the hercules next year.
Probably do it on vacation heading south next year and get the benefit of cheaper US prices.
GMC Sierra 2500hd 2004.5 now with ARP studs
Now at half life, I can say that I would not recommend them again for those trucks that rarely leave the pavement. As my Coopers aged and approached half-life, they became increasingly noisy. I just can't take it anymore...
I plan to replace them soon with another set of Michelins.
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Jim, I had the same experience some years ago with Cooper tires on a mini van. Ever since then I've been running Michelins with no complaints .. The original Firestones that came with my 03 2500HD D/A were so noisy and rough riding that I swapped them out for Michelins at 9k. That set went 55k and were still running smooth and quiet when I put the second set on which are currently at 50k - also running smooth and quiet with plenty of tread left to go.
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I went with the Nitto Dura-grappler Highway Terrain on the dually and I have been super happy with them. I have about 10K miles on them so far. Quiet. Ride nicely. Improved handling over the Coopers that were on it.
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