Best tires these days for Duramax?
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I'm looking for tires also. Currently Have the BFG KO's. Really no issues with them. But just looking for a change. I was considering the Firestone Destination A/T's. Does anyone have feedback on them? Vehicle is a 2002 Ford Excursion Limited. (Only 33K miles) I put the BFG's on when I first purchased the vehicle new. Tossed the orig tires only for the reason of looking too small for the vehicle. 265/70/16. The current size on the stock rim is 315/75/16. I want to keep this size, so the choices are limited. Michelin does not make this size. That's why I'm considering the Firestones. I'm looking for a better road ride, the vechicle never goes off road.
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Ray
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I get over 100k out of each set of ltx's I use. They have an 80% market share in light trucks because they make an awesome tire.
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I'm looking for tires also. Currently Have the BFG KO's. Really no issues with them. But just looking for a change. I was considering the Firestone Destination A/T's. Does anyone have feedback on them? Vehicle is a 2002 Ford Excursion Limited. (Only 33K miles) I put the BFG's on when I first purchased the vehicle new. Tossed the orig tires only for the reason of looking too small for the vehicle. 265/70/16. The current size on the stock rim is 315/75/16. I want to keep this size, so the choices are limited. Michelin does not make this size. That's why I'm considering the Firestones. I'm looking for a better road ride, the vechicle never goes off road.
Thanks
Ray
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Ray
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whatever you do dont buy from tirerack 9-10 times they are not cheaper than anybody else. Try sears.com, discountireonline is cheap for a lot of stuff. Walmart or sams can have good prices too. Some of these guys are only getting 15k on their tires, thats a junk tire. I had 12 k on my good year silent armors and they looked new
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For everyone bashing the Geolanders, they arent for everyone. If you dont keep good shocks on your truck, they will bounce a bit. You also have to rotate them about every 6K or so. I still get 60-70K miles out of a set, with some extremely heavy footed driving and some high mph highyway driving.
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Nitto Terra Grapplers are nice as well, they too last long, and are smooth and quiet.
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If you tow a boat alot, want excellent wet traction, and amazing tread wear, the hands down winner is the Michelin LTX M/S2. Yes, they're not cheap but you get what you pay for.