Has 265 -70- 17 goodyear's @ 150.00 a pop, (local) looking to replace w/ something a bit less expensive,, not cheap, just cheaper, like 100.00 per tire, any suggestions or opinions on such tires as Dunlop, continential, BFG's, hankook ?? I tow a 288 approx 6,500 w/ 500 lbs tounge weight.. Thanks Chris.

Personally I don't like BFG...I had 285/16 on when new, sold them used at 40k mi and put Goodyear on, what a big diff when I drove off. Noticed right away the first mile how better they were.

I would look at Bridgestone but they are not cheap either.

BFG All Terrain KO are the best tire out there, but pricy. I have the BFG Rugged Trail, not as pricy and not as aggressive. Check into Cooper Tires. They are GREAT quality. I had Copper Discoverer A/T on my truck for a long time and loved them. They don't make the A/T anymore, now replaced with the ATR.

Thanks,, Brian, they make the ATR in SL 4 ply ( 100.00) and E 10 ply, (140.00) @ mavis. The goodyears that are on there now are SL and have been o.k. just wondering if I should go w/ the heavier duty.. ?? opinions ????

I don't think you can have too much tire. I would go for the E-rated. They will give you less sway with towing. If they produce too rough of a ride, just air them down a hair.

I was turned on to Coopers via Jeff Jassby, aka Jassman. I have put a few posts up on tires in the past, and he always chimed in on them. He runs them on his fleet trucks AND his boat trailer. I was very happy with mine. I had them on for about 21000 miles, and decided to change up when I cut one bad, and could not replace with a like tire. (Had 3 good A/Ts, could not find a fourth). They had plenty of life left. If you look up Mama Tryed here on OSO, he can drop ship tires for a VERY good price as well, many brands.

Contact info for MT here:
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...ght=mama+tryed


Cooper Info and more:

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...FG+truck+tires

O.K. Mavis has Pirelli Scorpion STR load range E for 110.00 ,,, Cooper ATR SL for 104.00, and the ATR E range for 144.00.

I've got Bridgestone Duelers on my Jeep and love them. Great tire at a great price too.

Tires can be found here.

Nitto Terra Grapplers, about 105-110 per tire, great tire , great wear. very happy with these, gonna put them on everything now

BFG Rugged Trail 10 ply $133.00
GY Wrangler AT 6 PLY $130.00
Michelin LTX AS 10 ply $157.00

Bargin Basement 4 ply's
Bridgestone Dueler H/T $97.00
Continental Conti-Trac $75.00
Firestone Destination $94.00
Kumho Road Venture AT $89.00

I just had new tires put on my 2003 F-150. Had the same Goodyear RTS and got 51,000 miles out of them. I went to discount tire and had them installed at $498 out the door plus received a $50 rebate. Stay away from the Dunlop's. I put them on a Grand Cherokee a few years ago and was the worst tire for ride. Just a heads up I called 3 places and they started out at $720 than discount qouted me $628 than went to payless and the qouted me $468. I than called discount back and they qouted the $498 and he stated that was cost and no profit. I took the truck to Payless and they tried the big switch. I walkout and went to Discount. Just check around and remember you get what you pay for.