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Old Mar 27, 2011 | 11:33 AM
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i have a 2001f250 7.3 i might need to buy tires in a few months i have good year dunlops on it now the wear is good but i was wondering if there was any other tires that wear well? thanks my truck isn't lifted
 
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Old Mar 27, 2011 | 06:41 PM
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goodyear dunlops?
 
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Old Mar 27, 2011 | 06:43 PM
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What kind of tread style and what driving do you do? dad had a set of michelin LTX's on his dually that wore like iron but were def not for any kind of offroad use.
 
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Old Mar 27, 2011 | 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Ned'ers
goodyear dunlops?
Had some Dunlop Goodyear's once but never a GY Dunlop
 
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Old Mar 27, 2011 | 08:09 PM
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I have pirellis street tires on my 2008 F-250, they handle alot better than the CONTINENTALS & FIRESTONES that i've had on the truck before
 
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 05:35 PM
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yes they are goodyears. i wont buy contenital becuse they wear way to quick i wasnt happy with em. they are semi agressive tires on road and offroad tires. i drive mainly on the highway but on the weekends i work on a farm off road so i need semi offroad. no Japanese tires i like American tires. i had toyos on it when i got em and hated them they wore so quickly
 
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 11:21 PM
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Check out our Tire forum as well... Might get some ideas in there.
 
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 09:12 AM
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I've had BFG A/T KO's, Nitto Terra Grapplers and Pro Comp's

I like the Nitto's the best out of all three
 
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 04:34 PM
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Goodyear workhorses, handle good all year, deep tread, not too shabby off road, and HOLY CRAP do they wear like iron. Bad part, not the cheapest thing around, I think I saw 190+ per tire at Sears. BF goodrich I think makes this commercial tire that is sort of like the goodyears but about 60 less a tire.

Look for treadwear in the numbers, you want a higher number 500+ if what you want is longevity, the compromise alot of times is performance, the higher the treadwear generally the harder the tire.

Best mileage... get some 22.5's
 
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Old Apr 9, 2011 | 04:35 PM
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any other tires that wear like iron? how r falken tires?
 
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