i have looked into the yokohama thay seem to be good tires but were
moore then the bfg about $100.00. but i live in a small town in norther
michigan
Josh Stolarz wrote:
>
> You might want to as Ed about this, or look back in the archives. He went
> throught the same thing with his QC...
>
> Josh
>
> ""Jason Bleazard"" <jbleazard@home.com> wrote in message
> news:97piqv$u63$1@bent.twistedbits.net...
> > So, I've been looking through the specs for our new truck, and I noticed
> > the tire size.
> >
> > What in the world have they done to me now? Yes, I realize that it works
> > out to be the same size as 31x10.5, but why did they have to change the
> > wheel diameter? (Don't tell me... to be "different".)
> >
> > 31x10.5 R15 is one of the most popular sizes in the world for truck
> > tires. But I've only been able to find 3 all terrain styles in 265/70R16:
> > the good old BFG AT KO
> > Bridgestone Dueler A/T
> > Yokohama Geolandar A/T+
> >
> > I know the BFGs are excellent tires, but they're expensive, and I disagree
> on
> > general principle with their price fixing policy. Anyone know anything
> > about either of the other two? Know of any all terrain tires in this size
> > that I've missed?
> >
> > (IMHO The Dunlop Radial Rover A/T isn't really an all terrain, it's an all
> > season just like the Goodyear Wrangler RT/S that comes from the factory.)
> >
> > What's really irritating is that there are lots of options in 265/75R16.
> > For various reasons I don't really want to mess around with changing the
> > tire size just yet. (Mostly I'm afraid the hand-wringers at Chrysler
> > Canada might decide to void the warranty if they find out we did something
> > to make the odometer read incorrectly. If you think I'm being paranoid,
> > these are the same people who wouldn't honor the warranty on
> > my US market '95 Dak unless I converted the speedometer and odometer to
> > kilometers and had the mileage converted so the read-out would be correct
> > in km. Fortunately all the dealer had to do was to place an extra call
> > to Chrysler US and it was all taken care of.)
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------
> > Jason Bleazard http://www.bleazard.net Toronto, Ontario
> > his: '95 Dakota Sport 4x4, 239 V6, 5spd, Reg. Cab, white
> > hers: '98 Dakota Sport 4x4, 318 V8, Auto, Club Cab, black
> > soon: '01 Dakota Sport 4x4, 4.7 V8, Auto, Quad Cab, black
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