Goodyear sucks. The eagle ones suck. Michelin seems LTX seems to be a great
tire. I have heard they last a long long time. I just got a set and they
handle great.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sevrence, Sean (S.J.)" <ssevrenc@visteon.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 7:06 AM
Subject: RE: DML: Tires
> One nice thing about the spare tire, it is not exposed to direct UV rays
> from the sun. Hidden beneath the truck help tremendously for shelf life!
My
> '92 did not come with the same rim, so I only used it with a flat. Still
is
> great shape after 9 years. My '01 has the same rim on the spare so I will
be
> rotating it in.
>
> My '92 came with Goodyear Invicta's and I replaced them with the same as I
> got 75K out the originals. The replacements gave me 80K but then like a
dumb
> a$$ I went with the Belle Tire special. JOKE!! 26K and had to replace
them.
> The 4X4 guys don't care for Goodyear, but they are fine on the 4X2's. If I
> remember right, they are around $90 each (that was a while ago, so I don't
> know how accurate that number is)
>
> Sean
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Clark [mailto:mike@mikesdakota.com]
> Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2001 5:43 AM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Tires
>
>
>
> > Also, should I have the spare replaced or not? Don't know its
> > condition - haven't looked - but I figure if it's in okay shape
> > there's not much use in replacing it, right?
>
> > Thanks!
>
> I'd just do a visual inspection on the spare to make sure there is no
> damage and no cracks from dry rot. Make sure it holds air. If it
> passes these two tests I'd keep it. I don't know what the shelf life
> of spare tires are, but I've still got the factory spare on my '93 and
> it's fine.
>
>
> --Mike
> www.mikesdakota.com
>
>
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