Thanks everyone for the ideas...
I don't think I'd want to put many more miles on these tires, I've got about
4/32nds left, and these babies are slippery when wet. They've been lousy in
the snow since day one, even with several hundred pounds of ballast in the
bed. I will admit I've been lousy about rotating them.
Unfortunately, I live in the snow belt and can't possibly put on a wider
tire! As much as I'd like the look.... driving in snow, a narrow footprint
is what you need. So I don't think I want to go to 270 or 275's...
I've done a ton of searching the web, the Pirelli Scorpion Zero is the only
other tire in this size I've found. Neither the Eagles or the Pirellis get
very good reviews. I can get the Pirellis delivered for $100 each.
I haven't checked Costco or SAMS yet, but I gotta believe they won't have
anything I can't find on the web.
Hey, this is a helpfull group... Think I'll stick around.
Terry.
'00 Dakota Club Cab SLT. 4.7L
http://members.aol.com/tschw10117/mypage.htm
<Tubamirbls@aol.com> wrote in message news:146.b4e6d0.2ae1830b@aol.com...
>
> Hi Terry
> I have the same truck and tire. I'm @ 46k and I should get at least
> another 25k mi out of mine. I've kept 35# air consistently and X-rotated
> (except the spare) every 8k. I've not needed a front end alignment so far
> nor has there been any need for changing the factory balancing.
> From ads I've seen this is not a rare tire size but one that is not
> perhaps in the "mainstream" common useage. For that reason alone it is
less
> likely to be an on-sale item. All the major tire mfgr's as far as I can
> tell offer it in several price/quality grades. Do you have a COSTCO or
> similar in your area? My COSTCO carries this size and their typical price
is
> around $115 last time I looked.
> Of course you can go to another size. If the circumference of such
> different size is greater or less than these originals then you should go
to
> a speedometer shop to have your speedometer checked for accuracy. If it's
> off your dealer can make the adjustment to your engine computer
>
> Paul Sahlin
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