Re: Tire Comparo

From: Michael Maskalans (mike-lists@tepidcola.com)
Date: Thu Jul 31 2003 - 02:16:31 EDT

On Wednesday, Jul 30, 2003, at 23:17 America/New_York, Olznut@aol.com
wrote:

> the choice I
> made is either the Bridgestone AT Revos, or pretty much a twin to the
> BFG tread,
> Futura Dakota HT's which are made by Cooper I think

take a look at the reviews on TireRack. AndyL just pointed out those
Bridgestone revos to me tonight and they're the first tire I've ever
seen on TR with every category over 8.6 (dark green), and they've
whiled their way into competition with the Geolandars for my next daily
use meats. Those wonderful marks in combination with better tread wear
sound damn inviting to me.

For the record, I know some people at the BBQ were wondering: my Yokis
have almost 20k miles on them (83200 to 96600 plus 500), and are around
1/3 used up.

Depending on the swapping-of-hubs situation (I'd rather have 17*7s
made/ modded), I'll probably keep them for another 15 or 20 - until I'm
down to around 5/32-3/16, and then go for either those Revos or Yokis
in 265/70-17. 

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> Ok, gonna be time for new skins soon. The BFG's just didn't last as 
> long as I
> hoped and wasn't worth the $$$ vs longevity I hoped for. Might end up 
> with
> 40-45k miles. Yes, they were great off road, good tires, quiet, etc 
> etc but just
> didn't last long enough for me to justify another round. So, the 
> choice I
> made is either the Bridgestone AT Revos, or pretty much a twin to the 
> BFG tread,
> Futura Dakota HT's which are made by Cooper I think, which is a good 
> brand I'm
> told. Anyone dealt with either of these, please chime in!! I have the
> 265-70-16
>
> Ed "Olznut" Halterman Sunland, Ca '01 Dakota Quad Cab SLT+ 4.7L 4x4 
> "Silver
> Streak"  '66 Olds F-85 330 V-8, Intense Blue "Project Olds" Will Be 
> Finished
> Sometime This Millenium!!
>
>
>

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