Im going to send you to look at another tire. Go check out some MasterCraft
Coursers, available in what ever size/style you want, in cars and trucks.
I am running my second set of MT's. The first set took 50,000 miles of
abuse(I probably should have changed them at 40k). Their AT's are pretty
damn good looking and have a longer tread life and more grip of course, on
snow and ice. But I want MT's. So I just take it a little easier during
the rain and ice covered roads, but once Im off the road, who cares, I need
the MT's.
Bill Day
billday@consolidated.net
http://users.consolidated.net/billday/
A rich man isn't always wealthy, he just has all the love he wants and can
give..
AIM - BadManD73 (Catch me if you can!)
'95 Ext Cab 3.9L Mag 4x4 Flame Red 3.55 LSD turning 30x9.50x15's
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Pitz" <dakota@billpitz.com>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 11:12 PM
Subject: Re: DML: RE: Driver Info Requested...
>
> dodgedakotaquadcab@yahoo.com wrote:
> > Anyone driving on Goodyear Wrangler RT/S tires??
> >
> > Looking for first-person experiences.My choices are
> > the Wrangler RT/S,the Firestone Destination LE,or my
> > Firestone Firehawk Indy 500's...
>
> That's a bad question to ask here, as I'm sure you've already seen by
> the responses so far.
>
> I wasn't very happy with the Wranglers at all. For starters, they wore
> out very fast. I'm guessing I would have gotten ~30k max out of them.
> They were absolutely horrible in even the slightest bit of mud. There's
> virtually no evacuation of the mud from the tread. IMHO, a truck with
> "mud+snow" rated tires should not need 4 wheel drive in a few inches of
> mud. By comparison, my BFG AT's were able to plow right through the
> same mud in the same spot with no hesitation whatsoever.
>
> The wear on my BFGs has been better than on my Goodyears.. Right now I
> have a bit over 30,000 miles on the BFGs and I'm guessing that I can
> easily go another 10-15k before they need to be replaced. They
> definitely make a bit more noise on the freeway than the Goodyears, but
> the overall handling is much better. Unless you have a need for an
> offroad tire, though, I would not choose the BFG AT. (I'm still going
> around in my head as to whether it's going to be worth it for me to
> purchase another set when these wear out given my offroad:street driving
> ratio.)
>
> The Goodyears are fine as stock tires if you life in a relatively mild
> climate and don't need any kind of offroad ability. However, their
> retail price puts them dead last on my list of tires.
>
> If you're looking for good treadwear, I've heard nothing but good things
> about Cooper tires.
>
> In short, I'd just say that if you're looking to buy tires, the Goodyear
> Wrangler RT/S is not worth the money.
>
> -Bill
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