a safe and happy holidays to you all, thanks for your support and friendship
over the years.
john, tammi, Van
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Barnes" <rascal@scrtc.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Friday, December 24, 2004 6:47 PM
Subject: RE: DML: tires.....yet again, but im not sure what to get!
>
> Merry Christmas from Kentucky to the DML gang. You are a source of humor,
> joy, and knowledge all year to this old biker.
>
> Take good care and stay safe,
> Rascal
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Terrible Tom
> Sent: Friday, December 24, 2004 3:29 PM
> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> Subject: Re: DML: tires.....yet again, but im not sure what to get!
>
>
> y2kblackdak@yahoo.com wrote:
>> title says it all.....the tires on the 'kota currently are not in the
>> best
> of
>> shape. I bought new rims this past summer, and the tire place
> messed up how i
>> had the tires paired/rotated. Long story short....2 of the tires were
>> old
> snow
>> tires that i pulled the studs out of and ran, in addition to 2 brand new
>> identical tires. So it sounds easy, right? Well, it was....when i
>> bought
> the
>> rims, they rotated the tires all funky, and it took me long enough to
> catch it
>> that i cant tell what WAS where and what goes where...and at this
> point....
>> so here's what im looking for....something fairly capable in adverse
> weather,
>> yet reasonably quiet on the highway(i commute 40 miles a day), so
> something
>> with a long tread life too....
>>
>> here's my top 2 so far:
>>
>> BFG all-terrain K/O's
>> Bridgestone Dueler A/T revo
>>
>> i've heard about both of these....any im not thinking of???
>>
>> -Mike
>
> Hi Mike - BFG's are good, heard they are a little skittish in rain. The
> BFG's on the Ram are old, worn, starting to dry rot - so they don't hold
> the best anymore. If you are going Michelin, look into the Cross
> Terrain tires. They are an all season tire that is more for onroad than
> offroad. Lots of siping and gripping edges on that tire. Have about
> 27K miles on my mothers explorer with that set of tires and they are
> still showing lots of tread left. The Dueler Revos have recieved high
> praise - but never used them before. Personally I am very pleased with
> the Cross Terrain tires.
>
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