Hi everyone, I've been lurking for a while and finally bought a truck to begin exploring with!
It's a 2003 Ford F250 with a 6.0L diesel 6spd manual that I affectionately call "Tonka". It has a 4 inch lift. You can see pics of it at Facebook
The previous owner also put some really big tires on it -- Mickey Thompsons, 325/65 R18 tires. Here are pics:
DROdio - Cloud2go Jun 22, 2012 8:17 PM.jpg
DROdio - Cloud2go Jun 22, 2012 8:18 PM.jpg
DROdio - Cloud2go Jun 22, 2012 8:18 PM.jpg
I"m looking for some tires that are more long-distance travel friendly. These might be great in the mud, but they're not great everywhere else. I'm planning on putting a pop-up camper on the truck, so I figure I'll probably need E-rated tires.
These are my priorities in tires, from most important:
1) Best possible highway travel (handling, gas mileage, road noise) while still somewhat capable offroad
2) Lifespan of tire
3) Cost of tire
Here are some tires I was looking at -- does anyone have any suggestions about these or other tires? I'd like to buy them at Sam's Club or Costco if possible but I'm open to others.
Oh also, I don't really know exactly what tires will fit on the vehicle... I know they're 18" rims, but I'm not sure how narrow or low/high profile I can go. For example, if I went narrower, say 275 instead of 325, should I keep the same "65" height? Or would some variance in either direction be OK? Any advice there would be appreciated as well.
265 width (is this too narrow considering I have 325s on right now? ... the stock F250 tire is a 235/85 R16!)
BF Goodrich Rugged Terrain T/A P265/65R18 (I can't tell what load rating these tires have): BF Goodrich Rugged Terrain T/A P265/65R18 112T - Sam's Club
275 width:
Rugged Terrain 275/65 R18 BFGoodrich Rugged Terrain T/A
All Terrain KO BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO
Dueler AT Revo: Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo 2
DuraTrac (might be too hard-core offroa for my needs?) Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac
Any other suggestions? Any advice is MUCH appreciated!
DROdio
It's a 2003 Ford F250 with a 6.0L diesel 6spd manual that I affectionately call "Tonka". It has a 4 inch lift. You can see pics of it at Facebook
The previous owner also put some really big tires on it -- Mickey Thompsons, 325/65 R18 tires. Here are pics:
DROdio - Cloud2go Jun 22, 2012 8:17 PM.jpg
DROdio - Cloud2go Jun 22, 2012 8:18 PM.jpg
DROdio - Cloud2go Jun 22, 2012 8:18 PM.jpg
I"m looking for some tires that are more long-distance travel friendly. These might be great in the mud, but they're not great everywhere else. I'm planning on putting a pop-up camper on the truck, so I figure I'll probably need E-rated tires.
These are my priorities in tires, from most important:
1) Best possible highway travel (handling, gas mileage, road noise) while still somewhat capable offroad
2) Lifespan of tire
3) Cost of tire
Here are some tires I was looking at -- does anyone have any suggestions about these or other tires? I'd like to buy them at Sam's Club or Costco if possible but I'm open to others.
Oh also, I don't really know exactly what tires will fit on the vehicle... I know they're 18" rims, but I'm not sure how narrow or low/high profile I can go. For example, if I went narrower, say 275 instead of 325, should I keep the same "65" height? Or would some variance in either direction be OK? Any advice there would be appreciated as well.
265 width (is this too narrow considering I have 325s on right now? ... the stock F250 tire is a 235/85 R16!)
BF Goodrich Rugged Terrain T/A P265/65R18 (I can't tell what load rating these tires have): BF Goodrich Rugged Terrain T/A P265/65R18 112T - Sam's Club
275 width:
Rugged Terrain 275/65 R18 BFGoodrich Rugged Terrain T/A
All Terrain KO BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO
Dueler AT Revo: Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo 2
DuraTrac (might be too hard-core offroa for my needs?) Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac
Any other suggestions? Any advice is MUCH appreciated!
DROdio