3rd Gen Dakota general discussion This section is for general discussions about your 3rd gen Dakota. Non tech related Dakota threads belong here.

Thank God for Discount Tires - got new tires!

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Dec 1, 2012 | 02:25 AM
  #1  
Ronius_MAXimus's Avatar
Ronius_MAXimus
Thread Starter
|
Professional
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 114
Likes: 0
From: Portland, OR
Default Thank God for Discount Tires - got new tires!

For the past decade, the people at Americas / Discount Tires have always been great to me. Today was certainly one of the best. Nearly a month ago, i purchased a set of 17" MB TKO wheels woth 245-65-17 Falken Rocky Mountains (wild peaks) A/T tires. At first all was good but then I started more and more wobble from the front tires, then, soon after the rears as well. Took them back twice to discount tire to have them mounted and rebalanced and the same problems kept occurring so I told them I wasnt satisfied and wanted to upgrade to some BF Goodrich Rugged Terrain T/A tires in same soze. Rather than spending the extra $124 difference, they decided to pay the difference and sipe my tires for free as well. My impression of the falken rocky mountains is that they were awesome when they rode evenly. I often would also lose grip of the rear wheels when accelerating on wet roads. However, the wheels were very smooth and quiet. I actually went 10 miles offroading doing lots of ups and downs and I did get stuck once on a one-way road when I had to reverse for another car was coming from the opposite direction. However, the wheels did hold their own offroad and there were tons of rocks, pot holes, wet leafs, and several steep inclines and declines in that 10 mile path. The bfg rugged terrains look very similar to the rocky mountains. However, the ride has been much more
Balanced and stable compared to the falkens. The rugged terrains are just a bit noisier than the falkens but ive had no problems losing grip in wet weather and have been everything I hoped the falkens would have been.
 
Reply
Old Dec 1, 2012 | 10:14 AM
  #2  
DaKoCuN's Avatar
DaKoCuN
Professional
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 220
Likes: 0
From: The ugly&boring Cancun!
Default

U got yourself a pretty good deal! Congrats...
Where the hell the pictures r?
 
Reply
Old Dec 16, 2012 | 08:51 PM
  #3  
jkeaton's Avatar
jkeaton
DF Admin
15 Year Member
Photogenic
Photoriffic
Liked
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 28,211
Likes: 366
From: Winston Salem, NC
Default

 
Reply




All times are GMT -4. The time now is 06:25 AM.