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Old Oct 11, 2009 | 04:30 PM
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Well I was getting ready to get rid of my SR-A's...But the fridge beat me to the punch. Now I gotta wait at least 3 months. I'll be going for the Hankook Dynapro Atm's in 17".
You're going to love those tires. I've had them on for about 2 weeks now, and I don't have any complaints at all. Rides so much better than before, and for an AT tire, they look pretty damn aggressive. I've gotten a few compliments already. I can't wait for the snow to come now!
 
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Old Oct 12, 2009 | 09:01 AM
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They have the tire in LT as well as the P designation but they both look identical.
 
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Old Oct 13, 2009 | 08:53 PM
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I have Firestone Destination A/Ts on my truck, and they are infinitely better than the Badyear Wanglers I had before. They barely lasted 20k miles, and like the last two sets I had on previous trucks, they sucked in everything but perfectly dry weather. With the Firestones, traction is no longer a problem, and I can stop worrying about my tires trying to kill me every time a cloud appeared on the horizon. They are worth the price, no questions asked.
 
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Old Oct 13, 2009 | 11:20 PM
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You will love them. I used to have the SR'A's on my other 06 dak and could not stand the damn things. Keep in mind I live in one of the driest areas of the country (Phoenix) and if you even had the slightest dirt patch at a stop sign or light, or it had a drop of water from the neighbors hose those tires would just light up and be impossible to keep tracked!

The hankook dynapro AT/M's are a great tire and get me up the slick boat ramps without using 4wd. I laughed this summer when a new Tacoma had to throw his truck into 4wd to get his boat out (he almost slid sideways into me beforehand). I slowly accelerated forward and pulled my boat out without so much as a chirp or slide!
 
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 11:20 AM
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I trashed my Goodyears at 26K what a POS tire, Firestone Destinations AWSOME!
 
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 12:13 PM
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I have the Wrangler RT/S's, came stock. I used these on my Explorer for years and they were real good in snow. This will be my first winter with the Dak, so I expect they'll be ok.
 
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 11:01 PM
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I hated the Wranglers. I couldn't wait to get rid of them. I replaced them with Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo's and loved them! But...they wore out. So, I replaced them with Bridgestone Dueler A/T 695's. I've had them on for a little over a month and they have worked great...even in the little bit of ice and snow we had last week.
 
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Old Oct 16, 2009 | 09:45 AM
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After doing some research, I think once I lift the truck I'm also going with the Hankook DynaPro ATM RF10's in a 275x65x18 size. Quite a few favorable reviews of these tires on the interwerbs. And the price is pretty good for the size.
 

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Old Oct 16, 2009 | 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by spshultz
After doing some research, I think once I lift the truck I'm also going with the Hankook DynaPro ATM RF10's in a 275x65x18 size. Quite a few favorable reviews of these tires on the interwerbs. And the price is pretty good for the size.
You will not regret it!
 
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 12:46 AM
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Originally Posted by dakotaff
I have the Wrangler RT/S's, came stock. I used these on my Explorer for years and they were real good in snow. This will be my first winter with the Dak, so I expect they'll be ok.
The RT/S is not a horrible tire, be glad you somehow escaped the curse of the SR-A garbage most of us got stock.
 
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