Rear end traction!!!
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From: Western NY
RE: Rear end traction!!!
I was just complaining about my stock tires yesterday.
My 2500 4x4 came with the Michelin LTX "all season" tires. Believe me, they are fairly useless in our Buffalo winters. If I had ordered it instead of buying it off-the-lot (it was a leftover '07 - hence the 11k discount
), I would have opted for the BFG Rugged Trail T/A's. I've been looking into getting a second set of wheels & tires for winter use but damn, tires for this thing are mighty expensive!
I just can't see spending upwards of a grand on winter tires & wheels. I can get a nice deal on a set of factory 17" aluminum wheels, but pretty much any decent on/off road tire in 265/70-17 or 285/70-17 with a D orE load rating is big money. I was looking at the Firestone Destination AT or the Yokohama Geolandar AT-S. Both of these seem like decent tires and sell for around $150 or less. Any other economical suggestions? I'm not looking to spend huge coin here because I don't do much bad weather driving but I'd like to feel a little more secure in my truck in the snow/ice. Seems kinda pointless buying a 4x4 only to lose so much of it's capability with the wrong tires.
My 2500 4x4 came with the Michelin LTX "all season" tires. Believe me, they are fairly useless in our Buffalo winters. If I had ordered it instead of buying it off-the-lot (it was a leftover '07 - hence the 11k discount
), I would have opted for the BFG Rugged Trail T/A's. I've been looking into getting a second set of wheels & tires for winter use but damn, tires for this thing are mighty expensive!I just can't see spending upwards of a grand on winter tires & wheels. I can get a nice deal on a set of factory 17" aluminum wheels, but pretty much any decent on/off road tire in 265/70-17 or 285/70-17 with a D orE load rating is big money. I was looking at the Firestone Destination AT or the Yokohama Geolandar AT-S. Both of these seem like decent tires and sell for around $150 or less. Any other economical suggestions? I'm not looking to spend huge coin here because I don't do much bad weather driving but I'd like to feel a little more secure in my truck in the snow/ice. Seems kinda pointless buying a 4x4 only to lose so much of it's capability with the wrong tires.
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RE: Rear end traction!!!
ORIGINAL: redrum25
I was just complaining about my stock tires yesterday.
My 2500 4x4 came with the Michelin LTX "all season" tires. Believe me, they are fairly useless in our Buffalo winters. If I had ordered it instead of buying it off-the-lot (it was a leftover '07 - hence the 11k discount), I would have opted for the BFG Rugged Trail T/A's. I've been looking into getting a second set of wheels & tires for winter use but damn, tires for this thing are mighty expensive!
I just can't see spending upwards of a grand on winter tires & wheels. I can get a nice deal on a set of factory 17" aluminum wheels, but pretty much any decent on/off road tire in 265/70-17 or 285/70-17 with a D orE load rating is big money. I was looking at the Firestone Destination AT or the Yokohama Geolandar AT-S. Both of these seem like decent tires and sell for around $150 or less. Any other economical suggestions? I'm not looking to spend huge coin here because I don't do much bad weather driving but I'd like to feel a little more secure in my truck in the snow/ice. Seems kinda pointless buying a 4x4 only to lose so much of it's capability with the wrong tires.
I was just complaining about my stock tires yesterday.
My 2500 4x4 came with the Michelin LTX "all season" tires. Believe me, they are fairly useless in our Buffalo winters. If I had ordered it instead of buying it off-the-lot (it was a leftover '07 - hence the 11k discount
), I would have opted for the BFG Rugged Trail T/A's. I've been looking into getting a second set of wheels & tires for winter use but damn, tires for this thing are mighty expensive!I just can't see spending upwards of a grand on winter tires & wheels. I can get a nice deal on a set of factory 17" aluminum wheels, but pretty much any decent on/off road tire in 265/70-17 or 285/70-17 with a D orE load rating is big money. I was looking at the Firestone Destination AT or the Yokohama Geolandar AT-S. Both of these seem like decent tires and sell for around $150 or less. Any other economical suggestions? I'm not looking to spend huge coin here because I don't do much bad weather driving but I'd like to feel a little more secure in my truck in the snow/ice. Seems kinda pointless buying a 4x4 only to lose so much of it's capability with the wrong tires.
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From: Dallas, GA
RE: Rear end traction!!!
This was my solution when we lived up north:
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...mp;D=quikcrete
5 bags = $17.30 + tax for 400#
Mike
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...mp;D=quikcrete
5 bags = $17.30 + tax for 400#
Mike