Hey I got an 04 ram 1500 quad cab 4x4 and I am in need of some tires. I got michelin's on there now they are 245/70/r17's . I was thinking it might be cheaper to get them online then the store. At town fair tire they wanted like 250 for each tire mounted. That seemed pretty steep to me. I dont need any big tires or anything . I was just thinking some all terrains or something. Anyone got any recomendations of what to get or should I just stick with the michelins. Any online stores you guys recomend too. Thanks for any help

 

Found this on Tirerack.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/survey....jsp?type=ORAT

 

don't buy bfg's a/t ko's, they are expensive and they suck, michelin's are also very steep. general makes a real good a/t called grabber at2, they are reasonable price @tire warehouse.

 

I just bought some Toyo MTs. They also have an AT. The MTs look great, very quiet...awesome on wet roads if you have them siped...try Tiredeals4less or Rimzoneonline for good prices.

 

The Bridgestone Dueler HL
(not HT, not AT)
have extremely good
dry and wet braking performance,
but they are only 'fair' in snow

When you need to brake at the extreme where just a few feet count
it is usually a Life or Death situation
so I go with the best braking tire (and at the highest pressure)

The Dueler HL also has a good highway ride
and it quiet

Goodyear's tire design to compete with the HL is the Fortera line of tires

Tires can have up to a 3 MPG affect on fuel economy

 

below is a cut from the FAQ:
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TIRE CHOICES for BETTER MPG

Increasing the air pressure in your tires, and picking a narrow 'rib tread'
commercial delivery truck type tire that has low rolling resistance
definitely will help MPG.

Raising the air pressure by 15 psi to the max 70 psi in Goodyear Wrangler
HT 235/85R16E tires increased my mpg by +1 in a 311 mile
test run - but the ride was bone jarring. A narrow, highway rib tire like the
HT gives the lowest rolling resistance. Wide, aggressive tread tires can be
three times harder to roll. It might pay to have a 4 tire set for the weekday
commute, and a weekend mudder wide tire set.

Several Cummins Diesel Ram owners have reported that buying special
wheels and converting to 19.5 Commercial truck tire designs have
improved both MPG and tire tread life - but these tires are generally
heavier. RicksonTruck is one such special wheel seller:

http://www.ricksontruck.com/

In May of 2008, Ford and Michelin put out press releases about their joint
effort to create a new low rolling resistance tire, saying:

"The two fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly SUVs boast a projected 1
mpg fuel economy improvement for both four- and six-cylinder models, thanks in
part to a new set of 16-inch Michelin Latitude Tour low-rolling-resistance
tires, according to the automaker.
Ford and Michelin collaborated to optimize the tires' mold design and
implement a new-generation tread stock for the new Latitude Tour tire.
Low-rolling-resistance tires are part of a multifaceted Ford approach to
improving fuel economy, the company says. Other initiatives include the
introduction of energy-efficient, six-speed automatic transmissions and more
fuel efficient engine technologies. The P235/70R16 tires are standard for all
Escape and Mariner models, including hybrids. In addition to improved fuel
economy, the new tire is quieter, and Ford engineers say it delivers more
precise handling, responsive steering and helps shorten braking distances.
Escape and Mariner drivers also will notice reduced road noise and tire wear
as well as better performance in wet and snow conditions, according to the
company."


Consumers Reports is the only organization I know of that tests for rolling
resistance of tires but even they do not report the Crr number.
Quote from CR:
" Fuel mileage at a price. Some tires roll with less drag than others. The
lower a tire's rolling resistance, the more fuel you can save. Those savings
can be significant. {Pickup and SUV} Tires with the lowest rolling resistance
delivered nearly 2 mpg more at a steady 65 mph in our highway tests {2003
four-wheel-drive Ford Explorer XLT 4x4} than those with the highest rolling
resistance. The catch: While some high-scoring tires had low rolling
resistance, most tires with the lowest rolling resistance also had lower
overall scores."

In their 11/2004 Pickup & SUV tire test CR the
lowest rolling resistance tires rated 'excellent' were the:

Bridgestone Dueler H/T (D684)
Michelin Cross Terrain
Continental ContiTrac
BF Goodrich Radial Long Trail T/A

The Pickup & SUV tires with the worst rolling resistance were the:

Pirelli Scorpion STA
Kelly Safari Signature
Yokohama Geolander H/T-SG051

A tire with a 'very good' rolling resistance and high scores in other handling
and braking tests was the Hankook DynaPro AS RH03

Hankook recently announced that they had spent $10 million developing a
tire called the fx-Optimo that has even lower rolling resistance and can
give up to a 3% MPG improvement:

http://www.moderntiredealer.com/t_in...t&storyID=5961

Michelin has also recently introduced an ultra-low rolling resistance tire for
use on diesels in Europe that is available in 15 and 16 inch sizes:
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/07/m...nserving-tire/

In another test of "All Season" tires in November 2005,
CR rated these tires as 'excellent' for low rolling resistance:

Michelin X Radial DT
Michelin Agility Touring
Michelin Harmony
Hankook Mileage Plus GT H707
Kumho Touring 795 A/S
Toyo 800 Ultra
Sumitomo HTR T4

In the same November 2005 issue
'All Terrain' tires were also tested
but only the
Continental ContiTrac TR
got an excellent rating for low rolling resistance in this group.

The California Air Resources board is pressing the tire companies to make
rolling resistance measurements on tires freely available to the public by
2008, one of the few reasonable things CARB has ever done in my opinion

The lower profile 17 and 20 inch tire designs used on the 2003-2005
5.7Hemi Rams have a 'sticker' tire tread and higher rolling resistance than
earlier year Rams. It is probable that if a manufacturer makes available a
235 85 R17 tire in Load Range E it would be lower rolling resistance
than the stock tires and might improve MPG by 1-2 at 70 mph.

The 2006 Ram press release says the new model will have 'low rolling
resistance tires.'

In April 2006 the "independent and non-partisan" US National Academy
of Sciences completed a report on the rolling resistance of tires and how
MPG for the entire country might be easily improved if tire makers
increased their research into how to make tires roll even easier.
The 'meat' of this report starts about page 50 at this weblink:

http://www.trb.org/publications/sr/sr286.pdf

 

I have always done well with BfGoodrich Rugged trail.