Tires

My neighbor is an old time retired trucker, and he swears by Yokohama tires. I hear they are supposed to be really good. Besides, quality of the big name tire brands seem to be going down like everything else.



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The problem with tires is there have gotten to be so damn expensive and what works well for one guy may not be the right choice for the next guy. Most people are stuck with what the guy behind the counter sells them, and that’s often limited to what they have in stock or can get quickly. I purchase a lot of tires. Three trucks last week for instance. At work I have 17 trucks and 12 trailers, and at home 6 vehicles and 3 trailers. The guys at Discount Tire know me well. But at this point I go in knowing exactly what I want every time.

I’ve only bought Yokohama’s a couple of times, and was happy both times. Also just about every opinion I’ve heard of them was good. The only reason why I haven’t used them more is in some sizes there are other tires I like just as much that are cheaper, and their A/T tires don’t look very aggressive. Although I’ve also heard they do much better off pavement than they look like they would.


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I just ordered a pair for my Blue Truck Friday night. I usually order them in pairs because of the cost of buying a set. They were listed as 50,000 mile tires. I don't think that's too bad considering the heavy trucks that these go on. Plus the all terrain tread won't get the same kind of tread life that highway tread will.

I hate high speed vibrations - which I've had with Wranglers and even the stock Generals. The most recent set is
Michelin XPS RIB. It's a heavy tire with a 3086 Lb load capacity. Stiff sidewalls too. I suspect all that mass rotating does something to minimize vibrations, plus it's a well made tire. These are highway tread tires but I've had good traction plowing snow.

That's just it.

There is noise, but no vibration.

This is a smoother ride than my old, almost bald tires.

Noise has more to do with how the tread is shaped than anything. Some tires are just noisy like that. How much air pressure are you running? Perhaps you could go up or down from where you are and make an improvement in noise.


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It does. It rides mostly on the center tread now. And it's really not very noisy at all. Just noticeable, and that is something that everyone wants to know about.

These are rated for a maximum of 80psi. The shop put them at 70.

If I let any pressure out, it gets noisier.

I suppose when that center tread starts to wear out, it will get noisier.

You may want to lower your air pressure anyway. If they keep running on the center of the tread, the tires will wear quickly in the center.

IDIBRONCO said:

You may want to lower your air pressure

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I agree. I usually end up starting on the high end of the tire's max ... within a couple of thousand miles you'll more clearly undrestand what the tire/your truck likes.

Case In Point: The Yokohamas (HTX) on my dually like 75 in the front and 65 in the rear (when loaded heavy I increase the rear tire PSI to max).
It took me about 5k miles to get it figured out...every tire/ truck model / variant is likely to be different...but the "shoulder" of your tire should make solid contact with the ground.

Watch your tire wear and listen to your power steering pump.

I know that it's hard for you to do Selahdoor, but you can check you tire contact patch by making a chalk line across the tread and then driving on the blacktop a short way, like 100' or so. Then see how much chalk is left on your tread. Keep going lower on the pressure until the entire line is rubbed off. There's your empty tire pressure. Naturally, you'll go with higher pressure when loaded.