Got me some new tires!

[Can30Diesel]

Well I finally managed to get the money to get some new tires for the PSD. Went from endless years of running used tires to finally something with some tread.

Here is what I was running.. BFG All Terrains. 265/75r16 Load Range E

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Yeah there wasn't much left of them at all.

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I did a bunch of research and decided on going with a set of GoodYear Wrangler Duratrac's. Went up a size to 285/75r16, Load range E again of course. The tires were on sale so it was not a hard decision.

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I am sure actually having some tread helps, but the 285's seem to look like they were supposed to be the stock size. They fill the wheel wells in quite nicely I think.

This is my first new set of tires in recent memory, I am looking forward to not worrying about tires for a little while.

As for my take on them, they are a quiet enough tire considering the tread pattern but the rubber is definitely soft, I am pretty sure this heavy truck will wear them down sooner than I would like. They seem a little squishy on the front, but the installation place have the fronts at 50psi and the rears at 80psi, so I will see how that feels after a while.

Thanks for looking!

 

[79jasper]

I've heard good things about those.
Unless Towing often, I would drop the rears down. With no weight back there the centers will wear.
Different tire so it's not apples to apples, but I recently dropped the fronts to about 60 because of wear problems. Actually I dropped them all since I haven't towed anything.

So your opinion on nitrogen?
I've always wanted to try it.

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[Can30Diesel]

The nitrogen was actually an oopsie in the shop, I never asked for it, but I didn't pay for it either. To be honest I am not sure what to expect from it as compared to air. But from my little bit of driving both in town and on the highway, it feels about the same as air.

I am gonna check my tire pressure tomorrow then go from there.

 

[79jasper]

Imo the only downside is if you do need "air." You would have to get your own nitrogen tank, or go to a shop with it.
Well and the cost.

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[Waystro]

Best my Sub ever rode was with pressure set at 16 I don't recommend tho
60 is the next best pressure.
Where did you buy them from?

 

[Can30Diesel]

Yeah it looks like there are some definite benefits to nitrogen, and apparently you can mix air and nitrogen without causing any problems other than lowering the effectiveness of the nitrogen.

 

[Can30Diesel]

I bought them from Canadian Tire. The main reason was there was only about a 10$ price difference per tire between them and the other stores, and they had the tires I wanted to buy for my Wife's car as well. So I put her old tires and rims (formerly her summer tires) in the back of my truck and had them swap all 8 tires in one shot.

My Wife hsa a 98 Civic which now has Hankook Optimo 4s All Weather tires. She also got accidental nitrogen!

 

[jhenegh]

So since the atmosphere is 78% nitrogen already, does pure nitrogen act any different in a tire?

 

[pafixitman]

My understanding was that nitrogen is less susceptible to pressure changes caused by temperature changes.

 

[m885]

^^^^ What he said. My DD came nitrogen filled. Made it 11 months before an extreme cold snap tripped TPMS.

 

[mu2bdriver]

You will love the Duratracs. Great decision. I have about 10k on mine and they look like new. Driven through mud and snow and never let me down.


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[Waystro]

Walmart had them on sale for $157 for the 265s awhile ago.

 

[Can30Diesel]

That was my plan when it came to new tires. I wanted something I could go pretty much anywhere with during any season and not worry about traction so much.

Thats right on the nitrogen. The theory is to have a higher percentage of nitrogen as that is a very stable gas. It is supposed to be good long term for the tires in terms of being less likely to expand/contract with temperature changes, less likely to pass moisture on to the tire and so on. But in reality, its is not 100%, the industry standard is 93-95% nitrogen, so it isn't much different than air in the grand scheme of things, its a big money grab if you ask me. But since I got it for the same price as air, I won't argue!

 

[snicklas]

Nice looking tires!!! I like the bigger name tires. I have Firestones on my truck.....

One side question..... did you put the newer headlights in, or did the PO do that?

 

[Can30Diesel]

I put newer headlights in.