help me decide which drive tires to buy.

heavyhaulerss · Mar 10, 2013

Autocar said: ↑

Why do you need lugs?
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well I tried all position & loved them. but I go into steel yards & have pulled out many 1 inch pieces of metal out of lugs, that would of penetrated other tires. I had enough tire repairs in the past on my all position to not want them, due to that & downtime. fuel was always better though. so I figured if I could get a lug with a good r.r. & deep rubber to keep the punctures from happening often, it would be a best of both worlds situation for me.

heavyhaulerss · Mar 10, 2013

Cowpie1 said: ↑

Along with tread design and cost, also take a look at rolling resistance numbers. A very high rolling resistance can cost you more in fuel than you saved in buying the tire. Take a look at http://www.michelintruck.com/michelintruck/toolbox/FuelSavcalculator.jsp and plug in tires you are looking at to see what the rolling resistance is and how they compare. I plugged in the Toyo m567 you mentioned and the have a pretty good rolling resistance. Better than most.

As for using caps, I have used Michelin custom mold caps in the past with very good results. I have found if you run the recommended pressure for the casing that the maker recommends for what you are doing, and are meticulous about watching the pressures, you will cut any risk on using caps substantially. And I have found that having them checked for "round" after installed on a wheel, and checking balance and rejecting any cap that has excessive balance issues will cut your problems to almost nothing. You have to do your due diligence with caps. You can't just throw them on and forget them. But they can save a grip of money.
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Yes I have that r.r. page on my fav's. that is where I went to compare.

Semi Crazy · Mar 10, 2013

I wouldn't put anything named "geo" on my truck!

Truck609 · Mar 16, 2013

I don't know anything about the geo stuff, but my Toyo drives are on their third year, and less than 300k. They have about a quarter of an inch of tread left now. I'll change them out pretty soon.....usually when they get down to the wear bars.

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