Stinger Steer drive tires,

I've never actually tried them on the steers. I have the Bridgestone R283 295/75/22.5 on the steers and the Bridgestone R250 on the trailer. It's my first set of Yoko's on the drives but am happy with them to this point.

 

We never did any official tests with Yok steers, but we did try a few sets when Michelin's were not available and they didn't work so well. We haven't tried many BFG's because there is no dealer close, so I can't comment on them. So far the Michelin's, even being a higher cost, went enough miles on steers to be the cheapest cost per mile out of all the ones we've tried, which were, Goodyear, Continental and Yokohama.

 

I have been running BFG trailer tires on drives for almost 10 years. Don't get the same mileage but they are almost half price and have lower rolling resistance.

 

Has anyone had any experience with the FALKEN tires? We are testing out a set of trailer tires right now 265/70 x 19.5 - seem to be standing up so far. 1/3 of Michelin price so we thought we'd see what happens. Put 6 on with 2 Michelins already there. Lost 1 Michelin to blow out, but the Falkens still hanging in there.

 

Our enclosed trailers run the same size but with continentals and they hold up very well and they wear evenly. Thats a 70+ running coast to coast

 

Could somebody share the experience using 295/60R22.5 on steers on car carriers? Do they last longer?I'm thinking to switch for that size but I will need to buy 22.5" x 9" wheels. I heard on another post that these sizes are easier to blow out.
Or should I just buy a 275/70R22.5 load range J tires and keep my current wheel? I want to run with 18 ply on steer.

 

I run them on a pete. With the standard 8.25 rim. Never had an issue.

 

Mine will last about 85,000-95,000 miles. I take them off the wheel at 45,000 and flip them and remount on the same position. I recently went to a 3”offset flat face wheel and have been told I “may” get longer life with them. I am too early in to tell you if this helps or not. I run fairly heavy most of the time on my steer so I am happy with the life.