Drive tires

Michelin XDN2, expensive but you get what you pay for.

 

We have had goodyears fail on our cars. One did not make it past 22K.

Go with Bridge Stone, Michelin (Never ever had one fail. ever.) or even Yokohama.

Get the most tread you can find for a big truck. What's it? 32/32 or something these days?

 

Thick tread does not necessarily translate into longer life. At one time I was getting more life out of some trailer tires that started out at 18/32 than the ones that started at 24/32.

I run Goodyear G282 drives. Not because I wanted that particular tread pattern but because I got a smokin' deal on them. They are wearing much better than a chinese tire would. You get what you pay for.

 

I used to run Michelin now I run Continental, they are almost the same price Continentals maybe $20 cheaper. I like Continental lot better than Michelin

 

Chinese tires are usually oval.

 

If you run a lot of off road, does that change your choice of drives?

When you change your drives do you balance every tire? To me this seems like a no brainier, but I have talked to a couple of owners that say they only pay to balance steers.

 

Off Road means cross rib drives. Whatever brand they might be. Anything else is simply inadequate for that work.

 

No sense balancing tires unless you like equal, however you spell it. The brake drum will throw everything out of wack. Better to use centramatics or balance masters.

 

One bad thing about Michelin tires is on some trailers and such that sit a lot, they tend to dry rot before other brands. This really only applies if the tires get quite a bit of age on them before they wear out or carcasses of recaps. It must have something to do with their rubber composition.