Best steer tire?

I never had any luck with Michelin or Kelly tires, but the Bridgestones I have are doing good. Yokohoma is also a good one, or atleast used to be.

 

I think Michelin has an XZA for steers that has really low rolling resistance and good tread life. I don't rremember exactly which one though... maybe the XZA-3??

 

I'm partial to B F Goodrich,
Made by Michelin, considerably cheaper.

 

I have good luck out of the Firestone 590.Just put a new set on Fri.The ones I pulled off had 172000 on them and my friend will get another 75 out of them on his trl.But,the front end is tight and true.I run centramatics,keep the air psi at 105 and take it easy when backing or turning around.I also replace shocks every year.I know.. but it's cheap maint.

 

The Firestone's are the only tire I used to run. Would easily get 150,000+ miles OTR pulling a reefer behind me. It's also the only tire a friend of mine runs. He put Michelins on that the company he was leased to got him a deal on. He hated those.

 

most steer tires are 18/32 tread depth continentals are 23/32

 

Michelin all the way !
Properly balanced and rebalanced after 75-80K running 107psi(cold)
180K is pretty easy.
Bridgestone drives also balanced and rotated after 75-80K 100psi(cold)

I also dont do the dirt parking lot thing,rocks eat up rubber.

 

I read somewhere that too much rubber is sometimes not a good thing; causes tire "squirm" which leads to faster wear. Don't remember what the magic tread depth # was though.
I bought a used truck that had some Continentals on it, got good wear out of them, but they don't seem to have a dealer in my area, IIRC
Are they priced comparable to the other name brands?

 

I drive a 379 pete it kept wearing the steers out a good friend of mine runs 16 ply continenals from the front to back on tractor and trailer.i seen the way his does so we put a set on and you can tell a world of difference in the ride and the way that they handle. they are well worth the difference in money.