It's time to replace my drive tires, and I can get Kelly tires for about $250/tire less than the Bridgestones I'm replacing. Wondering if it's worth the savings or if the Kelly's will just wear out super fast?
Anybody run Kelly tires?
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Depends on how much you care about Rolling Resistance. America Moves By Truck (AMBT) - Moving America, one truck at a time The only two thy list very high on RR. You would loose about .5ths MPG in fuel running those over a tire with a 100 or less RR.
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My brother runs the Kelly KDA for drives and he has good luck with them. I can’t give you mileage without talking I him but I know he gets about a year and a half out of them hauling cattle, and he runs a fair amount of gravel roads.
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Not too worried about rolling resistance, I haul dirt so I need a moderately aggressive tread. More concerned about the softer compound wearing faster and whether they'll tear tread blocks out before they're halfway worn.
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I’ve ran Kelly’s in the past. #### good tire IMO. Especially if like has been mentioned, your not worried about maximum mpg. My Dad runs them on his farm trucks.
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not a good tire for heavy loads...
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I can't speak for the drive tires but Kelly steers wear out fast. I've tried 2 different sets and was disappointed with them. I'm currently trying out a set of Uniroyal steers. The jury is still out on them. I like the Dayton tires on the drives. They are a long lasting tire and a reasonable price.
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I know the Kelly passenger car tires are flat out junk! I can't get four of them without at least one, usually three, "bubbling" out at the bead. And they rarely last a full year on a car that does MAYBE 5,000 miles.
After my passenger car experiences, no way in heck would I trust a Kelly tire on my drive axles!Rideandrepair and x1Heavy Thank this. -
After 95k miles, perfect wear and 22/32nds tread depth left.
Semi aggressive tread and made in USA.
11R22.5 General Ameri-Steel D460 Commercial Truck Tire (14 Ply)
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