Best choice of tire for spread axle?

I like the Bridgestone R250 on my spread. Last set went 190K.

 

Your info says you're in the midwest, where specifically and where do you normally run? We've been running the Yoko RY023 on our steps and flats for a couple years with good luck. Good bang for your buck.

 

I'm not sure if they are the best, but I've been pleased with Continental HSR2. I got 145k miles on them with 12/32" of tread left, all of them are wearing evenly with the exception of slight dips here and there on shoulders on a couple of them. Rotated front to back once (rears started to wear slightly faster since I started using the dump valve).

Don't know what they cost today. Paid $2700 mounted back in Sept 2010, with Yokohama casings for trade ins.

 

You are talking about Firestones correct? They have a 590.

When I was looking for tires on a car trailer, the size was 255/70R22.5. BF Goodrich made a ST230 & they lasted as well as anything. The reason I mentioned it was when searching around the tires would show up in threads for spread axles. Call Bauer Bilt, the guys by Bolingbrook,IL have always been honest with me & thinkin they have locations in WI?

 

Never ran them but plan to in the future. Know you said you're not interested in recaps but from what guys are saying about Michelin recaps you ought to at least consider them especially considering the savings. Make sure they're real Michelin caps, and of course if they're not your casings that would be a slight drawback..

 

I run the Bridgestone 250's as well. If you have any type of national account ie OOIDA, you should be under that all day long. A trick is to buy them in a state that doesn't charge sale tax on truck parts as well. BBB posted something I believe that outlined which states it was. GA OH, PA, and OR were on there plus a few others.

 

Same here. I haven't noticed any uneven wear & they seem to hold up good on that front axle.