Tire question

I agree the best-known. Bridgestone is. M710

 

My suggestion is this.

The change in rubber will give you higher rolling resistance so if you like your mileage, get exactly what you have on the truck or move up to an improved (lower rolling resistance) tire of the same size.

 

U. R. Correct

 

Also no 11R tires... Stay LP if you want efficiency.... I'm talking the best rolling resistance tires are 22.5 LP variety.
The higher sidewall tires are worse rolling resistance.

If you need taller gears, change them and use the best rolling resistance tires to go with it....

There is tremendous fuel efficient gained or lost through the selection !!

We're talking yearly $5,000 + per year in fuel savings which is far higher than a little $1,500 initial buying savings.


Example: bridgestone 726EL will lose about -.8 mpg compared to a 710 ecopia with your drives.

 

Beware of XDN2s ... The rolling resistance is awful with them.

Swap to line energy D's and you'll see a sizeable gain in MPG.

Or try Bridgestone 710 Ecopias .. They're pretty amazing drive tires!!

 

I have over 330,000 on a set of Yokohama 517MC2 drive tires. Low rolling resistance. Best tire I have ran. But make sure if you buy yokes, they are made in USA. Big difference. I've had great luck out of firestone 591 steer tires as well. Just FYI. Yoke steers are junk IMO. All this said I've never ran a Michlin. Couldn't justify the expense comparatively. I had terrible luck with good year, never again. Just my .02.

I would like to try a set of continentals if I could get a good price. Anyone ran them?

 

My company uses the Michelin XDN2 in North Idaho here and they are absolute garbage for traction. In snow and icy conditions the worst traction I’ve ever experienced. Will utilize an automatic transmission and you have to backpedal to keep from spinning the tires on wet pavement. I had to chain up On 2 inches of snow, and that side bite sucks as well, ### end came out from under me at 40 miles an hour on slush.

 

Michelin RR is done by compound, not sidewall. Tall rubber Michelin has better fuel economy than lo pro Michelin

 

I am having luck with firestone 561's on my drives. Tall 24.5 ran 3200 installed

 

A couple of points need to be addressed here,
Tire size is only valid when comparing tires of the same manufacturer. there is no standard. A michelin and a bridgestone with the same tire size can be different.
Although the number eg 275 does designate the size it's a calculated number 275 may or not be 10 inches.
A low resistance tire is 'harder ' compound so not as good in slippery conditions
A worn tire is better at fuel economy than a new tire so putting the same tire on new will be harder on fuel.
22.5 or 24.5 is the rim diameter and has nothing to do with tire size.
And the big one for me is
TIRE SIZE DOES NOT CHANGE GEAR RATIO. The roll out yes. There that should start something