ray turner

Hi All,

I've got a set of recent 17" Dodge 2500 rims on a '97 2500. The tires are
currently LT265/70 R17 Michelins.

What all season tires do you recommend for this truck? BTW, any ideas
what my speedometer error is?


Ray

azwiley1

What are your typical driving conditions? This will help us make
recommendations.

ray turner

Southern US. Lot's of rain. Heat. The truck is a 4x4 club cab but is
operated 99% highway miles. Looking for best mileage and quiet running.

ray turner

Here's a curiosity:

I was looking at the tires recommended on Tirerack.com for an '03 Dodge
2500, quad cab, 4x4. One of the tires they list, Goodyear Wrangler
SilentArmor, looks like it has really good ratings in all categories. The
load range specs look good with each tire being able to hold 2337 lbs at a
maximum of 44 psi.

The '97 truck has a plate on the doorjam that specifies inflating
front tires to 65 psi and rears to 80 psi. What would happen to the
handling if I installed a tire inflated to 44 psi? Would that
screw the handling?

mike simmons

Ray:

The handling would be unaffected but your load carrying capacity would
decrease considerably. The 80 psi nameplate is for a Load Range E tire
which your truck came equipped with from the factory. The 44 psi tire that
you found on TireRack.com is a Load Range C or D. Not really an issue
unless you are planning on carrying or towing some hefty loads. If you have
a fifth-wheel trailer and the pin weight is substantial, you are cautioned
to stay with the Load Range E tire.

Hope this helps! Mike

azwiley1

Personally, I have never like Goodyear tires. I have run both the
Bridgestone Dueler HT's and AT's and loved them both. The AT is not
aggressive, worked real well for me in rain and snow (Buffalo NY snow).

miles

I've never liked Goodyears either. Might be the tires I've had and some
styles are better. I've had great luck with Michelins. More expensive
but seem to last longer. The LTX M/S are great tires. On my Durango I
now have the Cross Terrains and love them.

ed h.

I also don't like Goodyear tires. I'm partial to BF Goodrich tires - they
provide exceptional tread life, are reasonably priced and even the
aggressive treads are fairly quite. I've had Mud Terrains, All Terrains and
Long Trail tires on different vehicles and never had a problem with any of
them. The Mud Terrains are definitely too aggressive and the All Terrains
are probably too aggressive for what you're looking for. They make even
more streetable tires than the Long Trail, but I don't remember the names.

To check your speedometer, you can reset your trip odometer at a highway
mileage marker, then drive for a distance on the same highway (the longer
the better) and compare the difference between the two milemarker numbers
and the trip odometer. The percentage error between distance should be the
same for speed. I've done that with several vehicles and when compared to
the mobile testing unit AAA sets up and their office, the percentage error
matches exactly.

chris thompson

I run the Michelins on mine with no complaints really. although these are
not the best off road but your stating, like my situation, that your driving
is 99% highway

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I agree....LTX M/S is what I run now. Ran Goodyear on the Chevy
4x4 I had years ago and never recalled being satisfied with them.

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