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For a light truck dually?? Can this be true? I thought I read it somewhere on this site. Alcoa wheel and tire pkg I thought?

i bet if i was nice to my 19.5's and towed with them and rotated them as required... they would get 100k or more...

I just got 124k out of a set of Michelin ltx m/s.

36k on the"General's" that came on my '07 drw 4x4 NEEDING 4 for the rear.

Granted they have been put thru HELLLOOOO! But 36 and they are past the wear bars; that is a little toooooo fast wearing.

Looking for Michelins but I can only find one style of tread in the 17"
and hard to find Load Range E or higher

36k on the"General's" that came on my '07 drw 4x4 NEEDING 4 for the rear.

Granted they have been put thru HELLLOOOO! But 36 and they are past the wear bars; that is a little toooooo fast wearing.

Looking for Michelins but I can only find one style of tread in the 17"
and hard to find Load Range E or higher

Just have to stop doing 300ft smokers;)!

Hard to do that with a 40' GN Loaded with 26 rolls of straw.

But in the wifes 'Vette that is a whole 'nother ball game>waytogo ;)

I should be getting 100k on my tires. That will mean I save some money on tires. Just a little rougher ride. no biggy.

American Force says something about 150,000 - 200,000 miles till the tires are worn out they sell with their big-rig rims. http://www.americanforcewheels.com/tirewear.html

http://www.americanforcewheels.com/fuel.html

36k on the"General's" that came on my '07 drw 4x4 NEEDING 4 for the rear.

Granted they have been put thru HELLLOOOO! But 36 and they are past the wear bars; that is a little toooooo fast wearing.

Looking for Michelins but I can only find one style of tread in the 17"
and hard to find Load Range E or higher


there are several tires in the 17. I have tried them all, from BF Goodrich rugged trails in a load range E to the Michellin ltx MS (best tires)

I have no problem getting 80K out of tires. I haul daily, never rotate and while my rear tires go first, the Michellin is a 100K tire if you rotate them occasionally. The other tires have a softer compound and do not hold up well at hire speeds under a load.

Tippy toed to 50K and went with NITTO DURRA GRAPPLER 3K so far doing pretty goood

A company called Rickson's sells 19.5" tire and wheel combos for these 8-lug trucks. No 10-bolt adaptors necessary. 19.5 tires are F and G rated (12 and 14 ply IIRC) and will last quite a bit longer than LT D or E rated tires.

-Chuck

I just saw a pic of the DURA GRAPPLER today. If they can last for at least 80,000mi then they will be my next tire.

Got a website to match the name? Tellin us bout 19.5's and no place to get em just ain't right :rolleyes:

Got a website to match the name? Tellin us bout 19.5's and no place to get em just ain't right :rolleyes:


Sorry man! Here ya go, these are the toughest way to go for wheels and tires. 19.5 commercial rims and wheels. Leave the 18" and 20" bling for the 1/2 tons. ;)

http://www.ricksontruck.com/

Oh, I's just teasin, but thanks just the same :)