Truck tires?

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nclonghunter

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I have a 28 hour drive to my hunting camp (Colorado) and need a tire that is fairly road quiet but is aggressive enough for the off roads.

You lucky ones that live in the western mountains, what are good tires to run for highway and off road? I am running 275/65/18 right now.

I have also looked at chains and found out that I do not have enough clearance due to the control arm to run chains on the front, but the rear tires are fine. Will adding chains to the rear only be good enough?
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I run the toyo open country M/T year around. They are fairly quiet and extremely aggressive.  I have used them for the last five years. Expensive but well worth the money.
 
I have Goodyear Wrangler Dura-tracs for the last year on my Tacoma. Not very quiet, but excellent in mud ,snow/ ice ,gravel,wet,hwy. I had been running Michelins for years ,but these Dura-tracs are the way to go here in NM.
Can only put chains on the back of Tacoma,but have only needed them once since moving to NM, towing a trailer.
Type of truck and weight makes a big difference too.
 
Depends on your terrain , if your in mud than there is no tire that will do good at both, for all others snow, rain, gravel, rock and ice the hankook  dynapro is outstanding for all  except mud and gives great wear and one of the better priced tires out there, The more aggressive the tread the better they do in mud but the worse they do on all other applications. Almost all 1/2 ton trucks do not allow chains on the front and if you put them on the rear make sure to get the tensioners  on tight . I fix many ABS systems and brake lines every year from loose fitting chains for my customers.   
 
Growing up in mt and wy owning a truck taught me a lot about snow mud and ice off road. Mostly what not to do ;D. I like the hancok (sp?) A/T. They seem to work well on snow and ice and wear good. If you find yourself in mud  to deep to drive through get back on the road where you belong or don't drive down it. don't tear up the road just to get somewhere even ifits mountain single track. People that do are the ones getting more roads closed for those of us who don't. As for chaining up in snow the back end only will be about useless on anyhing but glare ice. All your weight is in front .
 
Wood butcher, I couldn't agree more and those Hankook tires do look awesome. I will be out for archery/ML season and do not expect snow. It has been hot the last several years and rain has been the enemy. I think it is mostly ash dust that gets wet and is slippery as you know. We have had to wait 2-3 hours before driving or maybe the next day to get out. I don't think it's frequent but it rained for three days 2 years ago. I was just wanting some better traction on a fairly non-aggressive street tire if needed and wasn't certain they would help.  $100 set of chains sets a lot better with the wife than $1000 set of tires. :)
 
I've always run toyo open country/nitto terra grapplers and haven't had any issues rolling around the colorado mountains for archery and rifle seasons.  Plus, they are nice and quiet on the road.  I do carry chains when I might encounter deep snow or mud.  Had the same issue of control arm clearance, so I switched to custom rims with a greater offset and gained the clearance I needed (and that is with 35" tires and just a leveling kit). 
When you're looking for chains, you might try to get some semi-truck chains that have multiple cams that allow you to easily get them nice and tight.  I got lucky and got a set of 4 off craigslist for $50 and cut them down to the size I needed. 
 
Toyo Open Country MT's and AT's are both great tires that fit that description. They are getting so expensive though and I may buy BF Goodrich tires next. The Toyo MT's wear out way faster if you don't have them siped. My first pair were siped and lasted 40, 000 and my current pair are not siped and have less than 20, 000 and they are almost shot.
 
Woodbutcher,I hear what your saying about muddy rds. But where I live even the state hwys are dirt, impassible at times. I don't travel on FS rds when real wet and sometimes park my truck and walk  to the ranch,saves my road.
I pull alot of big PU's out of ditches,or call the tow truck...weight makes them slide.
And for the chains ,it says right there in the manual,DO NOT USE CHAINS ON FRONT of Tacomas.  I just add some weight to the back in winter and rarely use the chains now.
 
Sumner horses, I have never heard of a tire being siped. Looked at some pictures of siped tires. Does the tire dealers do that or you do it yourself. Not sure why they would give more wear to a set of tires, but if it works it would be worth it.
 
The tire shop does it. I used to be a tire guy and they run cooler because if the siping, causing less wear and tear. Similar to a transmission pan with fins allowing the oil to cool faster.
 
BullHunter said:
I run the toyo open country M/T year around. They are fairly quiet and extremely aggressive.  I have used them for the last five years. Expensive but well worth the money.
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I second and third this. I have 35x12.50 on my daily driver and the wife has 37x13.50 on her daily driver. They are quite aggressive. Plus the last pair of E-Rated 37x13.50’s that the wife had on her ’06 2500 got 53,000 miles out of them. Just my two cents.   
 
8) This post is so great and nice  :-*

Sumner horses, I have never heard of a tire being siped. Looked at some pictures of siped tires. Does the tire dealers do that or you do it yourself. Not sure why they would give more wear to a set of tires, but if it works it would be worth it.
 
Decided on the BFG AT KO tires. Found a deal buy 3 and get 1 free. As long as you rotate every 10,000 miles they are reported to last 50-60,000 miles. Road quiet, siping and aggressive.


Thanks for all the help.
 
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