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Title: long road trip tires
Post by: mach1mustang351 on April 15, 2011, 01:10:13 am

If you needed a brand new set of tires and knew you were taking a long trip what would you get for tires?  I'm thinking mileage so I would want something tall and narrow in a load range E for hauling.  I have a 73 K2500 GMC I appreciate the help.

Title: Re: long road trip tires
Post by: 78 Chevyrado on April 15, 2011, 07:41:58 am

you have 16 or 16.5 wheels?  for tall and skinny I'd get a 235/75R16 or a 7.50-16.  I dunno about 16.5 rim sizes though.

Title: Re: long road trip tires
Post by: Toolmaster on April 15, 2011, 08:05:07 am

Chris put a set of Open Country HT Toyos's on one of his trucks that were E rated. He might chime in with the size when he reads this.

http://toyotires.com/tire/pattern/open-country-ht-tuff-duty

Title: Re: long road trip tires
Post by: mach1mustang351 on April 15, 2011, 05:56:36 pm

sorry about missing the good info.  I have 16" wheels

Title: Re: long road trip tires
Post by: Captkaos on April 15, 2011, 06:10:26 pm

I have mine on 17" Hummer wheels.   I love the way the ride.  Right after I got them I put about 900 miles on them.

Title: Re: long road trip tires
Post by: slammed79 on April 15, 2011, 11:10:51 pm

I'd go with BFG commercial t/a's in the size Kenny mentioned or E rated Michellin's, I had them on my 92 dually for 85 thousand miles.

Title: Re: long road trip tires
Post by: Da67goatman on April 18, 2011, 08:34:20 pm

BFG is releasing their latest crossbred tire on may 1st, the Rugged Terrain.  Its tons better than the rugged trail and more civil than the all terrain.  They are claiming the target audience is soccer moms and posers who want off road looking sidewall with great street manners.   I think these may be exactly what many of you are looking for.

http://www.4wheeloffroad.com/techarticles/wheels/131_1105_all_new_bfg_rugged_terrain_tires/index.html

Title: Re: long road trip tires
Post by: Edahall on April 18, 2011, 08:54:08 pm

If you have a 16" wheel, you can go as skinny as 215/85/16.

Title: Re: long road trip tires
Post by: VileZambonie on April 18, 2011, 08:59:02 pm

Cooper Discoverer H/T

215/85R16 is the factory tire size.

Title: Re: long road trip tires
Post by: 78 Chevyrado on April 18, 2011, 10:45:07 pm

Also, Look for LRR or Low Rolling Resistance Tires.  Several manufacturers make them but I don't know which ones besides michelin.

I wanted some Michelin LTX MS2's as they were LRR in the size I wanted, but they were undersized compared to other tires in that size so I had to get something else.

Some LRR Tires in 235/85R16

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSearchResultsB.jsp?width=235%2F&ratio=85&diameter=16&x=83&y=13&sortValue=0 (http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSearchResultsB.jsp?width=235%2F&ratio=85&diameter=16&x=83&y=13&sortValue=0)

Title: Re: long road trip tires
Post by: Edahall on April 19, 2011, 06:51:45 am

Here's a good article on wikipedia regarding LRR tires.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-rolling_resistance_tires

I notice that it doesn't include any truck tires.  I bet the rolling resistance on a tall and narrow truck tires pressured at 85 psi might be lower than these LRR tires.