06 F350 Rubbers

[K_Josh87]

Alright, Times coming up sooner than hoped for some new rubbers on my 06 1 ton ford... I have a set of dura tracs on there right now, and will probably get around 45000 out of this set. I would like to get a set of something that is a but more the best of all worlds, Good traction (on and off road, towing and plowing) and decent handling and maybe a bit better on mileage. I tow a lot (hooked up to a trailer a few days out of every week min)

I am Looking into possibly putting some michalins on er this time... Maybe there lxat2 (?) or there more highway style tire...

Possibly Transforces?

Who's out there working daily with your heavy trucks, and whats working for you on these trucks?

Thanks!

[gixxer01]

We've got the firestone transforce ht's on our 3/4 ton trucks. Good traction and good wear. Can't comment on off road use, but they seem like they would do just fine. We plow with them and they do great, but with any tire, snow performance fades the older they get.

[K_Josh87]

Yes, that is true with about any of them... really I find once they are past about 50% most of them are not real sweet. I have heard good things about the transforces, just have never ran a set... i know the old steeltecs were supposedly the cats meow....

[gixxer01]

I'd like to give the michelins at's a try on the personal vehicle, but holy sticker shock. I know its about value, but cripes.

[K_Josh87]

yeah, i haven' priced the transforces to have something to compare to yet. Haven't truly priced anything since my last set i put on a year ago...i believe the the mich. ats where around 265 i tire though... for an 18" LR E...

[Powerstroke]

As a fellow 1-ton owner, I feel your pain.

All the guys I know are either running Duratracs if they need off-roadable tires or they run Michelin's. Michelins will last longer but they cost more.

I'm running BFG AT's right now and I'll be lucky to see 40K out of these. The duratracs were new when I bought them or I woulda gotten them.

Not sure what I'm getting next, but I'm hoping its not till next year.

[K_Josh87]

I am not 100% sure what milage these where put on as I am not going to the same shop that originally put them on for me anymore, but I think i will be around 40-45,000 out of the dura tracs I have on now... they seam to be a pretty decent tire... traction was great when they where new, and is better than some now that they are getting closer to wore out.. I may go with another set of them... I am just debating if losing some of the off road ability is worth some extra miles and maybe a bit better stability on the road... my truck wanders a lot... but it could be a number of things... its been like that since I bought it... but it gets DOT inspected every year, so nothing should be worn thats not known about... seams as though they try to dream up what they can to fix when it goes in!

[lugnut]

i run wrangler silent armors on my 04 dually and love em. i got over 60,000 out of em and i pull a backhoe with a 5th wheel trailer quite a bit a lil expensive but i think worth it. on my 3rd set since ive had the truck and wont put anything else on till they stop making them

[PurpleFloyd]

I put a set of Michelin ATX AS tires on my 3/4 ton truck. They ride quiet and run smooth but probably aren't the best winter or off road tires. But then again I couldn't pass up the deal. I stopped in a tire shop looking around and they just pulled in a brand new Dodge that wanted to swap out the stockers for a more aggressive tire so I bought the Michelins for 125 each plus mounting. I figured at that price I can buy a set of winter tires next year and just run these in the summer/fall.

I pull a 20' enclosed cargo trailer several days a week too and I really like these over the BFG's it had on it that only got to 45,000.

[K_Josh87]

i'd say you got a steal on um...

[KatoMike]

I have Wranglers on my '08 F-350. Nice looking tire, good grip, but they are pretty loud. Choices were fairly limited for Load Range E tires on an 18" rim.

[K_Josh87]

are they the dura tracs? or a diff style wrangler?