house Posted June 27, 2018 Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 I need some input, I have not been around here recently but I have decided my 2005 manufacture Westlake drive tires are done. Too many cracks in the sidewalls for me to be comfortable. Just curious what you guys are running for tires. I am looking for some thing like a Toyo/Yokohama/Hankook level tire that has some Mud and Snow properties. I am mostly on the road, but pulling out of my yard when it is raining can be challenging as well we go to Denver in January so we can hit snow. My first question is how much does open shoulder vs close shoulder effect the tire handling/road noise? I am not worried about wearing these tires out the truck will rust apart before these tires are done so wear is not much of an issue. My current tire size is 285/75R24.5 am sort of stuck with that because nothing bigger will fit in the wheel well and I don't want to go smaller because the truck does not have overdrive so I need as long a legs as I can get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARGO Posted June 27, 2018 Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 Well, tires age out as you see. I go to a truck salvage yard that I deal with, and buy a whole axle of tires (4) . I try to find fresh kill with polished wheels, and trade all 4 mounted for the ones off the donor. Save a bunch of $ on the mount/bal. Last ones I got were Kumho, holding up real well. $800 exchange & they swapped them for me at the yard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennisvr Posted June 27, 2018 Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 I went with Sailun's with open shoulders. Don't notice any more road noise then the old ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyates007 Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 I have Hercules drive and steer and have been very happy. Drive tires are open shoulder tread and pretty aggressive as we are off road a fair amount. Nothing beat the price at the time. I am on my 4th season with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotreker Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 I also went with Hercules steer tires due to price and the on-line quality reviews. I kept one of my old steer tires for a spare to carry with me, it is mounted on a spare rim and ready to be mounted. If you have space conside this or just buy a third. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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