Heavy Duty tires?
#1
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Heavy Duty tires?
My F150 is at home while I'm out here in California with a rental car. We were in Death Valley for a few days and would have loved to have my truck on some of the washboard gravel roads there.
The Racetrack road on the map says sharp rocks, heavy-duty tires recommended, otherwise multiple flat tires are possible.
So what do experienced off-roaders recommend here?
My FX4 truck still has stock Goodyear Wranglers on it, which I assume aren't particularly heavy-duty when it comes to "sharp rocks".
I've seen Goodrich K02 tires discussed in other threads. Do those qualify or would I be better with something else?
The Racetrack road on the map says sharp rocks, heavy-duty tires recommended, otherwise multiple flat tires are possible.
So what do experienced off-roaders recommend here?
My FX4 truck still has stock Goodyear Wranglers on it, which I assume aren't particularly heavy-duty when it comes to "sharp rocks".
I've seen Goodrich K02 tires discussed in other threads. Do those qualify or would I be better with something else?
#2
Ford Accessories Manager
The KO2 is only available in 6-10 ply, most being the load range E which is 10 ply. Your stock wranglers are likely only 4 ply. 10 ply tires are what I would consider to be heavy duty for that type of terrain.
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Last edited by RLXXI; 01-08-2017 at 01:15 PM.
#4
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OK, thanks guys. So I'll consider the number of plies and the KO2 when the time comes. My newish F150 has only 11,000 miles on it, so could be a while.
i did blow out a Goodyear Wrangler tire in my old Ford Ranger on a gravel road in Maine 12 years ago, so that was a shock. I could put my forearm right inside the freaking tire carcass...
i did blow out a Goodyear Wrangler tire in my old Ford Ranger on a gravel road in Maine 12 years ago, so that was a shock. I could put my forearm right inside the freaking tire carcass...
#5
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The last time I was on Racetrack Rd., I broke a coilover shock. Of course, since I hate washboards, I was doing my best Mickey Thompson/Baja impression - doing 50+ mph the whole way down from Ubehebe. Tough tires are a must for this stuff. But don't stop searching once you get to the BFG. There are a lot better tires out there.
This is an example of where you can safely (uhm, ok, sort of) go with heavy duty tires (at least in Death Valley):
This is an example of where you can safely (uhm, ok, sort of) go with heavy duty tires (at least in Death Valley):
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air down and slow down.
Its not just tires that fail out there.
washboard road at speed is like an impact wrench on bolts/nuts.
things start falling off.....just look at the auto debris out there.
Its not just tires that fail out there.
washboard road at speed is like an impact wrench on bolts/nuts.
things start falling off.....just look at the auto debris out there.
Last edited by Blackbuzzard; 01-14-2017 at 10:24 PM.
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