cgossett

I'm in the tail stages of a resto of my truck, and now the question is tires:

I have winters done:
Hankook I-Pikes on painted stock alloy wheels, 235/75/15
http://www.discounttire.com/infohank...ipikew409.html

those are great winter tires



Now the question is summer tires... because i have dedicated winter tires i don't intend to go with too aggressive of an off road tire, and this is my current choice:

michelin LTX m/s2's, 10 ply, 235/75/15
like this:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....TR5LTXMS2OWLXL


anyone have suggestions for the summer tire? they're going on powdercoated stock steel wheels

bchaney

The iPikes are great snow tires... love mine.

I usually just read the tire reviews on tirerack/discounttire to pick new tires - those michellins look like they got good ratings (only 3 reviewers tho).

cgossett

yea i.pikes are the best my family is currently running them on multiple vehicles..

95 subaru legacy stn wagon
91 bmw 318i sedan
82 merc 300d
84 merc 300d
83 merc 300d
94 f150

..to name a few haha

bchaney

Wanna buy my set? haha I just moved to TX and don't need them.

mustangGT90210

Check out the Yokohama Geolander AT/S, I've heard about people having good luck with those tires.

cgossett

unfortunately, i've got a full set, and i'm afraid shipping from texas would be prohibitively expensive

bchaney

I was just kidding, sounds like you have plenty of them already

way2fasts

I bought a set of Khumo, dont know the model from discount tires, with hazard warranties, plus install and all the other goodies for 490 and they came with an 85k warranty, which i thought was ridiculous, but discount said that they would back them up to 85k plus i am covered with any nails or other hazards, Personally i don't need really sticky tires on my truck because I just commute with it, but I would definitely check them out, since they are cheaper and have a long warranty

ol_red_2

Go with the michelins. You'll be extremely happy. The geolanders are awful. I work at a tire store and have never had any issues with the michelins.

cgossett

yea, part of the thought process is that I am restoring the truck, and don't want a "kumho" or "yokohoma" tire on there... a ford truck looks good with a nice american tire.. goodyear or michelin. I just put a set of the ltx ms2's on a chevy suburban and love them.