dcfluid

To tie into all the fuel economy threads I decided to post some info about tire rolling resistance. This is info taken from the consumer reports tire tests that use instrument recorded testing to get a score on various tire performance categories. I have decided to post the better tires for rolling resistance in order of best to worst with all performance scores contributing to the order of listing. Eg (68) = overall test score. No tires were tested off road. On road style testing only, various weather surfaces and tests.
All tires tested were 265/70/17 size. Performance is rated Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, Poor. A tire on a truck in these sizes could cost 2 mpg when comparing an excellent vs poor ranking. I will answer any questions about other tires CR tested if asked, but this post will start by concentrating on the fuel economy winners.

ALL SEASON:
Very Good Rolling Resistance
Michelin Latitude Tour HP (72)
Goodyear SR-A (66)

Good Rolling Resistance
Michelin LTX M/S 2 (72)
Michelin X Radial LT 2 (72)
Continental CrossContact LX20 Ecoplus (72)
Michelin Latitiude tour (72)
Hankook Dynapro HT (70)
Nokian WR G2 Sport utility (70)
General Grabber HTS (68)

ALL TERRAIN:
Good rolling resistance
Michelin LTX A/T 2 (64)
Hankook Dynapro ATM (64)
Kuhmo Road Venture SAT KL61 (64)
All others only fair or poor rolling scores.

WINTER:
Excellent rolling resistance
Michelin Latitude X-Ice XI 2 (66)

Very good: none

Good Rolling resistance
Continental ExtremeWinterContact (68)
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R sport Utility (68)
General Altimax Arctic (66)

Happy Rolling

Twisty

Michelin for the win!

dcfluid

I've definitely have my eyes on a few Michelins, some have the best tread life too which would help the old Ecoboost rears last a little longer....

RRF150

Michelin LTX M/S 2 (72)

I put a set on my 2010 F150 and so far are doing great. Got them in the E rated version as they were better in the long run with their 70,000 mile warranty. Have about 10,000 on them.

lkennamer

Anyone know what the best tires for mpg that you can get 35s of cause i got a 6" lift and cant put small tires on it itll look awful haha

dcfluid

I think it is a safe bet that a tread style will maintain it's place in the ranking from one size to the next and thru the different load ranges.
And E load range tire will not be as efficient as the same tire in a P load range but should hold it's ranking against other E tires.

MotorCityFX4

I understand the Cooper Discoverer A/T3 won the CR all terrain tire category in the latest tests. Any idea what its rolling resistance was graded at?

Thx.

Ford850

What are the rankings/ratings for BF Goodrich Rugged Trail T/A and General Grabber AT2 ?

RRF150

I didn't notice any drop in mpg's when I put E's on. When I 1st bought the truck I needed to put 1000 miles on it for break in to tow my TT. I was getting 18+ or- on the freeway running @70mph. 10,500 miles latter and with 9000 miles on E rated tires I'm gettting the same mpg. I could see a drop if I had gone to a larger dia tire, but the weight increase per tire isn't enough to hurt mpg.

dcfluid

Fair.