I need new tires on my truck. They are lariat wheels with tire size 265/60/18. Am having difficulty finding a good set of tires as there doesn't seem to be a lot of choices.

I drive in my truck 8 hours a day averaging 200 miles a day. I need something quiet, high mileage but with tread good for dirt and gravel too. Ie nothing crazy aggressive. I thought maybe looking for the imperial equivalent would give me more options but based on the conversion not much comes up. The conversion was 31x10.5x18. I don't need LT tires as i don't tow or load up the truck that much

Any and all suggestions are appreciated. Also not trying to break the bank either so affordable would be good

 

Anyone?

 

Take a look here http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes


Set of 4: $680.00

After rebate: $630.00


The Rugged Terrain T/A is BFGoodrich's Highway All-Season light truck tire developed for the drivers of jeeps, pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles looking for versatile tires that can work during the week and be ready for a little adventure on the weekends. Designed as a tire option that fits between mild Highway All-Season on-road tires and more aggressive On-/Off-Road All-Terrain tires, the Rugged Terrain T/A combines a bold off-road appearance along with on-road appeal by blending aggressive looks with pleasant ride qualities, low noise and year-round traction in dry, wet and wintry conditions.
The Rugged Terrain T/A radial's symmetric tread design features alternating width, wraparound shoulder blocks that extend onto the tire's upper sidewalls to generate traction on loose surfaces, while small tread-cleaning bars molded at the bottom of the shoulder grooves help eject gravel and dirt. Two large central circumferential grooves and multiple lateral grooves evacuate water to resist hydroplaning and enhance wet traction. The tread design features variably sized elements whose shapes and sizes have been computer-optimized to reduce pattern noise as the tire rolls against the road.

 

Stay away from the rugged trerrains! They were on my truck when I bout it and they have terrible traction and didn't last long just my .02

 

I paid $593 (with mail in rebate) for the Michelin Latitude Tour installed/balanced in a local place... im very happy with those. i drive a lot in highway, between FL to NY and these are very quiet, and excellent in the rain, and cant complain of those in the snow. I dont do offroad thought. http://www.ssgm.com/videos/play/?plid=1000355385

 

I have ran Bridgestone Duellers for the past 2 or 3 years. I have had great luck with them in some pretty bad driving conditions (stone the size of a grown mans fist), and they held up very well. So for mostly on-road use should last longer than the year and a half to two years I normally get out of tires, that is taking into account that before the Duellers, I was getting under a years worth of life out of the tires. They are not the greatest in heavy snow, but they do very well.

I have heard good things about the BF Goodwrich All-Terrain KOs. I have not used them. I have also heard great things about the Rugged Terrain, and at one time we used them on our farm truck (Chevy k3500 duelly), and they did outstanding in everything except heavy mud, but I will admit it may well have been the truck, not the tire.

Tires are like shoes, everyone has a preference. I have had great luck with the Bridgestones on my F-150, yet could not keep a set of General tires on it longer than 600 miles, while others have had nothing but great things to say about General tires, and horrible things to say about Bridgestones.

 

Yeah its tough to decide. Can anyone explain why tire rack shows nothing for 31x10.5x18 ? Is this an oddball size for some reason?

I was looking at the Cooper AT3 and ATR's as they seem to have really good reviews. Anyone have any firsthand experience with either?

 

I am not an expert but it is an alternate tire size. It is basically a 265/60R18. But I would ask around to verify that answer.

 

Even though you said you didn't need LT tires, I'd give the Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armors a look. They're rated at 50,000 miles, but I've got about 60K on mine and look like they'll last around another 10k or so. They offer a pretty nice ride quality and they're very quiet on the highway. They don't look extremely aggressive, but they can definitely bite when you're in nasty conditions. I live in the mountains of Colorado, and not only do the regular road conditions get pretty bad, but the worst usually comes on the 5 miles of gravel, windy, twisty, hilly roads to home after the highway. This road is notorious for turning to sloppy mud after rains and snows and just about sending people off the cliffs, but these tires hook right in and keep you going in the line you choose. The same applies for the extreme snows we get here too. I took the truck out with these tires when they were new after a foot of snow and never even had to put it into 4x4 (Testing them, I don't take chances on these roads when it gets nasty, plus I do have an LSD rear end). They're a great overall tire in my opinion, and these will be replaced by Silent Armors, either for the life of the truck, or as long as Goodyear makes them.


Note: I am not affiliated with Goodyear in any way, figured I should add that.

 

I will have to look into those tires. I had seen them on some trucks the other day but they said pro grade. Not sure of the difference but they looked pretty nice