Best & Longest Lasting SRW pickup truck tires - Hotshot Trucking

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[riverbig]

Good morning guys hope everything's going well. So as I said about 3 weeks ago I give you an update on my tires. I have stock 17 inch rims on my 3500 four wheel one ton. I'm running 285 Mitchellins and I've got 55, 000 miles on them right now. I think I can get another 20 you're not looking too bad at all. Anyway appreciate that video Alex told you I'd keep you updated on the Michelins. So a 285 17 stock chrome rims I'm at 55000 miles. KEEP IT BETWEEN THE DITCHES BOYS! Thanks Alex

[chrism]

I ran Michelin MS2 on my 2005 Dodge dually, mostly empty daily driver. Those had 70k on them when I traded the truck and they still looked great. They ride a little more harsh than some tires but they defiantly hold up. Done great in a few inches of snow but were amazing in rain, even with basically white out rain the truck stuck to the road. My new Ram dually has those from factory which had a vibration off the lot until I had dealership do a road force balance on them. I have been looking at Cooper tires to put on the truck when I replace them, never ran Cooper before but friends love them on their dually trucks. I would go back to Michelin but want as soft of ride I can get, plus the Michelin's would dry rot before I wore them out now that I only drive it 12-15k miles annually.

[billyboyblue]

I run a Sprinter 2500 that is usually fairly heavily loaded. Truck has 17.5 inch wheels. I finally settled on Michellins. Yea they cost! But my last set got me 70, 000 miles! Much better service than any other brand I've run and I don't think any tire out there rides as smoothly and comfortably as the Michellins. When you spend all day behind the wheel the comfort level shows up. You don't get out of the truck at the end of the day feeling like you've been driving a logging truck down the road.

[Mr.Beastforpresident]

I've spent many many many hours pondering that same thing on tires along with many many other things. Co Drag, Oil, Voltage draw, Ride comfort etc... When you spend 10+ hours in a truck for years you tend to think of all sorts of stuff. Mainly stuff that'll save or make you money. Lol

As far as Tires go, there's several factors that come into play.

The bigger the tire the longer it will last given the same comparable tread pattern and rubber compound to a smaller tire.

The harder the rubber compound the longer it will take to wear and less likely to chip away on gravel roads, however you sacrifice ride comfort and traction ( without a load ) and it's less shock & vibration absorbing compared to a softer compound rubber, meaning it's more stressful on shocks, balljoints, wheel bearings, control arm bushings etc...

Whatever the tire can't absorb when hitting a bump or pothole the shock will try to absorb whatever the shock can't absorb the balljoints, wheel bearings and Frame etc absorbs ( in other words you feel it in the seat of the truck ) Bumps & potholes create mechanical vibration, vibration is sound, sound is heat to sum it up. Heat essentially creates wear.

Tire Siping, the more siping on a tire the better the grip on a paved road. However siping creates more friction, friction causes wear and less Mpg.

[alexisgrajales]

Very valuable info, man. Thanks for doing the research + sharing. If they don’t run, I’ll put these on my dually and give you feedback once I’m due for tires.

[JC-jclo]

What air pressure do you run in your tires?

[jjnewlifeim]

My original tire was Firestone and got 57k miles on them, I changed to Michelin LT275/70R18 defender m/s (warranty is 50k) but i have 98k miles with them and changing with the same. They are 250$/tire.

[thejayvodlexperience]

I've got a set of Yokohama G015's on order coming before the end of the week to replace my Open Country MTs that have had tread separation issues around 20k miles; 2 of them last year and 2 of them now. Not a hotshot trucker; just a weekend warrior, but I'm glad you've re-affirmed what I was thinking about speed rating. The same applies to race/high performance tires and heat cycles so to me, it makes make total sense. The Toyo's are rated for 94mph so when I'm loaded with my Lance camper on the back on my '16 RAM 3500 SRW with the Cummins/Aisin should be no big deal. However, the tires even though I'm normally well below that speed and max load with max pressure on the rear and higher in the front just can't seem to handle things. Granted they are MTs but still, they're rated like that for a reason and those MTs ride pretty quietly. Toyo should either re-rate those tires or look into them ASAP. Now I only put 2, 200 miles on the original Transforce's before I did a mild lift and swapped out for 295/65R20s so can't say too much about those but that does seem to be the overwhelming consensus. I'll keep those Coopers in mind for next time if these G015s prove to be a waste of money. Thanks for the video.

[j.c.smithprojects]

i really like Michelin tires for towing. great tire. however, the cooper/mastercraft tires are some pretty good tires for the money.

[robertchaney]

Good info! I'm a fan of the Toyota open country AT2! Got them rotated and balanced every oil change, got 85, 000 miles out of them.

[xmo]

I also loved my Michelins. My tire guy drives 100 miles to work and 100 back home daily 5 or 6 days a week. That's what he recommended, because that's what he uses. They were pricey, but they're the smoothest and longest lasting tire I've ever owned. Balancing beads added in makes my dually ride like a Cadillac. They were the LTX models or something like that. Basically I asked him for the longest lasting road tire for my weight. I'd get 18-20 MPG daily around town weighing 7420. And, on long drives SF to LA with a 20' car trailer and an 86 4 cyl Mustang, 88 Iroc Camaro or 76 Caprice on the back I'd get 22-24 MPG. On long drives unloaded I've got 24-26 MPG.

Actually my tow truck owner friend also recommended the same tire for the same reasons.

Also notable mention:
I got some of those Cooper Discoverer AT3 on mom's Jeep and they have also lasted with no wonky wear characteristics.

These two tires have been the best lasting tires in my 41 years of life, driving tons of cars and trucks since 15, and an ungodly amount of road miles.

[workingcountry]

Ive been digging Cooper AT tires of different names for a few years now on 3 different vehicles including an Econoline. Good in snow, dirt, rock and not bad on highway. Im glad to hear how they hold up to your abuse because I am considering them for my lawn and landscape truck that will have bed loaded up and pulling a 4k# trailer all summer. The cheap Westlake internet tires were $100 eqch for a 10 ply E rated tire and they show their price. They work but I miss the traction of the C rated AT3 coopers I had on my Ranger I used to use for work

[everpedregon]

Will definitely be trying those out on the dually !

[happypappy]

I've always ran BF Goodrich TA Commercial tires on my truck. They have a 50K warranty. I ran over junk on the road awhile back and had to replace all 4 tires on the back. Where I stopped at couldn't get BF Goodrich in for 3 days, so gave me Yokohama's for the same price.
When you run duals, it drops the load rating per tire over the rating for singles. A 275 tire compared to a 295 tire is 20 MM wider, which is about 13/16 inch. Running duals, you would have to watch that when they squat, they don't rub together. Then in a 70 series tire, the height difference would be about 9/16 inch. The height is 70% of the width.

[tundrasever]

Michelin defenders for me is the longest lasting tire. One set went as far as 82k miles and was at 3/32. They also drive very well too. Honestly as long as a tire gets me past 60k miles on a set I’m content. My Bridgestone duelers only got me 25k miles before they were toast

[ips]

Them are great tires very little chop
The hancook atm are great too

[italianBoy]

What's up ...got a question...at first I was gonna do Ram 3500 Dually 4x4 CDL hotshot..but after watching your videos I might just do Non CDL hotshot...Cause I have my CDL Class B...But I need a CDL Class A I believe...so instead of spending that money and time, I can do a non CDL til I save up and can get a Class A...My question is will a Dodge Ram Cummins 2500 SRW Diesel do the job instead of a 3500 like u have??

[vladimirvladimirov]

Love your videos Alex. This information is very valuable, keep on trucking brother.

[REEFTANKGENIUS]

Tire kingdom. Ling long heavy rated tire !!

[noahbrown]

Thank you for the info after having two sets of path finder all terrains only last me >15k miles i think it’s definitely past due to give cooper AT3’s a shot!