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guywhofishes · Aug 23, 2017

the 2014 Ram tires are getting thin

are there any decent winter tires for these ridiculous rims nowadays? my factories sucked of course

P275 60R20s

luvcatchingbass · Aug 23, 2017

I really like my Wild country XTX especially for the price. Have had them on my 1994 dodge 1500, 2 sets on my 2004 2500 cummins, and 1 set on my 2012-13 1500 work truck. That being said in winter the work truck was less desirable to drive over my 04 (265/70/17), I really dislike these 275/60/20

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Toyota and Hankook should be worth looking at from what people tell me and I am unsure what my counterpart got on his 1500 but he really liked them

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Toyo not Toyota

lunkerslayer · Aug 23, 2017

http://nodakangler.com/forums/showthread.php?3745-POLITICAL-tire-talk&highligh
http://nodakangler.com/forums/showthread.php?9336-Tires-for-the-Tundra&highlight

http://nodakangler.com/forums/showthread.php?7644-Good-winter-tire-for-2500-Duramax&highlight
http://nodakangler.com/forums/showthread.php?1580-TIRE-Thread-2000-Super-Duty&highlight
Heres a few topics on tires for guywhoislookingfornewmeatsforhisdodge
Maybe V can transfer to the auto section

SDMF · Aug 23, 2017

BFG AT KO II is produced in that size as does Toyo Open Country AT.

fj40 · Aug 23, 2017

I run Hankooks on the wifes Navigator and on my landcruiser. Waiting for the junk factories on 2015 ram to wear out, but only have 11k on it. Hankooks, I believe are softer and may or may not last as long, but they have held up well on our crappy roads.

guywhofishes · Aug 23, 2017

I've owned both and liked them SDMF... but doesn't that narrow wall change behavior?

Is there a way to get tall/skinny tire performance in the squat almost no wall tire?

SDMF · Aug 23, 2017

guywhofishes said:
I've owned both and liked them SDMF... but doesn't that narrow wall change behavior?

Is there a way to get tall/skinny tire performance in the squat almost no wall tire?

Like some sort of tire viagra?

Putz ND · Aug 23, 2017

Bought Goodyear wrangler ats with Kevlar. No complaints other than $$ so far - my factory slicks lasted 25,000 and that was pushing it...

Captain Ahab · Aug 23, 2017

I gave these a try and really like them so far. I haven't played in the snow and ice with them yet, though.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01C53C6XS/?tag=nodakangler10-20

espringers · Aug 23, 2017

That size is sucky no doubt. Fwiw, I went back to bfg at kos for my 265/70r/16s or 17s... can't remember. I couldn't be happier again. Had some Kevlar tires the last go around after 3 sets of bfg at kos. Wasn't impressed. Too hard for ice and snow. I really don't know what to recommend for your size though.

DirtyMike · Aug 23, 2017

No idea if they come in your size, you rotund fellow, but I've thoroughly enjoyed my dynapro atm's

gone_fishing · Aug 23, 2017

Captain Ahab said:
I gave these a try and really like them so far. I haven't played in the snow and ice with them yet, though.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01C53C6XS/?tag=nodakangler10-20

I think those Falken Wildpeak AT3W are going to be my next tires (late fall). Did quite a bit of research on them and couldn't find any negatives. Price seems good also.

Kickemup · Aug 24, 2017

I run dynapro atms on both of my pickups. They are a good half ton tires. I have about 25000 on them now with a lot of gravel and they still look decent. I will never put them on my 3/4 ton diesel again. I do a fair amount of pulling with it and I'll be lucky to see 25000.

REY_off · Aug 24, 2017

I put 275/60/20 BFG AT KO2's on my Ram 1500 last fall. Dont know why I waited so long to replace the factory Goodyear Wrangler HP's. Should have did it a long time ago. One thing that was interesting during my tire search. It seemed like the BFG was way more expensive than other brands in that size. After doing more research, I came to find out that the BFGs are only offered in 8 ply in that size, where all the other tires in that size are 6 ply. If you move up to the common 3/4 ton size of 275/65/20s you can get a 10 ply in almost any tire, but then the prices were comparable to the BFGs. So for a half ton, I think the BFG was a good compromise.

My truck gets around great with them, they look the best out of any of the AT tires on the market in my opinion. Only complaint I have is they tend to throw rocks. Hopefully that comes to an end as the wear in a little more.

Oh, and Sams club was the cheapest I could find them locally. Ok Tire in Bismarck matched the Sams club price, so I bought from them.

Bfishn · Aug 24, 2017

REY_off said:
I put 275/60/20 BFG AT KO2's on my Ram 1500 last fall. Dont know why I waited so long to replace the factory Goodyear Wrangler HP's. Should have did it a long time ago. One thing that was interesting during my tire search. It seemed like the BFG was way more expensive than other brands in that size. After doing more research, I came to find out that the BFGs are only offered in 8 ply in that size, where all the other tires in that size are 6 ply. If you move up to the common 3/4 ton size of 275/65/20s you can get a 10 ply in almost any tire, but then the prices were comparable to the BFGs. So for a half ton, I think the BFG was a good compromise.

My truck gets around great with them, they look the best out of any of the AT tires on the market in my opinion. Only complaint I have is they tend to throw rocks. Hopefully that comes to an end as the wear in a little more.

Oh, and Sams club was the cheapest I could find them locally. Ok Tire in Bismarck matched the Sams club price, so I bought from them.

How much did the BFG's affect your mileage? They are a heavy ass tire, The standard Goodear SRA (Shitty!) on my Sierra are 40 lbs, i believe the BFG in same size are 57. Ive been looking at some Coopers (ATP, AT3) because i can get them in P-rated version and they are only about 43 lbs.

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guywhofishes said:
the 2014 Ram tires are getting thin

are there any decent winter tires for these ridiculous rims nowadays? my factories sucked of course

P275 60R20s

Throw some street slicks on those afro-rims and get a pair of 18" with some meat for the fall-winter.

NDSportsman · Aug 24, 2017

Damn kids and their big wheels now days! 20" rims are about the dumbest idea ever. I'd get rid of them and get something smaller. As for tires I liked my Goodyear ATS, just went to Duratracs and they are a little more noisy and like to throw rocks.

eyexer · Aug 24, 2017

I will never buy Hankooks again. A year before I bought em one of my best buddies told me a story but I didn't recall the tire brand. He put new tires on his truck then drove three hundred miles to pick up his new camper. All the way home he could barely keep the truck between the lines. swayed all over the place. He got home and took the truck back to the tire shop and told them to swap em out with something else. Problem solved. Well year later I took my truck in to tire shop and they talked me into Hankooks. I put em on and drove home. I noticed just driving down the side streets in town that it seemed to oversteer to beat hell. But figured it was just me. Went home, hooked up the two horse bumper pull and proceeded the next day to drive from Williston to MN. Noticed right away something didn't seem right. Kept driving and picked up another horse just north of Bismarck. It was a little squirly all the way to MN. On the way home we were empty till Fargo. Grabbed a horse in Fargo and hit the interstate. It got windy about Casselton and holy shit could hardly keep it on the road. Never had this problem before. Got home and remembered my buddies story. Called him up and damned if it wasn't Hankook's that he had the problem with. So I took the truck in the next day. They were absolutely amazed by my claim. They changed the air pressure so that they were even. They usually run more in the backs. I went home and hooked the trailer up. Same story. The guy at tire shop could see the feathering of the tires so he knew my story held a little water at least. So they rotated the tires front to back and I went home and pulled the trailer. Issue gone. So they made me keep the tires. Well needless to say I haven't rotated em. Won't buy Hankooks again.

luvcatchingbass · Aug 24, 2017

with the giant brakes on these 1500's there isn't room to go to 17" rims I don't think. Plus for me I don't think my company would do a major change just for my little bit of comfort, I only put 50,000-75,000 on per year anyways.

Lungdeflator · Aug 24, 2017

This is a good thread. I'll be ready to buy at the end of September, might be around Labor Day if the sales are good enough to persuade a guy. Been looking at mostly the Cooper AT3s, BFG KO2's, and General Grabber AT2.
My uncle has the Coopers on his 3/4ton with about 15,000 miles on them and they still have a ton of tread left.

martinslanding · Aug 24, 2017

guywhofishes said:
the 2014 Ram tires are getting thin

are there any decent winter tires for these ridiculous rims nowadays? my factories sucked of course

P275 60R20s

So when you say "winter tire" are you planning on running them only when the white stuff is on the ground or are you just wanting to put them on before winter aka badlands season?

BFGOODRICH ALL-TERRAIN T/A KO2
However if I were to venture into a different tire keeping in mind an off road emphasis (badlands/ice fishing) and retain a smooth highway ride I would take a hard look at these :
KUMHOROAD VENTURE AT51

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