The price of tires seems to be getting higher every year. Other then Goodyear anyone have any positive experiences with other brands? Best price I can get on Goodyear seems to be Sams Club for the 255/70R17’s 2004 F150 ExtCab 4×4
Good luck with Hankook’s here 
Your size we get $150 a tire here.
I put a set of Nitto Terra Grapler tires on a while back and no complaints here. Fairly aggressive tread but yet quiet on the highway and they seem to be holding up real well.
Had Brigestone Dueler Revos on my 2002 F-150 and loved them — quiet, good traction, etc. I went with Firestone tires the second go round and the traction was OK, but noisy.
A bunch of my buddies have switched to the Hankooks. They are having good luck with them so far.
Put Good Year Wranglers on my 07-150 a year ago. Love them. 20″ rims, so they cost a lot, But I have’nt regreted it.
How aggressive do you want to go? I put a set of General Grabber HTS on my Sequoia about a year and a half ago and have been pleased with them. I narrowed it down to the Grabbers and the Hankooks–sounds like I would have been pleased either way.
Cooper Discoverer
Keep an eye open for Mills FF to run a sale.
Buy 3 get the 4th free.
Hard to beat.
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Put Good Year Wranglers on my 07-150 a year ago. Love them. 20″ rims, so they cost a lot, But I have’nt regreted it.
I guess I did’nt read your post close enough
Lucky you only have 17’s. Just put a set of 18″ Cooper AT3’s on my F150. $911 out the door at Dales in St Michael. Very happy with them so far. Not super aggressive, but nice and quiet on the highway.
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Had Brigestone Dueler Revos on my 2002 F-150 and loved them —
I have had two set of these on my 01 F150 and like them too.
I love the Falkens I put on my Suburban.
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Had Brigestone Dueler Revos on my 2002 F-150 and loved them —
I have had two set of these on my 01 F150 and like them too.
Ditto ditto. I ha 2 sets on my 99 F150 and liked them. Only problem is that it was a stretch to get them to 50k even when they were regularly rotated.
I now have a ’10 F150 and had to buy new tires this week. I put on the Firestone Destination AT. Good aggressive tread and very quiet. 18″ rims and a hair under $1100 with an alignment for the C load range tire. I have a pickup camper.
My 2011 F150 SCrew 6.6 box has goodyear tires and about 18k miles on them, almost worn with 3 rotations so far, the only bad part of my truck. I will be getting new tires soon. 
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Good luck with Hankook’s here
Big G, every time someone brings up tires you mention Hankook and you should know because you probably deal with tire issues every day. Is your admiration for their tires based on wear, performance, price, lack of returns? Any stats to back them up? I am interested because I am the “hide in my garage new owner” of a used Town and Country that will need tires this year.
I have been buying Road Runners at FF for other vehicles. I never get close to the mileage they claim, but have always been given a generous adjustment on the next set and their initial price is very reasonable. As everyone else, always looking for the holy grail of tires and am willing to switch if there is a good reason.
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Had Brigestone Dueler Revos on my 2002 F-150 and loved them —
I have had two set of these on my 01 F150 and like them too.
Ditto ditto. I ha 2 sets on my 99 F150 and liked them. Only problem is that it was a stretch to get them to 50k even when they were regularly rotated.
I now have a ’10 F150 and had to buy new tires this week. I put on the Firestone Destination AT. Good aggressive tread and very quiet. 18″ rims and a hair under $1100 with an alignment for the C load range tire. I have a pickup camper.
Me too. I like them. I have had mine now for two years and like them a lot. I have a 04′ F150. 
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Good luck with Hankook’s here
Big G, every time someone brings up tires you mention Hankook and you should know because you probably deal with tire issues every day. Is your admiration for their tires based on wear, performance, price, lack of returns? Any stats to back them up? I am interested because I am the “hide in my garage new owner” of a used Town and Country that will need tires this year.
I have been buying Road Runners at FF for other vehicles. I never get close to the mileage they claim, but have always been given a generous adjustment on the next set and their initial price is very reasonable. As everyone else, always looking for the holy grail of tires and am willing to switch if there is a god reason.
Every one of my friends that needs tires, I recommend Hankooks. Plain and simple, they are a very good tire at a very good price. A few memebers here, one with a Dodge, two with Chevys, I put Hankooks on all their trucks. I do it because I drink beer with these guys all the time and don’t want to have shi77y tires be the topic Plus I tell everyone, shop me 
Nobody beats me !!! I’m the whiz !!! 
(a little Seinfeld humor 
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Nobody beats me !!! I’m the whiz !!!
Maybe you should change your avatar.
Were the Wiz and Desperado guy the same person?
Hang on for a few hours, I might have a good deal for you. I am assuming our old tenant left the tires there(nearly new, possibly brand new Goodyears), which I am sure they did. They were 17’s, I know that much.
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Had Brigestone Dueler Revos on my 2002 F-150 and loved them — quiet, good traction, etc. I went with Firestone tires the second go round and the traction was OK, but noisy.
X2 – on my 2nd set on my 150
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The price of tires seems to be getting higher every year. Other then Goodyear anyone have any positive experiences with other brands? Best price I can get on Goodyear seems to be Sams Club for the 255/70R17’s 2004 F150 ExtCab 4×4
The name is right. GOODYEAR = GOOD FOR A YEAR
BFGoodrich AT. A friend of mine has a ’06 F150 and no lie, he has 78,000 miles on his. Yes he needs new ones, but still, i have yet to see a truck tire go that many miles. He has 20″ wheels. Needless to say i just put a set on my GMC. I put 285/75/16’s on and it was just under $1100.
Went the General Grabber HTS had Coopers on. No complaint on Coopers traction, didn’t have much luck on the tread life. Only had the General’s since spring but right away I noticed how quiet they were, smoother ride, and even a bit better gas mileage. I did see that when I bought the Generals Consumers Guide rated them #3, a best buy. Now they are at about #7. I was driving all over Leeech and Winni last weekend and had no troubles, well no one else had troubles either.
Same truck, GY Dura Track Load range E 70,000 miles on them. I have about 25% wear left on them. They are $$$$ but hands down the best I have had for wear and grip. I will defiantly buy them again.
Just last september, put a new set of GY’s on the wifes Durango, it came with Goodyears and they went 76K so I really couldn’t switch (she liked the ride and they wore well)… could have went another 5-6K if it wasn’t that winter was coming…which finally got here yesterday
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Same truck, GY Dura Track Load range E 70,000 miles on them. I have about 25% wear left on them.
Mark,
I was looking at those tires the other day. I’m assuming that you are talking about Wrangler DuraTrac. I really like the more aggressive tread. How is the road noise with these tires? My only concern is that they might be on the noisy side.
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Just last september, put a new set of GY’s on the wifes Durango, it came with Goodyears
So you put your friends in Hakook’s and the wife in GY…hmmmmmmm…
Load Range E = stiffer sidewall. Of course they are a hard compound so wear is good, but ride quality (sound/smoothness) is sacrificed… but hey, it’s a truck 
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Just last september, put a new set of GY’s on the wifes Durango, it came with Goodyears
So you put your friends in Hakook’s and the wife in GY…hmmmmmmm…
If my wife drove a truck, she would get about 40K out of GY and I would switch it to Hankooks. The SRA’s on the Durango gives the best ride and good tread mileage, so to keep the wife happy 
For your van I would recommend these… Hankook also
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