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Looking at Yokohama and a few other brands for pickups....

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Looking to replace my nearly 20 year old BFG all terrain tires on my 2500 diesel and 2 year old tires on my wife's 22 Colorado Z71. Thinking about just sticking the 255 65's on the diesel for the time being. As much as I don't drive the diesel, they will probably last many years lol. The Yoko's ain't cheap but there's also a set of Goodyear Wrangler Territory HT 110T. The Ebag ad says a set of 4 for just under 400 bucks but the 'quantity' box says '1'.....need to send him a message asking to clarify.

I've purchased Yokohama tires in the past and was pleased with them and they are made in the USA (Japanese company). Lots of brands out there that I've never heard of too! Just trying to get a feel of what's what and stuff that may need to stay away from. Dang, freaking tires are in the sky as far as price is and can't believe there are so many tire tracks signifying donunts in the middle of intersections. Must be lots of people with money to burn or someone is stealing tires.
 
I buy tires used off Kijiji all the time. Craigslist equivalent. There are plenty of good deals on very lightly used tires out there. Plenty.

And yes, there are hundreds of Chinese brands out there. Stay American.
 
I buy tires used off Kijiji all the time. Craigslist equivalent. There are plenty of good deals on very lightly used tires out there. Plenty.

And yes, there are hundreds of Chinese brands out there. Stay American.
I rarely use CL anymore. Seems to be nothing but scammers these days. Used to sell on CL what wouldn't sell on FB Market place but over the last few years, that's all I've been using. I'll check out Kijiji....
 
I’ve had a couple of sets of Yokohamas, no problems with any of them, smooth running. I have a set on my daily driver pickup right now.
 
I've used Kumho tires on several cars. Good price point, they wore well and maintained their balance. However, there was a lot of tread noise beginning around 25k/30k miles.

I have had best luck with Michelin tires. I don't like the price, but everything else is great about them.

I won't consider using Goodyear tires.
 
@Cranky I just put Yokohama Geolander's on my little daily driver SUV (2011 Ford Escape AWD) and they are some damn good tires. Very aggressive tread, rated high in mud, rain & snow (they are 4 season tires) and also very quiet.
 
I've always hade good results with tirerack.com
They will ship to a local installer or your home. The installer has to agree to a set price to mount and balance.
 
Great reviews of the Milestar Patagonia's From a few of the Youtubers.
 
I put a set of Yokohamas on my RAV daily driver in 2021 just before a long driving trip from SC to NM and back. They now have 24K miles on them and have been very pleased. They are much quieter than the original tires on the car and they look hardly worn at 24K.
 
I've had good luck with Yokahama, Kenda, and Korean Kumho's made in Akron.
 
I think Kijiji might only be Canadian, even though it has been aquired by eBay I’m sure!
There is a Houston area site but it's pretty dead.....and yeah, it's part of eBay classifieds since 2010 I think.
I've used Kumho tires on several cars. Good price point, they wore well and maintained their balance. However, there was a lot of tread noise beginning around 25k/30k miles.

I have had best luck with Michelin tires. I don't like the price, but everything else is great about them.

I won't consider using Goodyear tires.
Had a set of Goodyear Eagles on my 95 Dakota for a good while years back....they were 255-60 15's mounted on 8" factory Durango wheels and man, just doing that turned that little Dakota into a corner burner lol I still have 2 of them and man, they must be at least 20 years old right now. IIRC, they were the Eagle LS and can't find them these days but the GT's are over 500 bucks.
I've always hade good results with tirerack.com
They will ship to a local installer or your home. The installer has to agree to a set price to mount and balance.
I looked at tirerack and their prices seemed high.....and lots of places will ship like that. I used to order them and mount my own tires and bubble balanced them. Not the best way but seemed to work well. I'm too old now to want to mess with that anymore lol
Great reviews of the Milestar Patagonia's From a few of the Youtubers.
Will have to check those out.
I put a set of Yokohamas on my RAV daily driver in 2021 just before a long driving trip from SC to NM and back. They now have 24K miles on them and have been very pleased. They are much quieter than the original tires on the car and they look hardly worn at 24K.
My first set of 5 went on our 2000 Durango and at 7k miles I went to rotate them and found the rear tires were 30% gone! So I ordered another one to match the still brand new spare and put the new ones on the back. Yeah, the car had an LSD in it and she liked jack rabbit starts. Told her she could buy the next set of tires if she's going to drive like that. Right after she left me in 2017 she asked me if I'd rotate them and I said sure. I kept the two worse ones (which were still pretty decent) and grabbed the dinky spare out from under my 95 Dakota to throw up under the Durango. If she knew about it, she never said anything. I ran those two tires for another 2 years on the 95 and they are probably 80% gone but they are 29" tall and that little V6 just doesn't like the height that much.
Michelins - then forget about 'em.
I've run Mickys for years and like them but they are $$$$$. Funny thing is, all of the ones I have were given to me when my BIL bought new tires when the Mickys he bought new got to about 60% gone lol. About 5 years ago he bought a set of 5 for his Jeep and right after that he got a windfall from the VA for being declared 100% disabled and got retroactive money since he should have been declared 100% a lot of years ago. Anyways, he took some of that money and bought a new Jeep and gave me the old Jeep with the 5 new tires!
Better check with your new Boss.
Oh we went shopping for tires at Costco yesterday and she already knew what tires cost and that Costco wasn't exactly cheap. They are actually expensive!
 
Dick Cepek tires- buy them from 4 wheel parts, good price and they look good too
 
I'm very happy with the Coopers (discoverer a/t)on my 2500 HD diesel.(made in usa). This is my second set. I've had a set of yoko's on a street car before, no complaints.
But tires have gone nuts, price wise, just like everything else in the last three years. $1200 for six tires on my box truck, and not great ones.
 
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I have used Nitto tires on my 405,000 mile truck since around 2008.

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I run Nittos on the Charger too.

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These are quiet and they grip well.
 
I'm going to pull and stow that plate when I change the bumper cover....

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I will not drill holes in the new cover.
 
Amen on prices going wild on EVERYTHING !!:cursin:
 
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