well since the search function isn't working right now :rolleyes: I got a question.

need to get new tires for my duelly. couple shops I went to this afternoon were like here these will work. I ask are the rated for towing loads? they go uh, yeah, I think. :shaking:

so anyways, existing tires are a knockoff brand. size is 245/75/16. want to get a bigger (taller) tire with an aggressive tread (street type tread doesn't seem do well in the dirt)

any suggestion on good tow rig tires? or what size I can go up to with a stock 91 f-350 duelly?

thanks
sb

I was searching for this same thing. I think I am going to get some truxus mts they are E load range (I think) and they are sipped and should do good in the street department and great in the dirt

Load range E tire,

I like the Michelin XPS Rib (got alot of miles outta them on my old dually)
They also make a mud version as well that is a high mileage tire.

Some have had good luck with BFG AT's. I had some MTR's on my dually at one point and they wore down super fast. Cupped really badly and were very loud on the highway even with rotation.

Bill R.

well since the search function isn't working right now :rolleyes: I got a question.

need to get new tires for my duelly. couple shops I went to this afternoon were like here these will work. I ask are the rated for towing loads? they go uh, yeah, I think. :shaking:

so anyways, existing tires are a knockoff brand. size is 245/75/16. want to get a bigger (taller) tire with an aggressive tread (street type tread doesn't seem do well in the dirt)

any suggestion on good tow rig tires? or what size I can go up to with a stock 91 f-350 duelly?

thanks
sb

thanks. the one's I have now are load range E, but I'm looking at tire rack, and they are saying that load range d is 3000 lbs 65 psi on some and e is 3042 lbs
@ 80psi :eek: I don't think I've ever had a tire with that much air.

been looking at the firestone 'destination M/T' and the dunlop 'radial rover'


thanks. anyone else?

If you tow anything heavy at all, the E range is the way to go. The added sidewall stiffness in the 80 psi tire does wonders for on road stability with a big trailer. Many will tell you that they pull fine with just D rated tires, but just ask a HotShot driver what he uses.

Billster

thanks. the one's I have now are load range E, but I'm looking at tire rack, and they are saying that load range d is 3000 lbs 65 psi on some and e is 3042 lbs
@ 80psi :eek: I don't think I've ever had a tire with that much air.

been looking at the firestone 'destination M/T' and the dunlop 'radial rover'


thanks. anyone else?

good to know. so although the weight may be the same, the sidewalls of the load range e are much better.

kewl.

think I'm gonna go from at 245/75/16 to either a 235/85/16 or 265/75/16

edit, well maybe not, the 235's are a bit narrower, but are the only ones of the 2 that are load range E.

I sell tires, and I have never seen a dually with the size you have now, check the door jamb I'll bet it came with a 235/85R16 E which will be your best option. The 245 and the 265 are in danger of rubbing together on the rear, heat and tire failure will result.
Butch

yep, stock option 235/75/16, but its got 245/75/16 on it now. I can get my hand between them = +/- .75 inches at the top of the tire. prolly less at the bottom.

so, 235/85 are my best bet? what do you think of the dunlop 'mud rover' tires?

235/85R16 are ideal for any tow rig, especially a dually.

I'd probably shy away from a mud tire though and go with an all terrain for a tow rig.

I sell tires, and I have never seen a dually with the size you have now, check the door jamb I'll bet it came with a 235/85R16 E which will be your best option. The 245 and the 265 are in danger of rubbing together on the rear, heat and tire failure will result.
Butch

I used to drive a '95 ('96?) E350 dually box van with 245s. It seemed odd to me, so I looked one day, and thats what the sticker called for on it. No they didn't rub, either.

Pete

Van's are an oddity, the wheels were probably built for clearance, a good way to check is to pull the outside dual off, if they have been touching, the sidewall of the tire will be polished and shiny.
Butch

235/85/16s load range E i run mine at 80 psi just to make sure they run cool on my dually. but i have been know to haul very heavy loads at time so i just keep them at max psi. mike

Check out Toyos, we run them on quite a few trucks and they are great off road, probably looking around 40K on mostly highway with a dually. Our single rear axles wear pretty quick under the stupid loads we pull around. The dually should help extend the mileage of whatever tire you run, stay away from Goodyear Workhorse, they are really unstable with load. Kinda feels like the trailer is driving instead of you.

Don't know where you are located, but one of our best selling and performing heavy use tires is the Kumho Venture Rib and Venture A/T lots of commercial accounts running them, deliver between 45-70K depending on load and rotations etc.
Butch

thanks for the suggestions :D

I run radial rover AT's, and love them. Just they have a thin sidewall.
Buddy got the kummos. I drove his truck, and REALLY like how they do. Last time out fishing we tried to get it stuck, and failed... way better than those old mitchlen ltx's (worst tire I have ever used).
Then there are the bridgestone/firestones, which seem to be really good tires that hold up.

Personally, the kummos seems to be the best bang for the buck, and while I love my dunlops, I wouldnt put them on a dulley. But then, I also run a c rated tire.

Also, I tend to find that alot of the time you find tires with D ratings that wll cary more weight than a E rated tire.

I used to drive a '95 ('96?) E350 dually box van with 245s. It seemed odd to me, so I looked one day, and thats what the sticker called for on it. No they didn't rub, either.

Pete

Forgot to mention the tires we used. This was a work truck for a tire distributor that saw a lot of back highways, in the winter we ran studded tractions all around (many manufacturers offer a commercial "traction" tire, sort of a mud-looking tire that wears decent on pavement). Worked good on that truck. However if you have a twin I-beam (ie if your F-350 is 2wd) with a high-milage front end, DO NOT put tractions on the front, it will drive terrible. We had another E350 dually with a lot more miles/wear on it, and it drove terrible with tractions all around.

If you really want a taller tire, look into a 255/85R16. They fit some dually rims, but not all (w/out rubbing, that is). If desired, you can also run 255/85 rears and 285/75 fronts (assuming 4wd), they are the same height.

Pete