Call me curious, but are you planning on matching the tires on the axel? If you are, you couldn't change brands anyway.

If you are changing all four, why stay with the exact size? I don't mean change it in any big way, but you can match the diameter and width to within .2 inches in a different size/brand. That is well within the normal allowable spread for the same size... Or to put it differently, if you bought 1000 of the same size tire, they are allowed to vary about 1 percent and still call it the same size. We are talking about tires with 1.5 percent difference.
That is just using Tire rack, which only sells tires they can get in quantity, unlike a smaller tire place that will order just a couple tires.
I just used the Michelins, for our trucks, and staying in stock size I get the 255/65/17 (which I had on my truck till I went up to 18'' (for appearance of the rims) and they were great tires. Stock on many F-150's and an option on most.

The difference in size is 2.9 percent smaller, which would change the final gearing (if 3.55) to 3.65 That might be better anyway... And I defy anyone not a tire guru to tell the difference from a distance. That’s not a lot of tire height.
I put tires that were three percent the other way and when the tires were side by side it was impossible to see the .4 inches.

Or the 265/70-17 which is .2 inches wider, and .3 inches taller.
These sizes come stock on the same trucks, sold in different areas, and would require no changes, even to the alignment.
Heck, if you had wanted to, the dealer would have put these on before you bought, and just charged you twice what they were worth.
Some guys in here have had the dealer swap to the Michelins, from the General just to anchor the sale.

Just a thought.
Chris

Just noticed your truck in your profile. Stock size is 235/75-17 , you have the option size, on it. You could use about any size that came stock on these trucks with the 3.73 gears. Putting on slighly lower or slightly wider tires on your truck would never be a problem
Oh, well good luck.

 

ford is the only one putting thier odd tire sizes on thier trucks, 235 245 255 70/17, I doubt the aftermarket is concerned abought ford...GM and dodge are the bigger ticket in replacement tires because they have kept the same tire sizes. Hancooks and general tires are crap, I upgradded to LT 265 70 17 BFG Rugerd trail T/A.

 

hey cyclone- im on the fence on getting new tires for my truck- how long have you had your rugged trails on? (thats whats im running)- have you run them through a good canadian winter? how did they fare on snow/slush/ice? appreciate it greatly-

justin

 

In snow the BFG R.T T/A has excellant traction, in mud, it's ok until your on a paved road, a lot of mud gets packed into the tred's of the tire, thier is lots and lot's of tread, your throwin mud for for a long time.

Traction in rain/slush is excellant, the tire is speed rated to 110 mph, the BFG I have are a ten ply tire, ride is firmer than the OEM tires ( Hancooks)

My F-150 is used for work and I needed a tire that could handel some extra wheight with out the side walls imploding. I'don't go off road othier than to play in the mud, for a hard core off road tire The BFG R.T. T/A may fall short.

The strong points of the B.F.G are, great handeling and performance in a truck tire you can use on the job site or take off road. Ride is quite good, but if you like a softer ride, dare I say car like.....

This tire is standard on the the f-150 FX4 ( not the same size as mine ) f-250 350 and I run mine at 55 psi, the Hancooks were only rated for 35 psi

Shop arround, I paid $275.00 CDN per tire, If I had shopped around, I could have gotten them cheaper, but I did not have the time option once the Hancooks were blowing out on me.

LT 265/70 17 turn 250 rpm less at 60 mph, the Hancooks ( p235 70/17 ) were 2000 rpm at 60 MPH, 355 LTD slip. 5.4 3 V

I Like the BFG R.T. T/A. Montana winters can be harsh as well, ( Sweet Grass to Bute )

 

I wrote Toyo an email to ask if they were planning on making the Toyo Open Country A/T tire for the 18 inch F150 rim, they replied saying that they were going to be making a size this summer that is going to be very close to the OEM size. I don't remember the exact size now because that Email is at home and I am working on the road right now. I will update once I get home. I plugged that size into a tire calculator and it would only make a 1 mph difference. (If I recall correctly it was one size wider and one size taller)

 

good to hear! however...what size is that? like a 285/65R18? ( i know you said you didnt know for sure) 1mph is prettty dang close to the stocks... a 285 is only like .3" larger diam than the stock 275's on the 18" rims. wonder what the width will be like??

gonna have to keep the eyes open this summer! thanks for the info!

 

they are expecting 2-4 years for OEM to wear out. There is a larger market for replacement tires than upgrade tires so they follow that. Look how long it took them when Ford/Dodge/GM went to 16" rims in the mid 90's.

By 2007 you should start seeing the selection.

 

 

Here is what Toyo wrote me when I asked if they were going to make the LT275/65R18


Toyo does not have immediate plans for the exact size but will be making a 265/70R18 114S Open Country A/T later this summer. The size should work on your truck but in the meantime I would suggest visiting your local Toyo Tire dealer and discussing possible options for your truck.
Thank you for considering Toyo Light Truck Tires.

 

not what you wanted to hear, but at least they gave you an alternate option. Most CSRs would just be dumb about it and say "no we dont have that size. FU and have a nice day"

 

 

I work for a website company (www.50below.com) who does websites and ecommerce for the powersports and tire industries. I am responsible for updating our Tire Fitment Guides. I don't expect to get datafeeds from BFG, Firestone, Dayton, or any other major tire manufacturers till the middle of February or so. I just got the 2004 feeds from them april of this year! You are right, it is crazy how slow they are!

 

Goodyear lists a matching tire for the P275/65R18 Wrangler AT/S

http://www.goodyear.ca/goodyeartires...ea=Light+Truck
I haven't tried to see if I can get any as my tires have a long way to go before replacement.

 

The sidewall blew out of one my BFG R.T. Since the tires had about 35k miles, I replaced them. After an extensive search, I found a set of 285/65/18 BFG AT's. I paid a little more than I wanted, but no one else had them and I was told they would not even do a production run for this size for something like 4 weeks.

Based on my research, the only AT options other than BFG RT's were Goodyear Wranglers (same as stock size I think), Nittos (slightly smaller than stock unless it is the 325 which requires a leveling kit) and the BFG AT's (a little under an inch taller and slightly wider than stock RT). I don't care for Goodyear so it made the decision fairly easy for me.