Hey, I was looking into those to replace my Ameritracs, with something a bit more aggressive. I really like the Bridgestone REVO's on the wife's Explorer, but they are pricey. What size did you go with...stock 255 70/17? I will probably go with the stock size, because in my experience, everything seems to last longer and handle better that way. How are those on the highway? Smooth, noisey? TIA!

 

My problem is that my truck is a sport street truck. Thus, the beefy looking tires suck imo. I want smaller sidewall and wider treads. My current tires also have a lot of tread left so I would hate to ditch them.

 

I had the 255/70/17 Americraps as well.

The Destinations A/T's I went with are 275/70/17's. They're noticeably beefier than the stock 255's, and add 1/2 an inch in height. My speedometer is bang on, Tomtom GPS varified and also verified with my iPhone.

They're very smooth, ultra quiet and handle much better than the P rated Ameritreks with mooshy sidewalls.

Look at where the Ameri Treks are rated on this list of AT tires.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/survey....jsp?type=ORAT

I have pics in my gallery.
Edit..BTW..the Destinations are A LOT quieter than the Ameri Traks. My Ameri Tracks really hummed at 80 kmh. I noticed the difference right away with the Destinations.

As an aside, the speedometer is bang on with these 275's so I could even go with a larger tire without it effecting the speedometer. I'm looking into Bilstein 5100 leveling shocks now, so perhaps later on I'll go for a 285 tire, perhaps in a 70 aspect ratio to give it an even beefier sidewall. I may even do some aftermarket 18 inch wheels.

 

Excellent. That is what I wanted to hear. Actually, Ford speedos are generally over just a bit from the factory, so that may explain yours being right on, with a slightly larger tire. I just may go with the 275's also, when I get ready to buy. Thanks.

 

Hey Ray, why don't you get some 18" FX4 or lariat wheels and put on some good winter tires in a 275-65/18. That's the same size as oem and it is a 32" tall tire just like the pirellis you have now so that means no speedo recalibration.

Here is the wheels

http://www.newtakeoff.com/18x75machi...5mmsetof4.aspx

I'm in Cleveland, so I know what winter driving is like. I had the goodyear AT/S on my 05 FX4 and they were OK in snowy roads, My 07 has the pissrellis and they flat out suck in the snow, I can actually do a 4wd power slide with these lousy tires.

Look into the Blizzaks from bridgestone they are great in the snow, and I hear the goodyear wrangler silent armor is pretty good too.

 

get a truetrac over anything like Trac-lok LS units, anything OEM will be sub par in performance. I would recommend a locker but that can get scary on ice. Be safe out there, I have had some near 'vehicle totalled' situations (one on film from in cab footage) in snow driving but I have been lucky enough to recover at the last minute from most.

 

The difference between LS and non-LS in the snow is that with LS you'll spin both tires. I've had 3.55 with the 5.4 and 3.73 with the 5.4, and the 3.73 would spin the wheels easier, especially when slippery.

I think if you want those rear tires to dig in you need to throw two to four sand bags in the back. Put them just in back of the axle. Try it, you'll see a world of a difference.

I have the 20" Pirellis also and I run with one 70# sand bag behind the bed extender. Two sand bags would be better, but I have 4x4 as a backup plan. I know from experience that you can navigate some deep snow with four sand bags in 2x.

 

x2! my dad and sister have them on their f150's and they are terrible in anything but dry weather IMO.

you said you occasionally go off road for work, is dropping your truck really smart? i would throw on a really good AT in 33's, and do a leveling kit

 

haha offroad as in... grass and gravel. There will be no true offroading of any kind. I just need traction because the open rear gets stuck on ice/wet grass/gravel way too easily