It's time for tires for my dad's truck. He's got a 99 F-150 4x4, but he seldomly leaves the pavement. I've been tasked with choosing tires for it. We need something good for street and in wet weather, offroad ability is mininimally important. We were considering the following:

LTX M/S
Cross Terrain SUV (SR speed rated)
Cross terrain SUV (HR speed rated)
Pilot LTX

I'd like to hear any opinions on these, both good and bad. I think we'll keep the stock 265/70/17 size, mainly because the only tires available in a 275/70/17 are the goodyear AT/Suck, the GSA, and the MT/R, which dopn't suit this purpose.

Thanks,

Mitch

 

I've got the Pilot LTX's and I love them. They're not the best looking tire but they are wonderful in the wet and dry. They handle better than my Goodyear Eagle GTII's too. They're long lasting tires too so you'll get your $$ out of them.

 

I recommend the LTX M/S. My boss uses that on all the trucks at work (except for a few) and they're good tires. It's totally a highway service tire, but i've taken them offroad to and they don't do bad at all. I've never tried them in the mud though, just hard packed dry dirt. They're quiet to.

 

I just bought a set of Bridgestone r265 RIB tires.

They are and excellent all season highway tire with 10 plys.

They are, a rib with solid edges(shoulders) SO, UNLIKE THE STOCK GOODYEARS, SHOULD WEAR LIKE IRON.

I am happy to say they are QUIET, and handle nicely. I haven't taken them offroad yet..........don't think they would be very good in mud.

Anyway, they apparently offer atleast as good traction as the goodyear RTS????