How long before you changed your tires?
 

I have almost 45k on mine now and it looks like the tread is still pretty deep. I'm planning to change at 50k because of irregularities do to not rotating (not my fault). So, Im wondering...how many miles have you put on your Goodyear RT/S's?

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The Truck: 1997 Black F-150 Flareside. Regular Cab ORP and Towing Package
The Mods: K&N Filter, Eurolid Hard Tonneau and Ford Bug Deflector.
The Site:
Triton's 4.6 Liter Web Page
www.mindspring.com/~acbradley/index.html

I changed mine out at 18K, but I guess goin from a v6 to a v8 would be the reason why they didn't last long https://www.f150online.com/f150board/wink.gif

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Patrick aka Mudder
Arlington Texas (DFW), member of Fordified.
Stone Cold edition F150,Black 98 Styleside S/C F150 4x4 0RP 5.4 3.55ls, Ramsey Pro 8000 hidden winch, Grizzly roll bar,2 Baja lights, 8 165 watt KC lights (I can light up the night with these), Manik grille guard, Westin step bars, Rhino Taillight guards (thanks Pony), Magnum bug shield, Sonic aluminum treadplate 36" tool box, Flowmaster dual exhaust, K/N air filter, 265/75/16 BFG AT/S, American Racing Baja wheels, Cobra CB radio, a Mobil Speed Pass on the back window, a F150 Online sticker, and a Stone Cold sticker on the front windshield . More to come for the 3:16 machine: Superwhite bulbs on order, shocks, and Airaid. If you would like to see pics, email me at mudder46@hotmail.com or see pics at me and pony's new website www.angelfire.com/ok3/ponysix8, and to hear the exhaust http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/ponysix8/images/T005.wav
Ford Trucks: "when you absolutely have to have the very best".


[This message has been edited by mudder (edited 12-31-1999).]

Well I changed mine at 115, only because I drove out of town to buy it, then had to go home for my check book..Original tires suck.....wish that was a option,.Got rid of the 265s when I lifted it..Has 11600 on it now.....16 months old now.....Dave

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1998 F-150, SC/Flairside,oxford white 4x2,4.6,auto,3.55s,nerf bars,cls 111 towing,bed liner w/mat,atlas polished wheels w/285/75 R/16 BFG A/Ts (black side out),all plastics guards/bug shields,air raid/k & n filter, superchipped, duals out the back corners, flow master 3 chamber, snug top lid, f-150 online sticker back window-honk if you see me!!! Fabtech 3 1/2 lift .coverking dash cover.
San Antonio
DWESSELS89@AOL.COM

Gotcha! see "life of stock tires" hehe

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99 XLT 5.4L Regular Cab 4x2 120" Wheelbase 4 wheel disc brakes/ABS 5 star larait style wheels Toreador Red/Silver 3.55 gears 255/70/16 OWL Delta toolbox, Ventshades, Bugflector
Eclipse 5340 cd player
Memphis ARCS50 component speakers w/tweeters mounted flush in the door panels (excellent sound)powered by a Sherwood 35x2 RMS amp
Jensen 50x2 RMS for the 2 Audiobahn AWC10 subs
regcab54@sc.rr.com

I gave up on my stock Goodyear AP 255's at 38K. Was afraid they would not wear out before I killed myself sliding around on take off in the rain. They still looked like they would maybe go another 8-10K.

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97 F-150 SC Lariat, Styleside, White over Gold, 4.6L (Windsor), Automatic, 3.55 rear end, electronic 4X4, w/ every option of Lariat and ORP packages except the 17" wheels (I even got the OR decals now!), MOD's so far: K&N air box mod, Gibson Super Truck, clear Bugflector II, Leer TSC 600 hard cover, Bridgestone Dueler OWL ATP 265/75 R-16's, TrailMaster Invader N7 shocks, Smittybilt step bars, Ford moulded mud guards, "White-white" head lamps, Cloud Rider Design's SS Grill and bumper opening "Summer Grill's", Bosch platinum + 4's.

I replaced the Wrangler RTS's after 12,000. I replaced them with BFG's 285/75-16 on stock rims. This is what the truck now looks like.
http://content.communities.msn.com/i...ID_Message=159

I have 41,000 on my '97 Goodyear RT/S 17 inchers. They still look surprisingly good, maybe for another 20,000 miles. A friend had 75,000 on the same tire (smaller size on a Jeep Cherokee).

John D: Good looking truck!

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'97 F150 XLT XCab, 4.6L, 4x4, Red as Rita's Rooster, Towing Pkg, 17 inch wheels, Tonneau Cover, Captain chairs, CD Changer. Two high performance, freeflow booster seats in back for mother's little truckers.

HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA.....Roll Tide!

I have about 38k on mine now. A good chance of making 45k plus. I rotate every 5 to 6 thousand miles. I'm trucking Goodyear P255/70R-16 OWL. My plans are to go a size wider (60 series)if there's one.

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(Longview,TX)
1998 F-150XLT 5.4L 4x2 Ext. Cab Flareside,A.R.E. Tonneau Lid, Black Clearcoat, 3.55LS,Chrome nerf bars,
K&N,BORLA exhaust system,with 3.5 in. chrome tips

***MAXOIL***
Royal Purple Synthetic Lubricants...
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[This message has been edited by TripleD (edited 01-06-2000).]

TerryLee:
Thank You, it is my baby.

replaced my goodyears somewhere around 46K miles. not much tread left, gravel road ate them up. rear tires were missing chunks of tread. never rotated them either.
have rotated the Cooper's once so far(did not want these!! these tires are impossible to keep clean, always have this funky ring around the rim). Have almost 56K miles now.

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'97 f-150 XLT V6 auto 3.55 silver reg cab flareside , 6 cd, Lariat floor mats, tonneau, ground effects, tint, glasspack w/ duals, new= ion optics fog lights, cracked windshield (thanks to a dodge caravan), 16X8 Eagle Alloys, K&N air filter (thanks Mudder). Future Mods= Billet Grille, driving lights, sunroof. the heartbeat stops here.
http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/ponysix8 http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/ponysix8/images/T004.wav

That is very nice JohnD, I like that.

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Patrick aka Mudder
Arlington Texas (DFW), member of Fordified.
Stone Cold edition F150, Black 98 Styleside S/C F150 4x4 0RP 5.4 3.55ls, Ramsey Pro 8000 hidden winch, Grizzly roll bar, Superwhite Bulbs, 2 Baja lights, 8 165 watt KC lights (if I can't be the biggest I'm gonna be the brightest, so if ya need some light gimme a call, will 14 do?), Manik grille guard, Westin step bars, Rhino Taillight guards (thanks Pony), Magnum bug shield, Sonic aluminum treadplate 36" tool box, Flowmaster dual exhaust, K/N air filter, 265/75/16 BFG AT/S, American Racing Baja wheels, Cobra CB radio, a Mobil Speed Pass on the back window, a F150 Online sticker, and a Stone Cold sticker on the front windshield . More to come for the 3:16 machine: shocks, and Airaid. If you would like to see pics, email me at mudder46@hotmail.com or see pics at me and pony's new website www.angelfire.com/ok3/ponysix8, and to hear the exhaust http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/ponysix8/images/T005.wav
Ford Trucks: "when you absolutely have to have the very best".


[This message has been edited by mudder (edited 01-07-2000).]

I drove the hell out of my old "wilderness" tires. I was upwards of 50k on them. I should've changed them sooner though. I won't wear me new tires down to the level I did the older ones.

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"It showed us that we have to care for each other, because if we don't, who will?"
- Susan Ivanova, Babylon 5

Goodyear at/s suck too i had less than 4000 on them they went out of round discount tire gave me full credit on replacement i took it toward a set of bfg ko instead. https://www.f150online.com/f150board/smile.gif

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*2000 blk xlt f150
*5.4 4x4 3.55 ls
*sc orp pkg
*tow pkg, 17 inch wheels
*herculiner,remote start
*flowmaster, air box mod
*bfg ko's A.R.E. cap
*sony 10 disc cd player
*k&n air filter
*superchip

****mods to come*********
harley davison hitch reciver plug.
removing stock cab steps& installing westins.

I replaced mine at 12,500 miles.
I now have 275/60HR-17 Firestone GTA's on Centerline rims. I got the tires for $400.00 from a guy in the classified section of F150online.com (you got to love this web page)saved me $280.00
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1999 F150 4x4 4.6V8 regcab/shortbed
Oxford White with Wedgewood Blue two tone, with Blue Captains chairs
Bassani Cat Back, Superchip,Modified intake with modified K&N filter.
Centerline Saber rims 17x8" with Firestone GTA 275/60hr-17 tires.


[This message has been edited by Don C (edited 03-07-2000).]

Well I almost made it...I was within 2000 miles of getting my RT/S's to last 50,000 miles. On the way to work this morning I was making a left at a stop light...as I went down the road I heard (brump, brump, brump). The whole truck was shaking back and forth. I pulled over and sure enough I was greeted by a nice hunk of metal. Went back down the road to the Goodyear dealer and had all four replaced this morning. On a good note, I did get $20 bucks for the other four...came out to $499 for all four tires, balance and rotation.

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The Truck: 1997 Black F-150 Flareside. Regular Cab ORP and Towing Package
The Mods: K&N Filter, Eurolid Hard Tonneau, Profile Windstream Side Deflectors and Ford Bug Deflector.
The Site:
Triton's 4.6 Liter Web Page
www.mindspring.com/~acbradley/index.html