tow vehicle tires?

[Nick(Ia)]

Time to replace the tires on my 99 Suburban. I tow a TS 812 Cresliner on a tandem axle trailer. Any suggestions on brand or model? Any to avoid?

[Todd_NE]

For name brand tires. The BF Goodrich Long Trails and Firestone Steeltex are both good places to start. Expect upwards of 70k miles, decent traction, and the Long Trails are pretty quiet. Make sure you get the proper load rated tire for your vehicle, lots of times the "lower" price tires you get quoted aren't heavy enough.

Consumer Reports is a good place to start too. Seems like the Coopers were pretty highly rated at one point. If you want a US tire, take that into consideration too.

Todd

[goose pit]

I run Cooper Discover AT's on my Blazer. I am very pleased with the tread wear on them. And they have plenty of bite when you actually need them. Hope this helps!

[Joe]

Kelly Safari AWR,Great tire on and offroad.Good tire on the highway pulling and good tire when you need the bite in mud or snow.

[ARB]

I put a set of Cooper Discover M+S on my rig this past fall. Boy what nice tires. These are fantastic in the snow and are very quiet. So far the wear seems good but I really don't care because they perform so well. The best part was the price, which was the best at my local mom and pop garage.

[ChrisNE]

I'll second the Firestone Steeltex recommendation. I got 90K out of my factory set. No "humming" on the road, but still adequate in the mud and snow.

[John Wayne]

I run Mastercraft HT on my 98 Chevy Z71. I like them alot. They get very good traction on wet roads and seems to wear very well.

[lilwallydog]

Michelin All Terrains---You get what you pay for!

[RANGER]

Man, you said it!! This past Fall I put Michelin LTXs on my '99 Durango - What a difference!!! This is the first time I have tried Michelins and I don't think I'll ever go back. Quiet tire that grips like nothing I have had before, and I have tried nearly every tire out there at some time or another. Actually, they weren't much more expensive then the Goodyear's of comparable value and type. I am really impressed with them!

[Larry L]

When I did most of my driving on shale roads at work I had to stop using Michilins all together. These were eight ply tires on a one ton Ford 4WD. I kept punching rocks through the face of the tread. This was several years ago. I don't know how they stand up now but I haven't had one on a vehicle since. At that time I had to go to Toyo tires in order to keep from getting flats all the time. As I said this was on rough shale roads. If you don't get off the road much you can get by with the better riding tires.