Tire upgrade

JReome86 · 02-10-2021, 12:29 PM

Hi I just joined the forum so I appologize if this is not in the correct area. I bought a brand new Ram 3500 with the Cummins and a new to us Eagle 375BHFS. I had a gas Chevy and lightweight fifth wheel before our current setup. Not sure if it is the crazy torque of the truck, size of the fifth wheel or junk stock tires on my truck. I only have 12,000 miles on it and tires are almost shot. I wont make it to next winter. Im looking for suggestions for good tires in NY snow and something that will hold up to the wear better for towing. Thanks in advance!!

Mopar_Earl · 02-10-2021, 02:16 PM

12k miles? Did you keep them rotated and balanced? I got 30k on my original Firestone Transforce HT's on my 2018 Ram 3500 CC LB 4wd SRW.

Rear tires will definitely wear a lot faster when towing heavy trailers. Gotta keep them rotated.

Earl

**JFlightRisk** · 02-10-2021, 02:34 PM

Welcome to the Forum from 8 miles down the road! It's well known that the original equipment tires aren't always the best, and don't last as long as good replacements. Personally, I do research on the TireRack.com website for tire brands and models, checking the reviews, and taking some of them with a grain of salt. Enter your truck info, and it'll give a lot of choices to look at.

Then I'll buy local here in Newark at the Tire Rack (no affiliation to the website) on East Union St. Matt and Jarod are great to deal with. I've been doing business with them for almost 40 years.

Poppyof5 · 02-10-2021, 02:38 PM

I run Goodyear Wranglers on my 3500HD pulling a Jayco 36FBTS 16,500lbs. No issues just got a new set, found a slit in a sidewall and wasn't comfortable with it. They would have been for another 5k or so but again wasn't comfortable.

Having said all that i like the Goodyears

nynethead · 02-10-2021, 02:46 PM

my 2006 chevy CC diesel used to go through tires about every 25000 miles when rotated every 5000 miles or so. stock bf goodrich lasted 30000, firestone or general were the 25000. I never waited till they were shot to change because of pulling a 5th wheel around. dealer used to sell my tires used to another person once he changed mine.

Summitstev · 02-10-2021, 03:33 PM

I have a 2017 Ram 3500 DRW - it came with Nexen tires - i was concerned at first but with faithful tire rotations, they lasted about 62K - even then, tire depth was decent. I had a band break on one of the front tires. I replaced all 6 with Michelin - very happy with the purchase

Bookemdanno · 02-10-2021, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Summitstev

I have a 2017 Ram 3500 DRW - it came with Nexen tires - i was concerned at first but with faithful tire rotations, they lasted about 62K - even then, tire depth was decent. I had a band break on one of the front tires. I replaced all 6 with Michelin - very happy with the purchase

Wow! I can't believe you got 62k miles out of those Nexen's! I just replaced mine last year on my '16 at 27.5k miles. Tread was gone and I had a band separate on 1 of my rears while towing the 5er last summer. I replace all mine with the Michelin Agilis Crossclimates. They've been great so far, but I've only put about 1k miles on them so far.

JReome86 · 02-10-2021, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by JFlightRisk

Welcome to the Forum from 8 miles down the road! It's well known that the original equipment tires aren't always the best, and don't last as long as good replacements. Personally, I do research on the TireRack.com website for tire brands and models, checking the reviews, and taking some of them with a grain of salt. Enter your truck info, and it'll give a lot of choices to look at.

Then I'll buy local here in Newark at the Tire Rack (no affiliation to the website) on East Union St. Matt and Jarod are great to deal with. I've been doing business with them for almost 40 years.

Hi neighbor! Yes we go to Tire Rack in Newark for all our tires and such, he is a great guy. I'll check out reviews on tirerack.com thanks.

JReome86 · 02-10-2021, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Mopar_Earl

12k miles? Did you keep them rotated and balanced? I got 30k on my original Firestone Transforce HT's on my 2018 Ram 3500 CC LB 4wd SRW.

Rear tires will definitely wear a lot faster when towing heavy trailers. Gotta keep them rotated.

Earl

Yup rotated and balanced every 3000-5000 miles. Might be able to squeeze out another 6-8000 miles if I'm lucky.

**JFlightRisk** · 02-10-2021, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by JReome86

Hi neighbor! Yes we go to Tire Rack in Newark for all our tires and such, he is a great guy. I'll check out reviews on tirerack.com thanks.

Great to hear, and you're very welcome. We'll be seeing them in the spring for new sneakers for the DW's car. We had them get new tires for the TT last spring.

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