Tire size and brand

[LuckyShot]

I need to get some new tires for my 2008 F-150 4x4 King Ranch and I am not sure what to get. I know that I don't want to spend a ton but I do want a bigger alterain tire. Any suggestions? I would rather the tire be taller than wider, the rims are 18". Thanks for any help you might be able to give.

[bowtechman]

ask ground threat............ hes the tire man!! i need some also and not sure what i want, heck he might give a tbh discount who knows???

[Breezy]

285/65/18 without any issues.....being 18" not a whole lot to choose from and they aint cheap. BFG's are gonna cost ya ~$280-300 each tire and just for the tire

[HoustonHunter94]

I'm in the same boat. 2007 King Ranch F-150 4x4. I believe mine are 20" rims however. Started pricing tires and they sure ain't cheap!

[tex_n]

Stock you should be able to fit a 285/65/18. I just did this and went with Nitto Terra Grapplers. I have an 06, 2wd, 2.5 front level and 1 inch block in the back.

[weasel]

I put some 265/70/18 Hankook Dynapro ATs on my '07 Silverado Z71 this past February. They were about half the price of the BFGs and still have a 50,000 mile warranty. Have about 20,000 on them already and no problems yet. They should fit your truck just fine.

[RaginCagin]

I sold tires for about 7 years dealing with BFG, Firestone, Good year, **** Cepek, Mastercraft, Cooper, and Remington.

IMO for the money and durability of a tire you can not beat the Mastercraft CT or the Cooper. The prices are very reasonable and you will get very good mileage out of the tires if you keep them rotated. A close second to these for value are **** Cepeks.

[Texbowhunter316]

I work for Goodyear and get discount coupons to use or give away. If you decide to get goodyear let me know and I will try and get the coupons to you. If I am not mistaken they are good for Goodyear, Kelly,Dunlop and I think Cooper. I need to read the coupons to make sure.

[equin]

I've run BFG MTs, BFG ATs, Pro Comp MTs, Interco TRxus MTs, Pep Boys brand ATs, Firestone Destination ATs, Interco SSR radials and now the Walmart-exclusive Goodyear Wrangler Authority tires on a Toyota 4Runner, Toyota Tacoma, fullsize Ford Bronco and Jeep CJ2A.

Of all of them, the Firestone Destination ATs were the best in my opinion. They lasted a long time and were easy to balance. I never got to try them out in the mud, though, so I don't know how they'd do in that environment, but they handled themselves well on 3-diamond rated dry trails at the Barnwell Mountain Recreation Area park in Gilmer (an off-road park).

The Interco SSR radials have been the toughest and are currently on my little jeep, but they're off-road only and not too highway friendly.

For some reason, I always had balancing issues with BFG ATs, but they always lasted a really long time. No balancing issues on the older style BFG MTs, though, and they were good off-road, but not so good on wet pavement due to lack of siping. I understand the newer style BFG MTs have siping, though, but I haven't tried them yet.

The Bronco currently has the cheapo Pep Boys brand all-terrain and so far so good, but they don't have enough miles on them to really tell how long they'll last or how they'll do off-road.

The Tacoma currently has the new Walmart-exclusive Goodyear Authorities. They're definitely heavy and did OK off-road when I was on some logging roads at the Santa Fe National Forest last month. But too new to really give any kind of long term review on them. But they were a good price at the time when I got 'em at Walmart.

[FIRETX12]

Nitto Terra grapplers (285/75/16) on my taco and they have been great. 44,000 so far and lots of tread left.

[RaginCagin]

This guy said he didnt really want to spent alot of money. BFG, Nittos and Firestone destination Mt will nearly break the bank. All of these are great tires but they are on the very high end of the price range.

[FIRETX12]

This guy said he didnt really want to spent alot of money. BFG, Nittos and Firestone destination Mt will nearly break the bank. All of these are great tires but they are on the very high end of the price range.

Where is that from? I know mine are only 16's, but I got all four for about $600 bucks. Nittos are one of the cheapest ATs out there.

[redfish76]

One way to save some money on the tires is to buy new wheels. Discount Tire will usually sell some pretty good looking 16" aluminum wheels for about $100 each. Then you could get a set of 285/75/16 for considerably less.

[Sackett]

I've got the same truck, but an '04. I've got 160K miles on my truck and am on my third set of Goodyear Wrangler AT/S! They came with the truck and perform great whether at the lease in rock/mud or the beach on sand. You can get them for $180/each at Discount Tire and probably even lower if you negotiate. They've worn very well for me. A lot of guys on the F150online website have had a lot of wear issue's with the Nitto Terra Grapplers for one reason or another, so i'd stay away from them. Besides....the Goodyears are made here in the U.S.A, unlike most of the other tires mentioned.

If they fit without a leveling kit, you might want to look at the Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac in 295/65/18 for $269/each.....if you wanted to spend that much for a little more aggresive tread.

[Jwelch83]

One way to save some money on the tires is to buy new wheels. Discount Tire will usually sell some pretty good looking 16" aluminum wheels for about $100 each. Then you could get a set of 285/75/16 for considerably less.

I believe the smallest you can go now are 17s. Bigger brakes.


LuckyShot

If you're anywhere near Waco/Temple I have a guy down there that I get my remington mt from. PM me and I will give you his info.