Favorite Budget Tires?

[Recon1342]

The time will soon be upon me for new tires for my full-size truck build.

Looking for-

33" (for a 16" rim)
Load Range E
Highway/gravel/snow capable
Less than $200 per tire (Less is better; I do have a family...)
Tread life is not much concern; I anticipate tires will age out before wearing out.


What's out there that you guys like?

 

[1stDeuce]

I was in the same boat last year as my Mastercraft CXT's were wearing down... I bought a set of Delinte Bandit CX-10's. They seem to be wearing well, are 3PMS rated, and have pretty good tread depth. They are much quieter than the CXT's and snow performance definitely better. If you can get them on a deal, I also HIGHLY recommend Goodyear Ultraterrains as the best tire I've ever run for snow traction. (Non-winter dedicated anyway...)

You can also search Simpletire.com for 3PMS only tires once you put in the size you want. They have a ton of low budget tires...
Good luck!!!

 

[kayadog]

Check out the Cooper Adventurer AT from Pep Boys. It’s a name brand and well under $200 in 285/75r16.

 

[MontySquareo]

dextero DAT1 are decent. made for walmart by gt radial.

 

[86scotty]

Don't skimp on tires. Find something else to go cheap on.

 

[1stDeuce]

If you have a new enough car, the junkyard spares idea is a great budget opportunity assuming you can find a matching set of full size spares!!
The other thing I do is once I start thinking about tires, I watch the size I want for Blem opportunities on Ebay... Lots of reputable tire stores unload blem sets on ebay and I've had no problems with blem tires that I've bought... Just picked up a set of blem 235/85R16 Mastercraft CXT's for our Comanche. I ran the CXT's on my truck before and a set still on my Jeep. They're pretty good tires, made by Cooper, though winter traction is not really their strong suit. Still no problems with the Delinte tires on my truck, 10,000 miles on them so far, wear good, traction good too.

 

[Kors Camps]

I haven't personally used them, but if i were in the market for a budget 33" tire I'd get the Atturo Trail Blade XT's. In fact if they came in a 35x11.5 size I wouldn't have spent a fortune on the 35" Wildpeak RT-01's I have now.

Many of these tires whether premium or budget price originate from the exact same manufacturing facilities. My guess is they differ not necessarily in build quality & safety, but in build specs related to noise, comfort & rubber compound.

 

[Tudor Tanase]

I'm on the second set of Westlake SL369 (aka Goodride) on my 105 Landcruiser. Great performance and good/even wear. Good price but has increased considerably since more Australians discovered them.

Re. "don't skimp on tyres" I had real bad experiences with a "reputable brand" recently - big circular split (1/3 of circumference) on the internal sidewall of 4yo front tyre of kid's Corolla (no sign of impact or other damage, still holdng air and only discovered by chance), leaky brand new tyre that tyre shop eventually replaced under warranty. The tyres from "reputable brands" we get here in Australia are all made in Indonesia or Malaysia. Interestingly enough all heavy trucks, semis, road trains crossing the outback fully loaded seem to use Chinese tyres these days...

 

[plainjaneFJC]

I can’t afford cheap tires so I stick with BFG A/T they never let me down

 

[plainjaneFJC]

Most of the American tire factories closed beginning 45 years ago, with few left. The bulk of the market here is all made offshore. There was a BF Goodrich plant in Miami OK for years, they went thru a complete renovation to improve the air quality in the plant, and then a few years later, were shut down over labor costs, or so we were told. That town suffered an economic setback they have yet to recover from, just as all the steel towns, TV picture tube factories, etc. It was all shuttled off shore.

Now we get mostly Pacific Rim manufacture, with higher shipping costs long distance. Im looking at new treads in another year or two, and nice AT models are quickly falling off the list of affordability. At that point it will matter a lot more if the vehicle has some kind of locking differential. We may see airless treads, like large riding lawnmowers, to get rolling. If it wasn't for the ride characteristics, we'd likely already have some.

Lessee, a set of curved springs, say, six, attached to a lug plate, and supporting a ring covered with cleats. We won't burn rubber after that but we don't get stuck on ice, either. There are always pros and cons.

Michelin plant in southern Oklahoma is closing this year- gonna make them in Mehico…

 

[ITTOG]

Michelin plant in southern Oklahoma is closing this year- gonna make them in Mehico…

Interesting, I hadn't heard that. That sucks for the people of Ardmore. I wonder if the damage from the Tornado had anything to do with the decision?

 

[plainjaneFJC]

Interesting, I hadn't heard that. That sucks for the people of Ardmore. I wonder if the damage from the Tornado had anything to do with the decision?

Said they needed cheaper labor to compete..