Tire Recommendations

[FJK]

I have a 99 F250 crew cab 4 door, short bed 4X4 PSD that is going to need tires soon. The truck originally came with A/T tires, load range E. The current tires are Goodyear Wrangler AT/S, Load Range D. These were put on the truck because the tire place was out of Load Range E at the time.

When buying tires, I always check out Tire Rack for their customer reviews & check out what tires seem to be the best at the time, ususally buying one of the top three. I'm not necessarily brand loyal. Now, I have a chance to get a deal through a Firestone dealer, but I don't like what I hear about the Transforce HT due to poor trad life. The Firestone Destination A/T sounds good, but is only available up to load range C, at least at the Tire Rack.

I run the truck empty most the time, no towing, and ocassionally load the bed for either house projects or vacation to the cabin.
My requirements for tires is low noise, good tread life, & decent traction in rain & snow. Given that, I would like some recoomendations for tires based upon how I use the truck & what I like in a tire. I'm really interested in comments on load range as well. I don't think I want to go down to a load range C. Oh yeah, one more thing, I'd like to stay away from the the $175 price range. The tire size I need is 265 x 75-16.
Thanks, FJK

 

[DragonSlayer]

I just put on some Toyo Open Country A/T(305/70r16E)(18 32nds of tread depth) on my '04. I really like them, some of my buddies are runnin' 'em with 50,000 mile lifespans. Mine look good and are not loud. I have some good friends at the tire store where I bought mine, I paid $148.00 a piece, but seen them online for only a few bucks more.....just my

 

[69oiler]

check out the General Grabber AT2. my buddy and i have both had good luck with tire on our trucks. good treadwear and good traction for a good price. i got mine $525 mounted and balanced special ordered at wal mart last year.