Tire's for those with 18" rims.....

[jharvey]

I sent an e-mail to BFG in regards to producing a tire to fit our 18" rims that remained the stock size. In about 20 minutes from me sending the original request I got this back from BFG:

John,

Thank you for sending us your e-mail. BFGoodrich does not have any plans in
the near future to make the All Terrain in this size. However, in the middle
of next year Michelin (Michelin owns BFGoodrich) is going to make the LTX
A/T in this size. Michelin will also make the LTX M/S in this size and will
be available towards the end of 07.

WooHooo, now if I can make these conti's last a little bit longer.

 

[BamaSixGun]

I sent an e-mail to BFG in regards to producing a tire to fit our 18" rims that remained the stock size. In about 20 minutes from me sending the original request I got this back from BFG:



WooHooo, now if I can make these conti's last a little bit longer.

looks like you got your wish john. those cont. just don't look like a good tire.

wonder how BF 18" would look on my wifes expedition?

it has the cont. tires too.

 

[acjjkamp]

nice to hear that.
my Conti's are getting thin, and i've only got 14k on them....that and they don't do well in the mud either.

 

[JLDickmon]

Goodyear has a Silent Armor available in that size..

I have three sets on order for customers..

 

[jharvey]

Thanks, that's a beefy looking tire. Wonder what the longetivity is.

 

[JLDickmon]

50,000 miles from Goodyear

 

[kusto]

I sent an e-mail to BFG in regards to producing a tire to fit our 18" rims that remained the stock size.

I'm running TOYO MTs. Alittle larger than stock but work great in the mud and snow. I know other guys that have been getting 35K miles out of these things depending on the amount of gravel and how heavy your foot is.

 

[jharvey]

50,000 miles from Goodyear

That's not bad. May look into a set when the time comes.

I'm running TOYO MTs. Alittle larger than stock but work great in the mud and snow. I know other guys that have been getting 35K miles out of these things depending on the amount of gravel and how heavy your foot is

It seems that your Toyo's are lasting longer than mine did, I had a set of Open Country on my Explorer and they started cupping almost instantly, matter of fact the tire dealer replaced the first set after about 8k, sure do miss that guy he knew how to treat his customers.

 

[kusto]

It seems that your Toyo's are lasting longer than mine did, I had a set of Open Country on my Explorer and they started cupping almost instantly, matter of fact the tire dealer replaced the first set after about 8k, sure do miss that guy he knew how to treat his customers.

What kind of tire pressure and load range were you running. i got 5000mi on my new ones and no cupping yet.

 

[jharvey]

What kind of tire pressure and load range were you running. i got 5000mi on my new ones and no cupping yet.

I don't remember the numbers but I want to say recommended pressure was 35psi on those on the Explorer and don't remember the load range