BF Goodrich Tire Question

[madmaxmutt]

Originally Posted by mike.t

rmoore. I thought about less PSI when not towing but i get the PITA low tire message. Any way around this?
Thanks.

There is usually a method to relearn the correct setting. If not, dare I say a tuner will do it.

[mike.t]

Thanks mad. something to google

[rmoore0852]

Assuming you have the factory TPMS system, then that would be a PITA to do a relearn every time you change pressures for towing or not. My TPMS is aftermarket, so I just turn it off when I am not towing. Does the factory system sense a high pressure also? If not, then maybe set it at the non-towing pressure. When you air up to tow, it would still act as a low pressure warning system. If it also senses overpressure, then you may have to do a relearn each time you go into tow mode.

[No more shoveling]

Originally Posted by mike.t

shovel how much was S&H plus mounting balancing?My 2015 has TPMS and one dealer wanted an extra $24.00 to replace them.

Mike.t S&H was FREE from 4Wheelparts.com , I took them to a friends garage and he charged me $20.00 a tire for mounting and balancing. Any Walmart that has a service center will also mount and balance for twenty bucks a tire.

[Mr Havercamp]

FWIW these are the best tires I have found when it comes to towing/hauling and the trade offs of durability and ride quailty when not. Actually they found me as they came OE from GM on my 2015 GMC.......I bought a set and threw them on my 13 F-150. Not much in the looks dept however.
Bridgestone DURAVIS M700 HD | Bridgestone Tires

The ones that came on the 15 are made in the good ole USA, the ones on the F150 are Japanese bombs

[2Evil4U]

I put a set of 275-60-20 Michelin Defender LTX M/S on our RAM last June right after we bought our TT. I've run nothing but Michelins on everything for almost 20 years.

They are a fantastic tire. Ride is superior to the LTX IMHO. That being said, Even rotating as required, I'm seeing more wear than I would usually expect from an 800AA rated tire. I run them at max 44psi when towing and the wear is very square and even, but I expect I will only get 50k out of these when I would usually expect 60-70. THey ride great and grip like nobody's business, though.

[Martsing]

I have four KO2 LT tires on my F150. I have had them for about 5,000 miles and so far they are great. I purchased them for the increased sidewall stability and the aggressive tread design. My gas mileage suffered (22-23 to 20-21) but that's a viable trade-off.

Marty

[mike.t]

Thanks"No More" something to look into.

[f5moab]

Originally Posted by SidecarFlip

It's not really a tire (I go by it often on the way to Detroit), it's a pigeon roost.

I used to fly out of Metro quite often when living in Rochester Hills, and you are right, and I can only imagine how much pigeon dung is in the bottom.

It started life as a Ferris wheel.

Use to be occasional rumors of it breaking away and rolling down I-94.

[hikerjohn7]

Originally Posted by LJS1211

I could really use some help. I have been researching tires for my 2013 Ford F150 Supercrew and thought I was set to go on Michelin Defender LTXs however I just discovered the BF Goodrich All Terrain KO2s and now I'm really torn. Right now I’m running 265/60r18 tires however I'm moving to 275/65r18 so I can go to an E rated 10 ply tire. I read a lot of really good reviews on the KO2s but more of them were on conditions in snow and mud and not a lot about pulling trailers so I'm just curious if anyone is running those on your truck and if so what do you think of them. I love the aggressive look of them and they seem to hold up just as good as the Michelins and even the Nitto Grapplers and Crossteks which I was considering before. Thanks in advance for your reviews.

For whatever it means, Michelin owns BF Goodrich.

[KFX450RXC]

I'll never buy KO2s again. Great traction. Great ride. But I went to Discount Tire last week to replace them before a predicted snow storm. Just under 26,000 miles on my F350 6.2L I use for my lawn care business and the tires were worn completely out. Although BFG doesn't offer a warranty on the KO2s, Discount Tire took care of me nicely since I've been buying tires from them for years.

I can't afford to replace a set of $1000+ tires every year and half.

They were 285-70-17s E rated.

I did get the Cooper Discoverer ATPs in the same size. They did fantastic in the snow and ice storm we had and so far, the ride is great. Hopefully they'll last much longer than the KO2s did but at least Cooper goes ahead and offers a 50,000 mile warranty.