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Old 12-14-2017, 03:35 PM   #1
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Ram 2500 got some new shoes

After months and months of shopping around the decision to put new tires on our 2015 2500 came around. Discount tire offered a deal at thanksgiving that I took advantage of. The problem is the limited fitment for the 20” tire option and the cost, if I had to buy the truck again I would have found one with the 17” wheels. There were just a few choices, the OEM Firestone’s that I was not initially impressed with, Michelin defenders at a premium price, Cooper’s and a new Continental AT. I took a chance on the new Continentals based on cost and treadwear warranty. The ride is substantially better than the stock Firestone’s and they look 1000x’s better.Click image for larger version

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I've been doing some research as well on the 20" tires for my Ram 2500. Thanks for the write-up. I think the Conti's look good....Are they 285/60/20's ? How many miles did you get out of the Firestone's ? I have 23K on mine and they looked to be about half worn.
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Yes they are the 285’s. My stock Firestone’s went 60k, rotated once. They wore evenly but were horrible in rain and forget snow. Mine wore fast too initially, by 20k or so I expected to be replacing them by 40k. As they wore, the tread ware seemed to slow down. I probably could have gotten another 5k out of them but I was done. They had about 10k towing too. If these new tires wear the same I will be happy. I think the traction will be greatly improved over stock.
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Hello fellow heavy duty ram owners. My 2500 needed tires a few months ago and my buddy who ones a tire store advised to to change to a 275/65R20 tire. By changing the tires width to a less wider tire and dropping to the 275 I gained approx 20 different tires to choose from , without losing the same outer diameter tire size. I was very happy to here this news because I never liked the Firestone transforce tires. I now have a pair of nitto' terra grapplersfor winter use and a pair of Michelin LTX defenders for summer travel's. I hope this helps you guys out. Oh by the way it helps knowing someone who knows a lot about tires too.
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I looked at doing the same thing but Decided against it just because I wanted to keep the oem size and for the speedo accuracy. There is a slight difference in OD between the two sizes but not enough to notice by eye. It’s just under 2% difference in the Speedo and overall diameter. It’s hard to ignore that there can be significant cost savings because the 275 seems like a more common size. There are a few tire calculators you can use on line to figure out these metric size comparisons.
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Yes they are the 285’s. My stock Firestone’s went 60k, rotated once. They wore evenly but were horrible in rain and forget snow. Mine wore fast too initially, by 20k or so I expected to be replacing them by 40k. As they wore, the tread ware seemed to slow down. I probably could have gotten another 5k out of them but I was done. They had about 10k towing too. If these new tires wear the same I will be happy. I think the traction will be greatly improved over stock.
this is very helpful information about the Firestone TransForce that come stock on the 2500. My 15 only have 29k on them, but I have been eyeing the remaining tread with some caution. The window sticker listed them as LT275/70R18E and it's both Dark and cold outside so I will assume that's correct. Hopefully that gives me a bunch of options when i decide to replace them
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this is very helpful information about the Firestone TransForce that come stock on the 2500. My 15 only have 29k on them, but I have been eyeing the remaining tread with some caution. The window sticker listed them as LT275/70R18E and it's both Dark and cold outside so I will assume that's correct. Hopefully that gives me a bunch of options when i decide to replace them
The stock tire size for the ram 2500 and 3500 single rear wheel is an 18 inch wheel. The optional is the 20 for approx 1300 more on that window sticker. Most of these trucks come equipt with the 20's for appearance reasons.
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The stock tire size for the ram 2500 and 3500 single rear wheel is an 18 inch wheel. The optional is the 20 for approx 1300 more on that window sticker. Most of these trucks come equipt with the 20's for appearance reasons.
Ryand's blacked out truck looks better than mine. i can live with that.
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Forgive me,,,,,, not trying to hijack,,,,,, I don't get the black wheel thing. Maybe because I'm an old skool old man. "If it moves, chrome it"
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My 2012 3500 CC Limited came with the Firestone TransForce HT tires and I hated them and couldn't wait to get rid of them 25k miles and they wouldn't have lasted another 10k. Driving in the rain was bad enough but forget the snow, level ground in 2 inches of snow the truck wouldn't move until I put it in 4 wheel even then they sucked. Firestone must have been giving them away as I would never buy that tire. I went with the BFG All terrain A/T Ko2's and that was the best thing I could have done, super tire in the rain and snow.
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Forgive me,,,,,, not trying to hijack,,,,,, I don't get the black wheel thing. Maybe because I'm an old skool old man. "If it moves, chrome it"
Sure, it's a, "to each his own" kind of thing. I'm old school myself. What was the old saying, "Chrome won't get you home but it may get you...." LOL.
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Forgive me,,,,,, not trying to hijack,,,,,, I don't get the black wheel thing. Maybe because I'm an old skool old man. "If it moves, chrome it"
i have the chrome version of the Ram 2500. The chrome version is just not as sharp. But i get its personal preference.
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So, No Firestone, ah?

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After months and months of shopping around the decision to put new tires on our 2015 2500 came around. Discount tire offered a deal at thanksgiving that I took advantage of. The problem is the limited fitment for the 20” tire option and the cost, if I had to buy the truck again I would have found one with the 17” wheels. There were just a few choices, the OEM Firestone’s that I was not initially impressed with, Michelin defenders at a premium price, Cooper’s and a new Continental AT. I took a chance on the new Continentals based on cost and treadwear warranty. The ride is substantially better than the stock Firestone’s and they look 1000x’s better.Attachment 158334Attachment 158335Attachment 158336
After some 36,000+ miles I noticed that my tires are wore out (some how). I usually don't drive much (The Cummings) but towing my fifth wheel on weekends only. I was not too impressed with The Firestone and after reading your post, I guess I was right. They seems to be hard. I'm hoping to get another 30,000 out of these.
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Remember, when changing tyre/rim size on a car/truck/etc the accuracy of speedometer will change. You should test the speed readings and note what your dials read. This will help reduce your speeding ticket collection.
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Forgive me,,,,,, not trying to hijack,,,,,, I don't get the black wheel thing. Maybe because I'm an old skool old man. "If it moves, chrome it"
You know, My dad always used to tell me

"If you dont have something nice to say..................."

Well, you know the rest!

BTW, Im VERY Old School s well.
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Remember, when changing tyre/rim size on a car/truck/etc the accuracy of speedometer will change. You should test the speed readings and note what your dials read. This will help reduce your speeding ticket collection.
I change my tire size twice a year on my Ram. I have summer towing tires LT285/70R/17 126R and winter driving tires LT265/70R/17E both are different sizes. All I do is adjust the tire size ratio in the ECM with my tuner. I than check the speedo against my GPS and the speed is within tolerance of +/- 3 MP.
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I have a 2014 Ram 2500 diesel. It had the Firestone TransForce tires on it and they were to the wear bars at just over 27000 miles. I installed Cooper Discoverer HTP tires as a replacement. Same size as original. Got them from Discount tire. At $185 each I saved money by not going with some of the bigger name brands. I've been very happy with them to date. I've got about 8000 miles on them so far with negligible wear. They are quiet on the road and handle well in snow and rain. I'm quite happy with them to date. Tire size is LT275/70R18.
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