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Stock firestone trans tires must be the worst tires I've ever seen.

WildBill138 said:
Traction control doesn't do what most people think. All it can do is cut power on and off, or on some vehicles (not rams) apply brakes. It cant spin the diff to engage the anti slip clutches if TC cuts power when it spins. So the devices fight each other. It works better with tc off.
Not arguing. I just have to explain mechanical differentials to people a lot.
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Thats my bad I miss read your post as if you do turn TC off it WON’T kick in. Mine works both on and off but thats likely due to the difference in TQ and traction control function of the Hemi vs Diesel.
 
WildBill138 said:
A bad hwy tire is better on the hwy and towing than a good all terrain.
Yall just want all terrains for looks. They tow worse. That soft ride is your truck wobbling around. I rarely see working duallies on anything but a hwy tire.
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Not true at all. I have run BF Goodrich KO2's on my last 3 1500 Ram's. Night and day difference between the OEM tires especially when towing. They wear great, low noise and certainly don't wobble. A set of 4 will be going on my new 2024, 2500 very shortly. Small amount of wet snow here in the Northeast and the Transforce tires were terrible.
 
The bfg all terrain hasn't changed its tread since 1977. While they are on gen 4 of the KO series there was absolutely no towing in mind for its design. Ko stands for key off-road. They steer like crap. Constant scrub. A commercial tire will run circles around an all terrain from 50 yrs ago for half the cost.
Its a crazy argument.
It's like saying winter tires are better on a race track than R compounds because they feel good to me.
 
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We're headed to Pismo Beach in June, it'll be the first time my new truck sees the sand. I gotta pull a 28' toy hauler across the dunes with my Transfarce AT's so we'll see how it goes. Air down is key in sand, even in the deeeeeep sand of Sand Mountain, NV I never had a problem with my Cooper AT's if I air down to about 20 lbs all the way around.
 
ErikTheRed said:
We're headed to Pismo Beach in June, it'll be the first time my new truck sees the sand. I gotta pull a 28' toy hauler across the dunes with my Transfarce AT's so we'll see how it goes. Air down is key in sand, even in the deeeeeep sand of Sand Mountain, NV I never had a problem with my Cooper AT's if I air down to about 20 lbs all the way around.
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Sounds like a horrible idea, but then again so does 20 psi in those tire even in the sand.

Airing down is important but 20 psi with 5-6K on an axle is just a bit too low.
 
Been doing it for years, never an issue and never been stuck. We crawl in 4lo and as soon as we're out of the deep stuff we air right back up. Worst that can happen, tire blows off the bead.... but it does it at 2 mph in the sand so who cares. Beats being stuck axle-deep so Ill risk it. All that said, I don't usually have to go all the way to 20 lbs unless it's VERY deep and soft. If our usual spot is available where the sand is more tolerable, 28-30 lbs does the trick.
 
ErikTheRed said:
Been doing it for years, never an issue and never been stuck. We crawl in 4lo and as soon as we're out of the deep stuff we air right back up. Worst that can happen, tire blows off the bead.... but it does it at 2 mph in the sand so who cares. Beats being stuck axle-deep so Ill risk it. All that said, I don't usually have to go all the way to 20 lbs unless it's VERY deep and soft. If our usual spot is available where the sand is more tolerable, 28-30 lbs does the trick.
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No tire expert here but 20 lbs. wouldn't that be bad for the sidewalls ?
 
unclelala said:
No tire expert here but 20 lbs. wouldn't that be bad for the sidewalls ?
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Not really only if the wheels were making contact and killing the inner carcus of the tire. We used to drop to 2-4psi with the jeeps when rock crawling.
 
H3LZSN1P3R said:
Not really only if the wheels were making contact and killing the inner carcus of the tire. We used to drop to 2-4psi with the jeeps when rock crawling.
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But those tires weren't supporting 2500+ lbs each.

I've aired the stock size tires down to 10 psi, stationary, to see what they could handle for airing down. 20-25 psi was pushing it stationary, I wouldn't really want to drive far on that. 30 would be fine without rocks, 40 is better with rocks and the weight.
 
20PSI too low? Wife drove home home parked in front of the compressor and said the tire lights on. Looked at it and could see the wrinkling on the sidewall and rim almost touching gravel. Curiosity got to me so I stuck on the gauge …0. At least it was on the beater Liberty not one of the trucks.
 
Great White North Eh said:
20PSI too low? Wife drove home home parked in front of the compressor and said the tire lights on. Looked at it and could see the wrinkling on the sidewall and rim almost touching gravel. Curiosity got to me so I stuck on the gauge …0. At least it was on the beater Liberty not one of the trucks.
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Heck I DD my TJ at 20 psi in the summer and 16-18 in the winter, but I'm not about to try that on my 3500.
 
AH64ID said:
But those tires weren't supporting 2500+ lbs each.

I've aired the stock size tires down to 10 psi, stationary, to see what they could handle for airing down. 20-25 psi was pushing it stationary, I wouldn't really want to drive far on that. 30 would be fine without rocks, 40 is better with rocks and the weight.
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On soft sand 20 psi would not bother me if crawling around slow
 
110k for a ram with steel wheels and hubcaps :eek:
imnotsureaboutmyram said:
Very disappointed with Chrysler that these are the darn tires they send out on a 110k truck. After 10k km I have to flats , mostly hwy kms. They suck in snow , terrible in mud. On steel rims with hubcaps, I'm currently driving around on my spare. What garbage
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I'm super disappointed that Michelan has discontinued the Discover MS tire and went to the Platinum for a replacement. We have run the Discovers forever and never been disappointed, just can't understand it; the Discover was by far the best truck tire I have ever owned. Ok for light offroad and for an all-season highway tire you couldn't beat it. I now need to look for a good highway tire brand for towing with our 2020 3500 Mega Cab.
 
The 2 areas I see manufacturers love to cheapin out on are tires and batteries. That being said, many manufacturers are now delivering proper tires. When I get my 2025 I just plan to drive to the tire shop and swap them out immediately. Sucks, but is what it is. Of my most recent new vehicles;

2005 Nissan Titan -- Came with cheap as street tires on an off road vehicle, Flat Trail T/As. Swapped out after 5 flats in 8K.
2005 Nissan Xterra -- Same as above, took it to Baja and had 2 dozen flats, tires came back full of patches and plugs, discarded at 11K
2015 4 Runner TRD-- Nitto Grabbers were decent, 1 flat in 25K for comparison
2018 Power Wagon -- Dura trash tires popped with in a few thousand miles, and they would drop air instantly, destroyed a rim. Maybe a dozen flats in 12K and tossed. With the destroyed rim I actually requested warranty because the tires were so in-appropriate for the vehicle. Yes, of course denied.
2024 Ineos Grenadier -- Came with BFG A/T thank heavens, but swapped out for BFG H/D at 2K miles.....because it needed 35s! ;)
 
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