Tires for a 2wd truck 

"Slant6" (slant-6) 07/24/2016 at 22:44 • Filed to: None

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It will see snow about 2 weeks out of the year, ice for about 2 months out of the year, highway for about 80% of driving, 15% city driving, and 5% of the time is on gravel or dirt roads, some with a 8% grade (although when I visit my 2nd cousin it’s easily 15%).

The Wranglers I have now are about 6 years old and have about 40,000 miles on them. These don’t have a treadwear rating or anything, but most forums rate them at 40,000. The tread looks good, and I could probably get another year out of them, but the age is a bit concerning, and being in the mountains with ice and all that you want good tires.

I’ll try and buy some before winter, maybe during Black Friday. I’d like to spend under $450 for the set. Preferably from Discount Tire or Discount tire Direct, because they’re just the best, always friendly and they always cater to my every will.

I was thinking just get new Wranglers, but they’re kind of a shitty tire, so maybe something different. All terrains aren’t that necessary, but they look cool and help in the snow. I was thinking low rolling resistance to help with MPGs, but they’re not great in any weather.

Any ideas? I’ll likely repost tomorrow around lunch.

Size is 235/70 r15

Also outside white lettering is preferred. Looks great on a white truck.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > Slant6 07/24/2016 at 22:51

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get good all seasons. Here in Michigan were I live we get lake effect snow. My dad drives his 2wd ranger through it with a bit of weight and i drove my f350 powerstroke through it in 2wd (had to take it into 4x4 once because i was messing around and stuck it in a snowbank) so you should be fine if you know how to drive competently at all (which I assume most people on here can).

Slant6 > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time 07/24/2016 at 22:57

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Eh, I probably can’t. But I try. Virtually no experience in snow or ice.

Back in January I learned a lot though. I was an idiot and went on the Blue Ridge Parkway right after it snowed, and what a “crash course” in ice driving that was. Experiencing constant ice for the first time and there’s a beautiful but deadly drop 3 feet from the road.

I’d be lying if it wasn’t fun though. Eventually had to get off since the Rangers closed off a big portion that was absolutely covered.

I’m leaning towards an all season. Some even have OWL and cool looking tread.

Urambo Tauro > Slant6 07/24/2016 at 22:59

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I’ve got Goodyear Wranglers on my truck (the good ones, not the Walmart ones). They’re expected to last 60,000 miles.

XJDano > Slant6 07/24/2016 at 22:59

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I think the stock Cherokees came with wrangler GSA, if that’s the ones you have.

I had good luck with them as a street tire, but no good in grass even.

I’ve also had some AT & MT, so I’d go with a 40-50K AT tire.

I haven't bought new tires in a really long time. Except for some Eco ones for Equinox. Which didn't really help mpg.

dogisbadob > Slant6 07/24/2016 at 23:01

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The cheapest white letter tires in that size are the BF Goodrich Radial TA and Cooper Cobra Radial GT.

However, Cooper’s own Discoverer HT might suit your needs better even though it lacks the white letters.

If you just need tires, the Kumho Solus TA11 is a good price.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > Slant6 07/24/2016 at 23:21

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Usually around here you can find slightly used snow tires on craigslist for cheap but i dont know about where you live. Maybe try that out

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > Slant6 07/25/2016 at 01:17

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I’m running Grabber AT2's on both the MJ and Niva, in both cases because they were the cheapest snow-rated AT available. Well, not quite true... In the case of the Niva they’re the only snow-rated AT small enough. Off the top of my head I want to say they’re rated for 50,000 miles, and the MJ’s have about 25,000 on them and I’d be comfortable saying they aren’t quite halfway through the tread yet. My driving is about 50% bare pavement (some pretty severely broken up), 25% snow/ice, 20% gravel, and 5% no roads. They don’t seem to perform quite as well on snow as a dedicated winter tire might, but they don’t get chewed to death by gravel like a dedicated winter tire might. They don’t have quite as much grip on pavement as I might like for a street tire, especially in the wet, but we are still taking about an AT.

RangerSmith > Slant6 07/25/2016 at 01:20

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I’ve run a couple sets of Toyo Eclipse’s with some success in the past. I’d recommend 25-26ish PSI on the fronts and maybe 19-20 PSI Rear, for most driving conditions(Towing or loaded bed, increase the rear to match). Prevents the tires from cupping.

Danger > Slant6 07/25/2016 at 07:25

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I had Michelin LTX m/s 2 tires for a while. I would recommend anything with lots of siping for the driving you described. AT tires are probably a waste of money in your situation.

I’mnot normally a huge Michelin fan, but they did well on my truck on the highway in wet and colder situations above freezing. Then they got stolen and I went to AT tires in the summer and dedicated winter tires.

Slant6 > Danger 07/25/2016 at 08:07

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You’re probably right but A/Ts look so cool. I’ll probably just get the HT or AS with the highest millage rating for my budget.

BJ > Danger 07/25/2016 at 09:44

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These are excellent tires, they will last on gravel and some rough stuff. They are not good in the mud, especially slimy or grassy conditions.

But as a touring tire for a pickup, they’re excellent.