265 70 R17 Milestar Life

[SN13]

So back when I got my 5G, I put new tires and wheels on it at 6k miles.

You can see my original thread here:

https://www.ranger5g.com/forum/threads/265-70-r17-milestar-patagonia.5535/

Today, I put a new set on at 60k Miles.

54k miles of use. At 50k miles they were still pretty good but on the end of their usable life.

I rotated the entire set everytime I hit an oil change (approx 7-10k miles).

Here are some photos of the old ones.

And now the new ones.

Once I got down to the outer tread blocks they started to get much louder. I was shocked how quiet the new ones were when they were installed.

I ran them at 27-29psi for the life of the tire and had the constant "low tire" warning each day, but I knew it was ok.

If you want a good life out of these, a low pressure seems to work.

Hope this helps everyone.

*** Edited to add***

My personal belief is that these are the keys to long tread life in these tires.

1. Neutral toe alignment.
2. Low pressure (27-29psi) to use the entire tread block.
3. Rotation every 6-10k miles.

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[Burnt Money]

Nice! That’s really good life out of aggressive tires. I trust member reviews more than I do anything from another website or YouTube.

 

[Frenchy]

Since those appear to be a Mud terrain tire I hope you see quite a bit of OffRoad. If you don't then they are a waist

 

[SN13]

Since those appear to be a Mud terrain tire I hope you see quite a bit of OffRoad. If you don't then they are a waist

I did some, but not as much as I would have liked.

I just like the look mostly!

 

[Frenchy]

Yeah.... It best to go for function over looks. Mud Terrain tires tend to have poor wet traction capabilities vs All Terrain tires. That alone becomes a big part in my tire decision guide

 

[AutobotXJ]

So back when I got my 5G, I put new tires and wheels on it at 6k miles.

You can see my original thread here:

https://www.ranger5g.com/forum/threads/265-70-r17-milestar-patagonia.5535/

Today, I put a new set on at 60k Miles.

54k miles of use. At 50k miles they were still pretty good but on the end of their usable life.

I rotated the entire set everytime I hit an oil change (approx 7-10k miles).

Here are some photos of the old ones.

And now the new ones.

Once I got down to the outer tread blocks they started to get much louder. I was shocked how quiet the new ones were when they were installed.

I ran them at 27-29psi for the life of the tire and had the constant "low tire" warning each day, but I knew it was ok.

If you want a good life out of these, a low pressure seems to work.

Hope this helps everyone.

Do you keep track on the mpg at all? What was the mpg hit with these tires?

 

[Burnt Money]

I would like to run less aggressive tires but there is usually 4-5 times a year that they are worth the drawbacks the rest of the time. Being stuck in gator and snake filled swamps in deep mud is not fun lol. Happened before and will probably happen again but it’s all part of it.

 

[SN13]

Do you keep track on the mpg at all? What was the mpg hit with these tires?

I believe I tracked a loss of 3 mpg from 25 to 22 when I was driving alot of highway miles.

I lifted the front end, changed to heavier wheels, and went to a heavy tire, all within like a week so I am sure they all affected mpg.

The tire alone, i can't say how much it played a part.

 

[SN13]

Yeah.... It best to go for function over looks. Mud Terrain tires tend to have poor wet traction capabilities vs All Terrain tires. That alone becomes a big part in my tire decision guide

3 years and 54k miles of Florida rain and Wet conditions on the first set.

 

[Wang.S]

I see someones Dad entered the chat

 

[bluemonstr]

Once I got down to the outer tread blocks they started to get much louder. I was shocked how quiet the new ones were when they were installed.

I ran them at 27-29psi for the life of the tire and had the constant "low tire" warning each day, but I knew it was ok.

If you want a good life out of these, a low pressure seems to work.

Hope this helps everyone.

WOW - I was going to send a request to you about the pressure setting you used. I have a 'new' set with just 6K on them right now. Been super worried about running enough pressure (mine are currently set at 37lb front and 32lb in back)....but reading what you have hear - It sounds like I can safely make myself more comfortable. lol

I like the tire (I too have white sidewalls)...but I have been very very worried after reading so many negative comments from other platforms.

I don't plan to go to below 30 but I will reduce my pressure when I rotate them (hopefully later this week).

Also on the mpg hit...I too lost about 2mpgs. I went from 24ish (hwy - for me only thing to consistently track) to about 21-22 (depends on speed - I am so bad - I 'creep' up to 80 sometimes...bad bad for mpg).

Thank you for this posting!!

 

[Frenchy]

WOW - I was going to send a request to you about the pressure setting you used. I have a 'new' set with just 6K on them right now. Been super worried about running enough pressure (mine are currently set at 37lb front and 32lb in back)....but reading what you have hear - It sounds like I can safely make myself more comfortable. lol

I like the tire (I too have white sidewalls)...but I have been very very worried after reading so many negative comments from other platforms.

I don't plan to go to below 30 but I will reduce my pressure when I rotate them (hopefully later this week).

Also on the mpg hit...I too lost about 2mpgs. I went from 24ish (hwy - for me only thing to consistently track) to about 21-22 (depends on speed - I am so bad - I 'creep' up to 80 sometimes...bad bad for mpg).

Thank you for this posting!!

Why do you have such a pressure difference front to back? The Ranger is set to have even pressure all around (unless you have a silly high load in the rear)

 

[bluemonstr]

Why do you have such a pressure difference front to back? The Ranger is set to have even pressure all around (unless you have a silly high load in the rear)

Every truck I have ever owned... if you keep same pressure all around, your back end ends up bouncing around like all heck. So I learned a long time ago, to set the back tires about 4-5lbs less than the fronts. (Just a preference thing.) But something I do prefer.

 

[Grandaccess]

not sure if its the truck or the Ridge Grappler tires but I got 18k out of a set of 285/70/17 the front tires are much worse but I had it aligned at 14k and it was in spec ....
I believe next set I will go with what everyone else says, thats why we are part of these support groups of guys that have been there done that, the Wildpeak seem to be the go to tire? ....

 

[SigOris]

Since those appear to be a Mud terrain tire I hope you see quite a bit of OffRoad. If you don't then they are a waist

You do know PP-SGD aka Post Patrol-Spelling Grammar Division is going to sight you for using the wrong word

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