I admit it, I am a tire Moron

[TimberWolf2018]

So can someone please educate me or send me to a link.
I dont understand why some brands are better for X application. I dont understand sizing.
I need a truck tire 101 course.
I have literally driven whatever was on the truck when I bought it. But I could be on shit tires, I wouldnt know.
Help...

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Tire sizing is pretty straightforward. For 265/65R17, 265 is the width in mm, 65 means the sidewall is 65% of the width, R stands for radial and 17 is the rim size.

Welcome, by the way! I’m about an hour north of London.

 

[t4thfavor]

The "right" tire is very subjective. It will definitely depend on what you want to do with it, and what terrains you want to drive on.

You'll see a number like 112Q or similar, that's the speed rating, then you'll see a number like 400 which will be the tread wear rating. The higher the tread wear, the harder the rubber, and the harder the rubber, the less grip you will have on most surfaces.
Hard tires last longer.

Some brands are better than others (mildly subjective), some have Kevlar, some are 2 ply, some are 4 ply (so you don't poke holes in them as easily)

And that's all you need to know about tires.


Welcome to the Forum!

 

[TimberWolf2018]

Tire sizing is pretty straightforward. For 265/65R17, 265 is the width in mm, 65 means the sidewall is 65% of the width, R stands for radial and 17 is the rim size.

Welcome, by the way! I’m about an hour north of London.

Dude Godrich/Bayfield area? I use to fish up that neck of the woods all the time.

 

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Dude Godrich/Bayfield area? I use to fish up that neck of the woods all the time.

Yep, about 15 minutes from Goderich.

 

[MT19RANGER]

So can someone please educate me or send me to a link.
I dont understand why some brands are better for X application. I dont understand sizing.
I need a truck tire 101 course.
I have literally driven whatever was on the truck when I bought it. But I could be on shit tires, I wouldnt know.
Help...

tirerack.com a great site to get info from. https://www.tirerack.com/content/tirerack/desktop/en/research_advice.html
or
discounttiredirect.com https://www.discounttiredirect.com/learn

 

[TimberWolf2018]

tirerack.com a great site to get info from. https://www.tirerack.com/content/tirerack/desktop/en/research_advice.html
or
discounttiredirect.com https://www.discounttiredirect.com/learn

WOW that is a lot of great information.... looks like I have some reading to do.... thank you very much!

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