Best tire on a budget

[Mossyman]

Help me find a decent tire for this that won’t make my wife freak out when she looks at the bank account. It’s not my daily driver and the most I may drive is 25-30 miles one way and that will be only once in a blue moon. Just looking for something that doesn’t look like training wheels.
When I got this truck I needed to put tires on it quick and I got these 4 for $50. The current size is 205/65R15.

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[78C10BigTen]

Its pretty sad that my little s10 has bigger tires on it then your 1/2 ton truck. Id say a 31x10.5x15 would look good on there.

 

[austinado16]

I keep putting sets of General Grabbers on mine. They're quiet on the highway, and I leave 'em aired to 51psi, so they're nice and firm, and return the best fuel mileage (and no, I've never worn the center of the tread out doing this).

I'd suggest not going cheap on tires. It's a huge waste of money, the vehicle rides/drives/steers/performs sub-par, and just becomes miserable to drive.

 

[Bextreme04]

I got a nice set of BFGoodrich 315/75R16's for $40 locally. Just keep an eye out for local sales that are in a size you can live with. I use a tire size comparison tool online to see a list of sizes and how much bigger/smaller they are than a target size.

 

[82sbshortbed]

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Couple these on the back? That's a nice looking tire right there paw paw.

 

[legopnuematic]

Goodyear wranglers are (were) like $75/each for 235/75/15, i think that what @Old77 has on his 77 on the steelies

 

[78C10BigTen]

Goodyear wranglers are (were) like $75/each for 235/75/15, i think that what @Old77 has on his 77 on the steelies

They suck though... The A/T are crappy in snow and goodyears wear out WAY too quickly. Just an opinion.

 

[Grit dog]

"Best tire" on a budget with no other qualifiers is like asking what the best food is on a budget. There's 100s or 1000s of answers or opinions.

First off, those tires are so ridiculously small, it kinda looks cool! Honestly.
It's a C10, so do you want off road look or pavement pounder look? I'd be going pavement pounder look unless like some 265 50 15s you plan on using it off road, in which case 31" mudders.

Best deal? You don't need tires today. Keep your meat gazers peeled on craigslist and bookface marketplace for a good set of used tires in the size and style you want.
Or online, I've found some good deals on Amazon.
IMO, any "known" brand will give good service and nothing "cheaper" than say a Hankook or Kumho tire. If it's a brand you never heard of that sounds cheezy and is sold by a greasball at a broke down tire shop in the bad part of town with a selection of donk rims in the "showroom", I'd take a hard pass.

 

[Grit dog]

They suck though... The A/T are crappy in snow and goodyears wear out WAY too quickly. Just an opinion.

Those snow tires are pretty important in Mississippi...

 

[mcarlo86]

With the 250 6 cylinder...I'd stick with a 235 75R 15 or equivalent diameter. Probably don't want to go a whole lot wider on those stock 6-7" wide steelies. Should be lots of options out there in 15's for a decent price. Mastercraft tires are a good option for the money (made by Cooper). Seems like they usually are competitively priced.

 

[Camar068]

There's got to be a used tire place around there you can find something decent looking with at least half tread for less than $150 for all 4. Craigslist and FB marketplace.

 

[mcarlo86]

Is the SPID label still in the glovebox in your pickup? It would be interesting to know what size it originally came with. That is a sweet looking pickup with the steel wheels and hubcaps.

 

[Mossyman]

Is the SPID label still in the glovebox in your pickup? It would be interesting to know what size it originally came with. That is a sweet looking pickup with the steel wheels and hubcaps.

195/75/15...I won’t be changing the wheels. I’m trying to keep it as original as possible but I’m not a fan of the 195 tires...they just look weird to me.

 

[austinado16]

I'm not a fan of used tires. A) they're old, so the rubber compound and the internal belts and structure are aging. B) They've been run in an unknown direction, causing the belts and structure to sort of settle into a certain "shape" if you will. So you pop them on, and start driving on them, and you probably aren't going to get lucky and have them rolling in the same direction they were previously run in, and so pretty soon you get tires that won't hold a balance, hop and cause the steering wheel or your seat to vibrate, and in extreme cases, will actually break a belt internally, and have a bulge...and maybe even blow out, especially in summer heat on hot pavement.

IMO, spend your money once, spend it right, and buy a decent set of new tires. You don't have to go out and get Michelins or Toyos for $200ea, but in the 15" "normal" tire sizes, I'm sure you can get something nice for between $75 and $100ea. Read your specs (why I like www.tirerack.com) and purchase something with a high tread wear rating and a quiet tread pattern with good side venting so they shed water well and don't hydroplane, and you'll be very happy with the purchase. They'll last you years if you rotate them every 3,000mi (front to back only), get a front end alignment done at time of install, and keep them aired up properly.

Tires aren't a waste of money. They're an investment in safety and vehicle longevity.

 

[Old77]

Goodyear wranglers are (were) like $75/each for 235/75/15, i think that what @Old77 has on his 77 on the steelies

Yep and they’re something like which is a big reason why I went with them. And the tread pattern is pretty decent