Huckleberry
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- Joined
- Jul 27, 2023
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- Location
- Valley Bend WV
- First Name
- Donnie
- Truck Year
- 1978
- Truck Model
- K15
- Engine Size
- 350ci
What are the best tires for wear? 15inch rims. 1978. GMC K15. thanks ya'll
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Used to be a studded tire fan until I tried a set of Blizzaks for the daily driver. Whatever the tread is made out of works. Michelin has another ice tire but haven't tried those. Only use that car about 5 k a year so I leave them on year round. Have been getting 25 k miles out of a set. They are becoming expensive. Like everything, I guess.The thing that helps stop best on ice is a lot of distance between you and what you might hit when you apply the brakes, short of studded tires
I can attest to this as i have bfg mud terrains on the back and hankook dynapro mts on the front of my 2wd s10. Both wear phenomenol except make sure you balance the hankooks well from the start or it will eat them quick. Ive had the bfgs on for 3 years now and theyre just hitting the wear bars! (Daily driver)I was a tech at a shop that sold tires. Hankook and BFG were the best tire for the money, casings were round and didn't need as much weight as some other brands. Have a set of each on 2 SB. Both are quiet and work decent in all but extreme conditions.
Will say this however, neither stop very well on ice. Actually, wish one set was Blizzaks, but those wear rather fast and not suitable for summer highway use.
That is the perfect answer!The same ones that are the worst for traction.
Thanks for the info.That is the perfect answer!
OP with 15s you won’t find any good typical highway tread load range E tires. Those are in general about the longest wearing as higher load range = typically a harder compound and ht tread always lasts longer than AT or MT because more rubber and less void space.
And generally quality = longer treadlife.
@Huckleberry your question is very vague unless tire life is truly your only concern.