Weighing Tires Options
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@ItalianJobR53 -- I don't know the Altimax RT45, but it is supposed to be the successor to the RT43. I have those on three vehicles in the family fleet, and think their performance on dry pavement, rain, and snow make them an outstanding value in an all-season tire.
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@Ad-absurdum-per-aspera I had the Destination on the Taco. Decent tire for a mix of everything. Nothing special but will suit a light duty truck just fine.
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@Ad-absurdum-per-aspera said in Weighing Tires Options:
@ItalianJobR53 -- I don't know the Altimax RT45, but it is supposed to be the successor to the RT43. I have those on three vehicles in the family fleet, and think their performance on dry pavement, rain, and snow make them an outstanding value in an all-season tire.
@dtg11 Yes, the RT43 was an outstanding tire. I had them on multiple vehicles. I wouldn't hesitate to try the 45. My move would be to order these from Tire Rack, and stay stock.
The Firestone Destination LE, however, is an utter garbage tire. They were absolutely the worst tire I've ever had on a truck, and that includes the Uniroyal Tiger Paws that came stock on my '98 S-10 back on the day.
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@dtg11 What about "upsizing" and going with a 215/75R15. It's only about 1/4" taller than stock, so it will have almost no effect on speedo.
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@Shop-Teacher said in Weighing Tires Options:
@Ad-absurdum-per-aspera said in Weighing Tires Options:
@ItalianJobR53 -- I don't know the Altimax RT45, but it is supposed to be the successor to the RT43. I have those on three vehicles in the family fleet, and think their performance on dry pavement, rain, and snow make them an outstanding value in an all-season tire.
@dtg11 Yes, the RT43 was an outstanding tire. I had them on multiple vehicles. I wouldn't hesitate to try the 45. My move would be to order these from Tire Rack, and stay stock.
The Firestone Destination LE, however, is an utter garbage tire. They were absolutely the worst tire I've ever had on a truck, and that includes the Uniroyal Tiger Paws that came stock on my '98 S-10 back on the day.
Same experience with the Destinations on our van. They were brand new tires the dealer put on. They were loud, rode terrible, were sketchy on wet pavement, and were downright dangerous in the snow.
Our Altimax RT43s however have been wonderful. So good in fact I installed a new set for winter use when the stock wheels got dedicated to winter duty instead of installing snow tires.
"Rally Van" 3.8 swapped, built 4-speed, 1994 Voyager.
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@Long_Voyager94 When I had the Destination LEs on, I once got stuck on wet grass on my own back yard. I had to call a friend to come pull me out of my dead flat back yard, because the ground was wet. And yeah, in snow the truck was almost undrivable.
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HMM today I learned the Ranger and the Mustang have the same bolt pattern
Hmmm yes, the engine is made out of engine #GritMeetsGrease
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@dtg11 where's the check box for 215/75r 15 seems to be easy to get and closet in size.
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@dtg11 I vote stock. Or the optional stock size of 235/75R15. For the 225/70R15 I have the Toyo Celsius all-weather tires they are not very good in the snow and ice but they are okay on dry pavement. Personally I would avoid the Continental Contitracs, too noisy and poor grip in the dry, low threshold for hydroplaning, terrible in winter conditions.
For Mustang wheels I got a set of SN95 wheels, 17x8s don't fit without hitting the control arms 17x7 should fit though. -
@Ad-absurdum-per-aspera ya i had RT43 on my audi as well. Its a decent tire but not comparable to a high perf all season like the conti dws 06+ i have on it now
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@dtg11 In stock and cheaper is always good. Have a look at the spare; if you're in a salt state the wheel could be in really terrible condition, especially the lug holes.
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@i86hotdogs Also the same as many Mazdas, toyotas, hondas, mitsubishis, some subarus, Jeep TJs and XJs, many other Fords, old Dodge/Plymouth cars
5x4.5 is a ridiculously common bolt pattern. My TJ, mazdaspeeds, and '56 F100 could all bolt on the same wheels (and the front of the truck is from a Dodge)
2020 Gladiator Rubicon (in manual!), 1956 F100 project
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@Old-Busted-Hotness it’s in horrible condition. I plan on getting a better spare from the junkyard when I go soon
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@ItalianJobR53 said in Weighing Tires Options:
@Ad-absurdum-per-aspera ya i had RT43 on my audi as well. Its a decent tire but not comparable to a high perf all season like the conti dws 06+ i have on it now
I mean how sad would the Conti be if an all season was competition for it?
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@Long_Voyager94 the conti is an all season too
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@dtg11 I always like looking at a calculator to see what actually changes with the different size.
Doesn't look like too much of a change so I think it would work out fine.
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@Zaphod-s-Heart-of-Gold Time to get weird and shop for obscure wheels for the Mustang
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@ItalianJobR53 Performance vs touring......
Don't get me wrong, those Extreme Contacts are nice tires, but I'd never compare them to a normal all season either.
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@Long_Voyager94 I’ve never looked at “performance” “toruing” whatever
If the tire is supposed to work in the dry wet and snow, its an all season
If its only dry and wet, that a summer tire04 Mini Cooper S
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Honestly, any kind of performance tire will be wasted on a Ranger. Get something with decent wet traction and quality construction (not Chinese) and call it good.
Not just talking out my ass here, I drove one for 16 years.
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@ItalianJobR53 said in Weighing Tires Options:
@Long_Voyager94 I’ve never looked at “performance” “toruing” whatever
If the tire is supposed to work in the dry wet and snow, its an all season
If its only dry and wet, that a summer tireAll season only means that the compound works below 40F and meets a minimum tread width. Doesn't really mean it will work in ALL seasons. The all weather designation is the standard that means it will work in both snow and dry warm conditions.
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@ItalianJobR53 said in Weighing Tires Options:
@Long_Voyager94 I’ve never looked at “performance” “toruing” whatever
If the tire is supposed to work in the dry wet and snow, its an all season
If its only dry and wet, that a summer tireThere's a huge difference between a performance all season and touring all season.
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@Long_Voyager94 yeah thats my point, i just don’t classify them differently since they are supposed to do the same thing. One just does it better than the other and the price reflects that
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My vote goes to downsizing. That's what I did with my Fit Sport which has a less common 15" size.
So when I installed the base model tire, even with the added cost of getting a used set of 14" steelies, I still saved hundreds.
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I have Altimax RT43s on my Fit and after nearly 76,000km on them, I estimate they have at least another 25,000km of life in them. I also like the tire wear monitor built into them.
And I consider Firestone tires to be overrated crap. I've had Bridgestone/Firestone (they're the same company) tires in the past and there always seemed to be some issue with them. I'll get cheap Motomaster tires before spending extra on anything with the Firestone name on them.
When my Altimax RT43s wear out, I'll probably get another set of them.
