no dims on 97 Lariat 5.9, new switch

From : noautopro

Q: i guess my last post thanking everyone managed to go on vacation because it hasnt posted yet. thanks for all the advice. i used to work for firestone/bridgestone as a mechanic many years ago when the blizzaks were introduced. great tires but im guessing they will wear out too quickly in amarillo considering the miles i put on my truck. they would have been great when i was up in the cascades and the snow stayed on the trails all winter long. great winter tire i agree. if i had the time and space id keep a set on spare rims and swap them out as needed. im afraid that id burn through a set before the season was out. ill take a good look at them tomorrow. last time i worked for fire/bridgestone they only had one model of blizzak and they didnt go on trucks. ill probably take a look at the michelin ltx m/s also. snoman i used to run studded tires on my buick but i dont think that will be practical in this caser. i see a lot of hd trucks running around in these tough conditions without them so i think they wont be necessary. i simply find it tough to get a bead on the make model of the tires being used when theyre spinning on trucks blazing through the snow/mud. on mon 25 dec 2006 093244 -0500 roy roy@home.net wrote i need a tire recommendation. two winters ago i was tooling around amarillo in a dodge dakota with bridgestone dueler a/ts. they had no problems handling the conditions i routinely faced there. last winter i had just bought a cummins 2500 4x4 ram and was immediately called up out of the reserves to go to iraq. now im back and discovered this winter that the current set of factory tires wil be inadequate for the conditions i face there this year. first hint of ice and the truck turns into an ice skate. i understand this happens to any vehicle on ice but some tires offer a little better grip then others. with that in mind id like to toss out my working conditions and see what some of you are using and recommending for winter conditions on your 2500/3500 rams. i am the manager at a wind power plant outside amarillo. in the winter we get lots of rain and our site roads are dirt/caliche which can get very soft. i also need to deal with snow and more importantly ice; because amarillo frequently gets ice storms. i guess you named 4 different conditions. the only tire that will come close to dealing with all is the blizzak imo. they are the best one ice and snowthe most dangerous of your conditions given the sticky compound of the rubber and sipeing of the tread. they are good in rain and on dry. the only knock on them is they are a dedicated tire. when it is warm out you have to take them off as you will burn the tread off of them. like everything else it is a compromise. roy posted via usenet.com premium usenet group services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** speed ** retention ** completion ** anonymity ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http//www.usenet.com .

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From : stormin mormon

im not nathan. but.... i got a couple good chances to get out of the house. a friend of mine has a santa suit and so we went out to visit some families with kids. as to material things i got a 512 meg jump drive which i have little clue how to use a shirt and a pair of slippers. -- christopher a. young you cant shout down a troll. you have to starve them. .. this group is like good ole home made apple pie you keep coming back for more. what did you get for christmas nathan i got a carhartt clothing xmas a carhartt tshirt and work shirt. a john deere trailer hitch receiver cover 40 oz bottle of canadian rye whiskey socks and some dvd movies. dale .

From : dale yonz

on mon 25 dec 2006 013703 -0500 carolina watercraft works cooltoys@bellsouth.net wrote id check out michelin ltx m/s. an excellent all around tire and these are what i use when i plow snow. there are times that i wish i had a dedicated snow tire and do plan ongetting a set to use only for plowing since i too run into ice a lot. for that i plan on getting blizzak w965 tires. part of the cause the problem original poster is having is because truck is very heavy in front compared to rear and while a better tire will help so will more weight in rear. if you place it on a scale you will find close 5000lbs of weight on front axle as it sits and maybe about half that in rear or a bit more unloaded. better tires and about 800 to 1000lbs in rear between wheel wells would help a good bit. i dont know why im doing this. but.... if you are useing the weight as compensatory weight you move it behind the rear wheels. if between a goodly portion of the added weight is transfered to the front. kinda look at the rear wheels as a fulcrum. of course if ya use the weight that suggested you cant use the back of your truck and youll be blinding everybody while driving at night. but this whole exersise is moot with the right tire. when you have a lightly loaded driven axle pushing a much heavier one you will have issues on slick pavement though some may like to claim it is not a factor. also i have driven with blizzaks on a vehicle and they are not bad but i preffer studs for the really bad stuff. i run studded 10 ply bias style truck snow tires on my plow trucks in winter i have them mounted on extra sets of rims and they beat blizzaks in over all performance on ice and deep snow. nah this would be a waste of time. let me say this. if you plow snow most learn to do it correctly real fast. ive found that while plowing you should be behind your plow it is on the front of my truck. you have any idea what im driving on while plowing yup a fairly well scraped road or parking lot. the danger with studs is you cant stop on dry pavement or wet at speed over 15mph. well youll stop eventually. i dont know if this fool has them on all 4 wheels or what. much easier to use chains than studs if you feel the need. idiot please spare us the stories of the howling blizzards and other stories. been there done that. .

From : greg o

id check out michelin ltx m/s. an excellent all around tire and these are what i use when i plow snow. there are times that i wish i had a dedicated snow tire and do plan ongetting a set to use only for plowing since i too run into ice a lot. for that i plan on getting blizzak w965 tires. there ya go!! i used them and absolutly no complaints. try tire rack. i bought 4 of them with wheels mounted and balanced. watch the tire pressure with plow on and off. they are real sensitive to the change in weight. also if you do tire rack check the pressure before you put them on the truck mine arrived with 35 pounds in them. roy -- ------------------------------------------ laszlo almasi ----cool toys formerly carolina watercraft works ----mack daddy trailers ----ice angels i need a tire recommendation. two winters ago i was tooling around amarillo in a dodge dakota with bridgestone dueler a/ts. they had no problems handling the conditions i routinely faced there. last winter i had just bought a cummins 2500 4x4 ram and was immediately called up out of the reserves to go to iraq. now im back and discovered this winter that the current set of factory tires wil be inadequate for the conditions i face there this year. first hint of ice and the truck turns into an ice skate. i understand this happens to any vehicle on ice but some tires offer a little better grip then others. with that in mind id like to toss out my working conditions and see what some of you are using and recommending for winter conditions on your 2500/3500 rams. i am the manager at a wind power plant outside amarillo. in the winter we get lots of rain and our site roads are dirt/caliche which can get very soft. i also need to deal with snow and more importantly ice; because amarillo frequently gets ice storms. thanks. posted via usenet.com premium usenet group services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** speed ** retention ** completion ** anonymity ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http//www.usenet.com .