6.7L Cummins Forum

That happens on Vancouver BC too....annual entertainment for us interior folk, watching the news and seeing some people driving their muscle cars...and knowing diddly squat about driving in snow......''Winder tires????...what is dat?? Tot a tire is a tire???

I laugh until I realized that my insurance company is paying the '@#$% damages...then I am looking for the big boat to send them back...

Just got a call saying the 'New Shoes' are in. I'll have them installed this afternoon. We will be going to Durango ( about 700 mile round trip) pulling the 5'er over the holiday, I'll give them a good run and report my findings. It may rain so we will see what the 'wet' capability of them is.

__________________
07.5 3500 Quad, SRW, 4X4, Laramie, Leathered, Dark Metallic Gray, 6.7, 68RFE, 20K Reese, Ride Rite's, 2 Viair air compressors, Bully steps, Kleinn Locomotive air horns (there was 2 and now there are 5), Billet polished locking fuel door, 'A' pillar mount Auto Meter Pryo, PML X-deep trans pan (Yet to be installed)
06 Durango 285 RL 5'er Lifted by KZ
96 2500, Ext, 4X4, V-10 Gasser @ 400 HP, Gibson 3" single Exhaust, Ride Rite's, 285 Bridgestones, 170,000 miles, Faded Green, Carr steps, Brush Guard, 2 - 385K CP KC Daylighters, Dual Batteries, On board Air system

Sounds good and I'm looking forward to your review. I'm still running the same front tires and I think I'm going to try the Hankook DynaPro ATM RF10 that Moribus suggested. I'm going to try them on the front first and if I like them replace the other 4 before winter. If not I'll probably just stay with the OEMs since they work real good on the ice and snow.

__________________

2007.5 Dodge Ram 3500 HD,QC, 6.7L Cummins, 6speed Auto, 4X4, Bighorn Edition.
Click for installs: Carr Steps PML Diff Cover Edge Juice with Attitude Volant Intake Hankook ATM RF10

False alarm. Went yesterday and found that the warehouse had shipped (from Phoenix)the p-metrics (4 ply) instead of the 10 ply's. 10 ply's should be here Thursday (form Amarillo). I have talked to a few people that have them in 16's and are very pleased with the wet performance of them. I guess I'll find out.

__________________
07.5 3500 Quad, SRW, 4X4, Laramie, Leathered, Dark Metallic Gray, 6.7, 68RFE, 20K Reese, Ride Rite's, 2 Viair air compressors, Bully steps, Kleinn Locomotive air horns (there was 2 and now there are 5), Billet polished locking fuel door, 'A' pillar mount Auto Meter Pryo, PML X-deep trans pan (Yet to be installed)
06 Durango 285 RL 5'er Lifted by KZ
96 2500, Ext, 4X4, V-10 Gasser @ 400 HP, Gibson 3" single Exhaust, Ride Rite's, 285 Bridgestones, 170,000 miles, Faded Green, Carr steps, Brush Guard, 2 - 385K CP KC Daylighters, Dual Batteries, On board Air system

First impressions:
Firm, The wife says they feel different, harsher. The pressure is at 75 on all 4 now so there would be a difference. Towing, made a short run this weekend and they grip well, positive steering not a sloppy as the Miche's, Quiet very quiet, but dang do they pick up the rocks!!!!!! They actually look like they are for the truck too, sort of square , boxy look.
More to come after the Durango trip.

__________________
07.5 3500 Quad, SRW, 4X4, Laramie, Leathered, Dark Metallic Gray, 6.7, 68RFE, 20K Reese, Ride Rite's, 2 Viair air compressors, Bully steps, Kleinn Locomotive air horns (there was 2 and now there are 5), Billet polished locking fuel door, 'A' pillar mount Auto Meter Pryo, PML X-deep trans pan (Yet to be installed)
06 Durango 285 RL 5'er Lifted by KZ
96 2500, Ext, 4X4, V-10 Gasser @ 400 HP, Gibson 3" single Exhaust, Ride Rite's, 285 Bridgestones, 170,000 miles, Faded Green, Carr steps, Brush Guard, 2 - 385K CP KC Daylighters, Dual Batteries, On board Air system

Well, My impression of the Bridgestone Revo's.
A little squirrley in the rear with the trailer on, but I was also running heavier than normal, full loads of water and all of the contest stuff. We did not run into much rain so I could not tell you what the 'wet' handling would be yet. The steering was definitly more positive but the rear washed out more, I will have to play with tire pressures to get a handle on that, a sway bar also comes to mind for the future. Any way I am impressed with the ride and handling of these tires, don't like all of the boulders it carries and pitches though. Self cleaning may take several hundred miles. Got them, need to live with them, it should not be too difficult to do. I give them a 8 of 10.

__________________
07.5 3500 Quad, SRW, 4X4, Laramie, Leathered, Dark Metallic Gray, 6.7, 68RFE, 20K Reese, Ride Rite's, 2 Viair air compressors, Bully steps, Kleinn Locomotive air horns (there was 2 and now there are 5), Billet polished locking fuel door, 'A' pillar mount Auto Meter Pryo, PML X-deep trans pan (Yet to be installed)
06 Durango 285 RL 5'er Lifted by KZ
96 2500, Ext, 4X4, V-10 Gasser @ 400 HP, Gibson 3" single Exhaust, Ride Rite's, 285 Bridgestones, 170,000 miles, Faded Green, Carr steps, Brush Guard, 2 - 385K CP KC Daylighters, Dual Batteries, On board Air system

Just a follow up on the REVO's. So far they have been great, I haven't run in poor weather yet. There is alot of tread on them and there is some tread squirm, I experienced this with the A/T's too until they wore a little. If Dodge would engineer a truck that does not wander all over the road they probably would be better, both of my trucks do this (It is pretty much a Dodge thing I think), It is however, much better than the Ferd's.

__________________
07.5 3500 Quad, SRW, 4X4, Laramie, Leathered, Dark Metallic Gray, 6.7, 68RFE, 20K Reese, Ride Rite's, 2 Viair air compressors, Bully steps, Kleinn Locomotive air horns (there was 2 and now there are 5), Billet polished locking fuel door, 'A' pillar mount Auto Meter Pryo, PML X-deep trans pan (Yet to be installed)
06 Durango 285 RL 5'er Lifted by KZ
96 2500, Ext, 4X4, V-10 Gasser @ 400 HP, Gibson 3" single Exhaust, Ride Rite's, 285 Bridgestones, 170,000 miles, Faded Green, Carr steps, Brush Guard, 2 - 385K CP KC Daylighters, Dual Batteries, On board Air system

I am glad you put in that statement about the Ferd's. I might have considered a Ferd if you could drive them in a straight line.

Here is a little update on the REVO's. So far I have about 5,000 miles on them and IMHO these are pretty dang nice tires.
I have towed about 2,000 miles of that in and around the mountians of Southern Colorado. So far I am impressed. I have reciently ran across water on the roads (WOW what a concept) and they handle ponding real well, stabile with the trailer on the hitch, quite on the road, good in the sand too. I am looking forward to a bunch more miles on them. They also improve the look of the truck too VS the Michelins.

__________________
07.5 3500 Quad, SRW, 4X4, Laramie, Leathered, Dark Metallic Gray, 6.7, 68RFE, 20K Reese, Ride Rite's, 2 Viair air compressors, Bully steps, Kleinn Locomotive air horns (there was 2 and now there are 5), Billet polished locking fuel door, 'A' pillar mount Auto Meter Pryo, PML X-deep trans pan (Yet to be installed)
06 Durango 285 RL 5'er Lifted by KZ
96 2500, Ext, 4X4, V-10 Gasser @ 400 HP, Gibson 3" single Exhaust, Ride Rite's, 285 Bridgestones, 170,000 miles, Faded Green, Carr steps, Brush Guard, 2 - 385K CP KC Daylighters, Dual Batteries, On board Air system

I put Revos on my last truck (Ram 1500). Nice tires that rode well and were quiet. I just put a set of BFG A/T's on my 2500 last week. I like the aggressive pattern and squared off shoulders. They are pricey but I have heard nothing but good things about them. I also moved up in size to 285/70-17, about the largest you can put on the stock 8.5" rims. I think the weight of these trucks, especially over the front axle, is what generates the wear. I bet your dually weighs just a little more than the Titan.