Favorite tires?

[MrNoodly]

Road noise was part of the Tire Selection Guide. No, each tire doesn't offer some kind of road noise number, but generally, all-season tires with tight tread patterns are quieter than winter tires or off-road tires with open tread patterns. The owner reviews will also often have comments about road noise.<br><br>Several things effect MPG. I started a thread about it a while back. But generally, narrower, taller tires with tighter tread, harder rubber and low rolling resistance (some tires are designated LRR) get better mileage. They might also be rougher riding, noisier or not handle as well. The specs have a revolution-per-mile number for most of the tires. The lower the number the higher the MPG. If there's no&nbsp;revolution-per-mile number, then compare diameters. The larger the diameter, the higher the MPG.

 

[caseyc]

I recently bought new tires at WheelWorks for my 95 Ford E150 conversion van.&nbsp; I don't remember the brand name of the tires at the moment, but I chose light truck tires versus regular tires. The light truck tires really make a difference for smoothing out bumps on the highways!&nbsp; It was about the same cost as regular tires, or maybe just a little bit more.&nbsp; That would be the way I would go.

 

[MrNoodly]

Yeah, there's a reason light truck tires exist, and vans are light trucks.

 

[wrcsixeight]

When I first got my van, the back tires were done for, but the fronts had some life left on them. &nbsp;They were passenger tires XL rated Michelins.<br><br>I frugally replaced the rears driving across Arizona with a tire the salesperson told me was made by Michelin.<br><br>Later that year, I took my van into Baja. &nbsp;I carried two spare tires. &nbsp;Those New 'made by Michelin' tires disintegrated, one a tread separation, one was a high speed blow out on washboard that nearly caused me to wreck.<br><br>I'd bought 4 used tires on that trip. &nbsp;The only two tires that did fine were the original Michelins on the front.<br><br>My opinion, &nbsp;you can't save money with cheap tires.<br><br>All reviews on every product online must be taken with a grain of salt, as people generally try to justify their choice by getting others to agree with them, or go the exact opposite and blame the product when its failure was a direct result of improper use or care.<br><br>Hard to weed out the real helpful reviews. Especially with tires. &nbsp;Since a load range C on a 15 inch rim and a 265/70/17 XL passenger tire for a luxury SUV are included in the same review despite having different construction. &nbsp;The only real similarities are the tread block design.<br><br> &nbsp;Tire rack would do good to include the tire size as a review requirement