Strictly On-Road Tires

[jsm0068]

I currently have 31" Bridgestone Duelers on my '01 edge, and they look awesome, but my gas mileage absolutely sucks because of them. Plus having the 3.0 w/ 3.73 gears doesn't help. I never go offroading, so it's kind of pointless to have them. What tire do you guys recommend I go with so that I get the best gas mileage possible? Also, what would be the best size? I'm looking for a cheap tire. Thanks.

 

[bamaford]

I bought some Douglas from walmart

They are solid raised white letter tire and good for gas mileage too just stay as close to factory as you can stand 215/70/15

 

[98ranger4x4]

im assuming the truck is 4wd and has 15'' wheels?if so i wouldnt go any smaller than a 235/75/15, if its 2wd i would stick with the stock size which was probably a 225/70/15. i work for discount tire and know we do a good job and we guarantee the best price so i would reccomend discount. oh and a 235/75/15 is about a 29'' tire so it is significantly smaller than your 31''s

 

[gw33gp]

I don't have a cheap tire to suggest but I bought Michelin LTX M/S tire for pavement use and my gas mileage did go up a little compared to the original 31" BFG A/T tires. I stayed with the original size but the Michelin tires seem to roll more free.

 

[F150hybred]

Another coice from Michelin is the cross terrain. One size they make is real close to a factory tire and real quiet while being grippy. 265/70/R15. Also, it's a standard load so it won't wreck your ride quality.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Another coice from Michelin is the cross terrain. One size they make is real close to a factory tire and real quiet while being grippy. 265/70/R15. Also, it's a standard load so it won't wreck your ride quality.

My parents Explorer came with them from the factory, very nice tire.

 

[Chris.S.]

Goodyear wranglers r/t's are decent

 

[jsm0068]

Thanks for all the suggestions! And BTW it is 2WD, not 4x4. I've been looking into the Michelin LTX M/S tires. They seem like a really good road tire and still look nice to boot. I've seen several rangers with them on. They probably aren't that cheap, but if I could sell my Dueler's on Craigslist (they have less than 10,000 miles on them), it wouldn't be a problem.

 

[98ranger4x4]

you cant go wrong with michelins, either way the ltx or cross terrains are both great tires but you will pay more for them.

 

[jsm0068]

I'm just wondering...if I go ahead and buy the Michelins, I think they are around $135 per tire, however I'm sure I could find someplace that has a deal, like I think NTB has buy 3 get one free right now plus a $50 gas card. Anyways, so lets say that the tires themselves comes out to be $400ish. Then you have to pay for them to mount and balance them plus labor and tax. I don't know how much that would cost in total. But anyways, even if I can get a decent amount for my Dueler's by selling them, I still am going to be paying a decent amount up front for the Michelins. My whole purpose of getting better rolling tires is to save money on gas. I just don't know if it would be worth it to spend the extra money on the Michelins when I might not even save enough gas in the long run to pay for the cost of the new tires. What do ya'll think? My truck only has 87,000 miles, and I plan to drive it for a long time.

 

[fordwheelinman]

The michelins may be expensive, but they will help with mileage (if in stock size) and will last a very long time, assuming you dont abuse them. We had a set of 205/75/15 of the ltx/ms go through three different vehicles and racked up a TON of miles and still have good tread left now that they are just spares. Matter of fact the only real reason i replaced them is because my dad flat spotted them when some dear ran across the road in front of him. If your worried about the cost, id look into either a Maxxis MA-751 or a Uniroyal Tiger Paw. The uniroyals look just like michelins, but cost a lot less, and the maxxis are a really good tire as well. We have put a bunch on for people at work, and i havent heard any complaints, and our customers let us know when we screw up.

 

[wv_snranger]

I bought 4 Firestone Indy 500's from TireRack at 73 bucks a piece, they look great and are quiet, i get about the same mileage i got with my original Continentals that sucked. Size 225/75R15.

 

[JohnnyO]

Stock size, BFG Long Trails are pretty good if Michelins are too pricey.