Front tires

That's the worst part.
Loves or petro. Them 12 HR guys.

 

I always found family owned mom & pop one's. Could buy Michelin cheaper from them than the national account sometimes .
Great service.

 

exit 0 in texas has them all beat

 

Firestone’s would probably run you about 400/tire and seem to last as long as bridgestones. I’d put new steer shocks on at the same time. I was running good year but starting to get away from them.

 

you can run all position tires anywhere on the truck. just make sure they are mounted in the right direction

 

After years of Michelins i switched to BFG ST heavy rated ; i'm at 2nd set and happy , first set lasted close to 200k, better than Michelins XZA3+ years ago, and are 150-200$ cheaper/set installed.

 

All position usually refers to steers. I’d go with the Generals, they are good Tires. I’ve had them on steers.Their Premium tire, Continental IMO the best Tires I ever had.Research the model of General tire they are. A lot of Brands have 2 different steers, one better for regional local work, they usually have a less # of treads, and all are the same width. And are cheaper than Premium highway steer tires, which usually have, more treads, and a decoupling groove on the edge. I’ve ran the cheaper “ local” “ Bump and Grind”tires once, actually lasted a long time, didn’t cup out any sooner than Premium hwy tires. They’re good, but not preferred.16 ply should have a higher load weight limit, good for heavy loads.

 

The 16 ply general would be a consideration.

The one thing I refuse to do is cheap out on steers so if you can get a set that offers that position plus many ply plus many good things, why not? It would be something of a experiment but the number of ply won me over. I don't recall having them on a big rig though. However we use them now and then. No worries.

 

Don't see why people want to skimp on steer tires.