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Desert185 · 07-20-2017, 07:56 AM

WM spec tires vs everyone else? Facts don't lie, but the problem is that we don't know all the facts. Logically, having WM spec tires would be a manufacturing and supply chain issue, I would think. More reasonably, I can see a volume discount of the same spec tire given to WM.

What I do, primarily after viewing the experience of others on this forum, is to find a WM sale when I need new tires, take that ad to DT where they will match the price on the brand I want with a DOT date not more than six months old. I also use the DT credit card during DT sales that yields a further reduction in price. I mount the wheels with the (non-HF

) torque wrench at 80 PSI (LRE) tire pressure.

I also think that running Carlisle, Sailun or Maxxis (with a standby evaluation of DT's Heartland tires) on a four year cycle is a reasonable time cycle.

Any more obsessing than that seems to be a waste of stomach acid for my purposes, but I'm open for new developments in the ST tire world.

07-20-2017, 07:56 AM	#28
Desert185 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Nevada Posts: 2,695	WM spec tires vs everyone else? Facts don't lie, but the problem is that we don't know all the facts. Logically, having WM spec tires would be a manufacturing and supply chain issue, I would think. More reasonably, I can see a volume discount of the same spec tire given to WM. What I do, primarily after viewing the experience of others on this forum, is to find a WM sale when I need new tires, take that ad to DT where they will match the price on the brand I want with a DOT date not more than six months old. I also use the DT credit card during DT sales that yields a further reduction in price. I mount the wheels with the (non-HF) torque wrench at 80 PSI (LRE) tire pressure. I also think that running Carlisle, Sailun or Maxxis (with a standby evaluation of DT's Heartland tires) on a four year cycle is a reasonable time cycle. Any more obsessing than that seems to be a waste of stomach acid for my purposes, but I'm open for new developments in the ST tire world. __________________ Desert185 🇺🇸 (Retired Chemtrail vendor) -Ram 2500 QC, LB, 4x4, Cummins HO/exhaust brake, 6-speed stick. -Andersen Ultimate 24K 5er Hitch. -2014 Cougar 326SRX, Maxxis tires w/TPMS, wet bolts, two 6v batts. -Four Wheel 8' Popup Camper.