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Originally Posted by rmay635703
Lol after the 18’s are worn out that $300 purchase opens up miles of cheap new used and clearance treads.
I can also offload the 18” rims and recoup some cost.
I haven’t paid over $25 for a clearance 15” tire in 7 years
15” steelie rims run $25 each
People and yards up here are swimming in 15 and 16” crapola
17” + everything quadruples in price
Also I can mount 15” on down by hand in my yard, 16” is borderline 17+ is terrible to hand mount
If you plan to keep the thing more than 5 years choosing a cheaper rim is a good idea, not to mention it’s a lot easier to get a proper snow without going bankrupt which is why my insight has 2 sets of treads, steelie winter, OEM summer
As an added benefit I’ve found especially on a truck that small rim tires with a better weight rating and taller sidewall tend to take twice as long to wear out, my experience with 17” + is that your lucky to get 30,000 miles out of one, I’ve gotten 80-100000 miles out of smaller tires
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Ah. Your earlier post made it sound like you were going to buy a new $27K truck and then immediately swap out the wheels and tires. It would seem like a better idea just to buy the truck with the stock steel wheels.
Yes, 15 inch tires are cheaper but they might not fit on a Maverick. The base XL model has 17 inch steel wheels so that might be the smallest that will fit over the brakes.
I don't buy used tires so I don't' know the ends and outs of that market. In the new market the OEM Maverick Michelin tires are $189 for the 225/65R17 or $214 for the 225/60R18. I'm not going to sweat an extra $100 every 5 years / 50K miles.
I wouldn't by Michelins I would buy Michelin's other brand BFG for $150 and then stack a $100 Costco discount on that. The 17" BFG tires I recently put on my TDI were $433 installed with lifetime flat repairs.
I've found tire wear is pretty based on compound and original tread depth. The better the tire (stickier) the lower the life.