I would like to add some comments on the RT/S. These tires are a joke. These are OEM on my new Ranger. I have 1,000 miles on them and already want to pull them off!
Last week, while washing my truck, I was spending some time cleaning the wheels and noticed that right under where the tire says "traction", there is a huge bump on the side wall. It looks like I hit a curb or something...but there were no scuffs on the side wall. Went over to the other side and the same bump on the other tire. The bumps were there on the back as well, only smaller. All in the same spot, about 3 inches from the weld (seam). This just didn't look safe to me at all.
I took the truck to the dealer and asked them. They were getting ready to put 4 new tires on it, saying that it looked like tire separation. Of course they were going to put the same BADyear tires on it.
While I was waiting for them to take my truck back, I went out onto the lot and looked at all the other new Rangers that had this same tire on them. They all had the same bump! I have never seen a tire with a bump like this. With most tires you can see the seam, but this bump is huge!
I told the service guy not to mount new tires and come look at the others with me. It was at this point that he said he hated Goodyears as well!
I had them rotate them, front to back. Sure enough, the small bumps on the back turned into large bumps on the front. All the weight is in the front, and I guess these Goodyears have a hard time holding in the air while supporting weight (and I thought that tires were designed to hold air…stupid me!)?
The service guy told me to "run the h*ll" out of these tires, and I "will be lucky to get 10K out of them", and then "put something good on".
I have only ever owned Goodyears as OEM, and never had a set worth a da*m! I will be putting BFGoodrich or Michelin on this truck when these are gone, or I have some extra cash! I have always had great luck with these brands.
Brian