Bridgestone 285/75/16 Revo 1st impressions

[gnx7]

I wanted to provide others with some feedback on the Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo 285/75/16 tires I just mounted up. My LX450 has 100% stock 133K mile suspension and was previously on stock tires that were much more of a street tread profile.

Offroadkid (Joshua) sold me the tires with about 10K miles on them for a good price and he stepped up to some MTR's. Thanks Josh! I had them mounted on Saturday so I only have about 2 days of info so far. I took a 140 mile highway cruise on them on Sunday and they are very quiet, manage off camber corners well, and I'm impressed with them so far.

I did notice a slight loss in power, definately a little more effort in braking, and going on uphill ascents I turn off the OD a little more often. Overall I think they are a nice upgrade and going from 31's to 33's certainly makes it look a bit tougher.

I'll have a mpg review next fillup... and hopefully offroad review later this summer when I do the OME heavies.

I'm currently running 45psi cold in them.... and they say max psi is 65psi. What kind of tire pressures are you guys running on the street?

Thanks,

Mark

 

[jditom]

35-37 lbs. But that is with a stiffer suspension.
I was at 40-45 with OEM suspension.

 

[BROKEROB1]

34 psi tops... still gives a nice ride and I have experienced perfectly even wear for the last 20,000 miles

I actually prefer the ride that 32-33 psi gives.

 

[ashooter]

Doesn't running them at about 50 psi on pavement make them last longer and give you better gas mileage???

I just bought a set of Revos at Discount Tire and they aired them to 45 psi. I've been running them that way for the 3 days I've had them (only about 50 miles) and if anything, the truck seems to handle much better than it did with the stock Michelin 275's on it. I haven't had this rig long - only put about 300 miles on it since I bought it - but it seems to accelerate better, corner better, and brake better with the Revos... And it looks waaaay cooler.

Could be that the Redline "Fuel System Cleaner", or the new Mobile 1 tranny fluid has something to do with it, too.

 

[Brentbba]

I'm running 38psi on OME heavies.

BTW - you don't want to do an MPG review.

Have you installed the speedo correction gear to 'mostly' correct your speedometer for the larger tires.

Slee sells and it's easy to install.

 

[Mike S]

I'm running 285/75/R16 Revos on my truck - 40 PSI at all corners with OME springs and shocks. Nice tight feel on the road, good cornering control. These are nice tires.

M

 

[ElJefe]

Doesn't running them at about 50 psi on pavement make them last longer and give you better gas mileage???

If you run the pressure too high the tread will crown and wear much faster in the middle of the tire. Run them too low on pressure and the tires will wear on the shoulders. Correct pressure will be such that there is even pressure across the full width of the tread contact patch. Since 285/75 is a larger AND wider tire than stock, i.e. larger contact patch, with all other things equal, the inflation pressure should actually go down from what was spec'd for the LTX's.

 

[gnx7]

Previous tires were 275/70/16's (31.1")
New tires are 285/75/16 (32.8")

difference is 5.2%

Odometer read 260.4miles
corrected: 274 miles
fuel used: 19.1 gallons
14.34 mpg
20% city 80% freeway going an indicated 70-75mph and some wind

Seems like my mileage has stayed about the same. I'll report the next tankful.

 

[Brentbba]

I'd highly recommend the speedo gear to correct most of that error. Peace of mind if you ever sell that you aren't misrepresenting the odo reading.

 

[ed97fzj80]

Thinking about this, ethical concerns aside . . . the only part of the truck that has seen the difference is the tires. The drivetrain thinks it has gone the miles indicated on the odometer. Reasonable? Bogus?

 

[sjcruiser]

That's my take as well!

 

[alaskacruiser]

38psi

 

[Beowulf]

Reasonable?

Had to think about for a while and I would agree that your hypothesis is reasonable.... but ...

Bogus?

Yes, it is in fact a bogus theory. The odometer measures mileage. Period.

Your logic would enable us to 'roll back' the mileage if we drive more at highway speeds in overdrive because that's basically doing the same thing; slowing down the engine. Or 'rolling back' the mileage because we use the A/C less than someone in Houston. Heck, I seldom use the radio so it's only got ~100 miles on it.

Reminds me of guys selling drag racers with ultra low miles. Only driven on Sundays; 1,320 ft at a time.

I'm with Brent on this one. Adjust the speedo & odometer to reflect the actual MPH & mileage. It's the right thing to do.

-B-

 

[Brentbba]

Besides as B and I know, the first Scout Law is Trustworthy. No need to go further on this one.

 

[ed97fzj80]

Well guys, that's why I said "ethical concerns aside." My question specifically excluded the ethics of the situation; I already know what the right thing to do is. My question was why it matters from a practical standpoint.

Beowulf, your overdrive analogy makes sense.