Another PIA tire question thread

[PCiancimino]

A few weeks ago I picked up my new 2500 CTD Mega cab. I drove it for the first time in the snow last weeked, and boy did it sck. It has the stock Goodyear 265-70-17's on it. The first thing I noticed when I bought the truck is that it looked like it has skateboard wheels on it compared to the size of the wheel wells. I want to put tires that go in the snow, arent noisy on dry pavement, fill the wheel wells, and dont require a recalibration of the speedo.



Help me please to figure out the right tire and size.

 

[DJennings]

http://www.tdr1.com/forums/search.php?s=



That is the link to the search function on this site.



Search "what size tire"



Now I'll give you my opinion. The 285/70R-17 BFG AT KO is the all around best snow tire. It wears reasonably well. It is relatively quiet. It will fit without any modifications.



You can go as big as 315/70R17, but some rubbing my occur at the lower rear corner of the fender.

 

[PCiancimino]

I did a search but honestly the threads did not help. I am looking for an E rated all year tire, that is good in the snow. Again I dont want to recalibrate the speedo.

 

[telliott]

if you dont want to recalibrate the speedo, you wont be able to get any larger tire... in diameter anyway, unless your fine with knowing your speedo is off all the time. if you change your tire diameter size it will throw it off no matter what.

 

[dennmont]

I also have the 285 bfg t/a ko's, I think they are wearing fast, but they are wearing flat. They also look good in the wheel well. not too big not to small just right. I never recalibrated either.

 

[Strick69]

I did a search but honestly the threads did not help. I am looking for an E rated all year tire, that is good in the snow. Again I dont want to recalibrate the speedo.

Bridgestone Dueler Revo AT's.

 

[JVantreese]

I second the Bridgestone Revo. Excellent tire in snow, ice, or rain. OEM size E rated tire. I have gone through several sets of Bridgestone Revo's on several vehicals and found them to be a good all around tire.

 

[J.Post]

if you dont want to recalibrate the speedo, you wont be able to get any larger tire... in diameter anyway, unless your fine with knowing your speedo is off all the time. if you change your tire diameter size it will throw it off no matter what.

My speedo is off. I need a larger tire or recalibrate the speedo. Stock tires. I think that the 285s would work w/ the calibration of my speedo perfectly.

 

[WAckerman]

I just checked the BFG website and found a LT305/65/17 that says its an E rated tire... is that right? I thought I had been reading that BFG didn't have any E rated tires. I really liked my BFG's on my old GMC gas truck, and would really like to go back to them.

 

[Bertram65]

Check out the Toyo 285/70/17 open country, it is E load range. My speedometer is off about 2mph according to my GPS at 70mph with them.

 

[CSilkowski]

I did a search but honestly the threads did not help. I am looking for an E rated all year tire, that is good in the snow. Again I dont want to recalibrate the speedo.

The BFG AT in 305/65/17 is an E rated tire. Same diameter as the 285/70/17. You don't need to recalibrate. It's not that big of a difference.

 

[chwhit]

I have had the best luck in snow with the BFG all-terrains (aka small-terrains in the jeeper world). They are very quiet, I've known them to wear very well, good all-round traction. The tread is pretty close together, which is your best friend in snow- you want snow to stick in the tread, especially in light snow, this allows for cohesion (snow stuck in the tread sticks to the snow on the road). Don't quote me on this but I believe the BFG load D tires are comparable to our stock load E tires, as far as capacity. Good luck to you!

 

[thejeepdude]

The BFG AT in 305/65/17 is an E rated tire. Same diameter as the 285/70/17. You don't need to recalibrate. It's not that big of a difference.

Ditto. The BFG 305/65 is a night and day difference from the stock BFG Long-Trail's in the snow, rain, dry, mud, sand, everywhere! Granted, the extra width does cause some floating when the snow is wet and slushy, but nothing that can't be controlled, and the extra footprint helps a lot when it's cold and icy. My speedo was about 2mph over with the stock tires, and now it's about 2mph under at 70... not enough to bother with a recalibration IMO.

 

[Jeepr]

I've got 305/65/17 Procomp Xtreme A/T's. They aren't much bigger than the stock and had little to no affect on the speedo, but they fill ou the wheel well good. We've only had a few very light snows, so I can't say much about their snow ability. They are a fairly aggressive A/T, and they do sing just a little on the road.

 

[PCiancimino]

Have you 305/65/17 people noticed a marked decrease in MPG?

 

[Bertram65]

What kind of rims are you using with the 305/65s? the stock rims are too narrow.

 

[Jeepr]

Nothing scientific, but it did seem like I lost some mileage. But that is so variable to begin with based on weather, where I drove, what I was hauling, etc. , that I couldn't be certain.



I'm running them on stock wheels, no rubbing or problems. What makes you say the stock wheels are too narrow?

 

[thejeepdude]

What kind of rims are you using with the 305/65s? the stock rims are too narrow.

No they aren't, if you have the alloy rims. The stock alloys are 8. 5" wide, the minimum recommended size on BFG's website for the 305/65.



As for the MPG, there was definitely a drop, probably 1-2 MPG around town. I don't think highway MPG was affected as much as the stop-and-go stuff. I figure when I get a better transmission I'll get the MPG back.

 

[Bertram65]

No they aren't, if you have the alloy rims. The stock alloys are 8. 5" wide, the minimum recommended size on BFG's website for the 305/65.



As for the MPG, there was definitely a drop, probably 1-2 MPG around town. I don't think highway MPG was affected as much as the stop-and-go stuff. I figure when I get a better transmission I'll get the MPG back.

*edit* they are 8" wide, check Dodge's web site.

 

[lostronin]

I had a set of Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armor's on a GMC.

Wider footprint than stockers, looked good as well.

Worked well in mud but never had them in snow.

They have an E rated 265/70R/17.