Best tires and size

[Dave04]

What is the best tire and size. Your option. I want alittle extra height and width. All terrain or mud? Stock rims.

 

[Ozymandias]

315/70-17, Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac or BFG AT are my favorites.
Fits nicely on stock truck.

 

[wcjp]

Do you need Snow rated tires? Some BFG AT sizes are snow rated. Others are not. How much highway do you drive?

 

[Grizzly]

The best tire are Michelin. Best size are your original tires size.

 

[ringneck]

The best tire are Michelin. Best size are your original tires size.

thats wright.

 

[Dave04]

Mix of highway and city. Not much towing. I was something good for off road tho to and alittle extra height.

 

[cerberusiam]

With 4.10's a set of 35" tires would work well for you. Still have good low end power and cut the rpms at cruise a bit.

The new Toyo RT series is probably what you are looking for, aggressive enough for some off road but relatively quiet on the road.

You will have to go to 18" rims to get decent tires now but at some point it has to happen. A 285/75/18 is about perfect for all around usage with your setup: 34.8" tall, 11" wide, rated at 4020 lbs at 80 psi, 63 lb tire weight. With the weight and load rating on a 18" tire should be pretty stable. You *might* get by with stock suspension but a leveling kit\springs would definitely be better. A 9" 5.75 backspace wheel should keep it close to stock stance and not force fender flares.

 

[Dave04]

I have fender flares now. Why 18 rim? What about 285/755/17? Been running 315/70/17 but I've been think about going down a bit. At 70 what is your rpms? Mine are 2000.

 

[Wayne M.]

BFG AT KO's in stock size. Just went through one of the largest blizzards in NYC history. I'm essential service and drove/ commuted throughout the whole thing. I was extremely satisfied.

 

[cerberusiam]

I have 33" tires and 3.73, about 1950 rpms at 70 mph. You need to the extra height with the 4.10's to make it a bit better. With 4.10 gears you need right at 35" to put the engine into the sweet spot, the tires I suggested would be real close to 3.73's and a 33" tire. I you go down in height your rpms are going to go up at 70 mph and there goes efficiency.

All 17" tires made now are only rated at 3150 lbs and 121 load rating, they are too lightly constructed for the weight of the engine and GCVW towing. Even though most rims will only rate to 3500-3600 lbs you want a tire that will meet or exceed that. You want 3800-4000 lbs weight rating and 129 load rating to have a tire that is solid. The lighter tires start out great but subject to vehicle weight limits and they start having issues with belts breaking and balance problems.

DOT mandates are pushing it all to 18-20 inch tires for decent tire ratings, might as well do it now rather than later.

 

[Grizzly]

On the subject of size, when it was time to replace my OEM tires on my 1995 Dodge dually, which I purchased new, I wanted to get a size larger than the original. The OEM tires were LT215/85R16/E which I thought looked funny because they were too small. I called a Dodge/Chrysler Representative for advise on what size to get that would look better. He advised me to stay with the same size tire that came with my truck because the ride, handling and safety characteristics of the truck were designed for that tire size. If you change that size you may encounter issues, such as braking, steering, mileage and suspension. I purchased Michelin of the same size. I did the same for my 05 DRW.

 

[Kry226]

I've really enjoyed my 285/75/17Es for a long time now, especially since I started towing a good bit. I did the H2 take-off wheels and 315 BFG KOs for about 80k, but they really beat the truck up. Those BFGs pick up rocks like no tire I've ever seen.

I finally put the stock wheels back on and outfitted them with Nitto TGs in 285/75/17 and when those wore out (about 42k), I went with the Duragrapplers which is where I am now. The DGs provide a much smoother, more solid ride and I've been very happy with them. However, I don't know if I'll go with them next time or a Michelin LTX in 285/70/17.

 

[Wayne M.]

Some may recall my post calling into debate the 70 vs 75 aspect ratio. I too was considering a size change for looks and to save a few RPMs. After much contemplation and realizing non stock size tires are tough to get quickly and affordably around here, I decided to stick with the oe size.

 

[fkovalski]

I run Nitto Terra Grappler 285/70/17 with a Load Index of 126 because I haul a truck camper. One series step up from 265 to 285 does not bother me especially since it was a big step up from the stock 121 LI. From my research, 121 is the most in the stock size and only Nitto and Toyo offer 126 on certain 285's. I use stock Dodge steel wheels.

 

[LFalconer]

I run Nitto Terra Grappler G2 275/65/20 LR E on 20" BMF wheels [8"] Wheels rated for 3600# tires 3750#

Nitto Specs LT275/65R20 E 126/123S 215110 16.0 34.09 10.98 7.5-(8.0)-9.5 3750/3415 @ 80

I tow heavy on occasion very stable with 13K# on my gooseneck flatbed. Off road they are OK, not great in a diesel as with mud they load up some. But since I use the truck mostly for hiway, not an issue. I do have TUV style diamond chains for the rear if snow or ice becomes heavy.

Luke