Truck tires

[LibertyPatriot]

Okay, I'm gonna need tires for my 3/4 4x4 truck soon.

What do you all suggest I look at?

Stock tires are 265/70/17, I would like to go maybe one size bigger.  I want an all terrain tire, E rated.

Let me know,
Keith

[LoneWolf]

Toyo Open Country A/T  will be my next truck tire.

I bought the KM2 from BFG a while back; nice tire and are mud terrain, but they wear fast. Gonna put the KM2 on the Cherokee and put the TOYO AT's on my truck.

http://www.4wd.com/productdetails.aspx?partID=16081


some rating/reviews
http://www.1010tires.com/tirereviews/Toyo_Open_Country_AT_tire_reviews.html

[LoneWolf]

oops sorry Keith: here is the e-rated version: http://www.4wd.com/productdetails.aspx?partID=41915

[YJ_Aaron]

Look at Dick Cepek Fun Country II's.  They come in a lot of sizes, go great in all weather, and are weight rated in 17's I believe.  The price is more tolerable than previous tires mentioned as well.

[Liberty03]

I am still a loyal fan of the BFG KOs.  I have one set that has 50K on them and is still going strong.

I have also had good luck with the Yokohama Geolander A/T-S  They have an LT 285/70/17 tire which would be your one step up from the 265/70/17.

Same goes for the BFG sizes.  (But BFG has a 275/70/17 as well)

I will say that, while being a 'P' tire...the BFG Rugged Trails are garbage.  They came stock on my Tundra and I can't wait to get rid of them.  The first BFG tire I have ever had that I can't stand.

[LibertyPatriot]

I'm not sure how many miles I have on the BFG Rugged Trail T/A E rated tires I have on my truck, but they've been good tires so far.  I have over 100k on my truck and they were on it when I got it.

I'm not wanting to spend over $180 a tire.  Rather around $150 each.  Thinking about Cooper Discoverer ATR maybe.

[jdub2k5]

the ko may last forever but offroad they fail and the tread is ugly.

summit racing has one of the best prices on tires right now

im going km2

[YJ_Aaron]

The OP is asking about tires for his 3/4ton street truck.  So offroad doesn't matter. 
  However I've seen KO's take a rig plenty of places offroad. 
  The KO is one of the best all weather tires for a heavy truck, 2nd set on the present cummins. 

[FlameRed08]

I know this isn't quite what you asked for, but I have the 255/75/17 bfg KMs from stock that I'd let go for $150. There are 5 and they are about half tread.

[CRAZY LARRY]

the yokoama at/s i have on my dodge good tire got about 45,000 will get about 10,000 more. tirerack.com has that size for 185.00 plus shiping

[LibertyPatriot]

I'm considering these:

Wild Country XTX Sport  265/70/17 are $165 at Joe's Tire.

[CRAZY LARRY]

they look good. ran wild country a few years back worn like iron got like 70,000 out of them. they were still good when we traded the jeep off.

[LibertyPatriot]

Okay, so the tires I want (285/70/17) in the Wild Country don't come in E rated, just D.  You all have seen my trailer and such, am I safe to run a D rated tire on my 3/4 ton truck?  Weight in the bed is never over 1500 lbs.  Wouldn't the D rated tires ride better too?  I know lots of guys do this, just covering my bases.

[YJ_Aaron]

The D just shows the plies of the sidewall.  Mine are D's on my cummins and I tow more weight with no issues.  Just look at actual weight ratings.  When Sanchez was looking he found E's that were rated at C level and D's rated above E's based on thickness.

[LibertyPatriot]

Yep, they have the same weight rating, but the 265 E is 3195 lbs @ 80psi and the 285 D is 3195 lbs @ 65psi.  The 285's are about $30/tire more than the 265's.  Looking around $200/tire now.

Dang, I can't decide now.  I want bigger tires, but don't want to make the wrong decision.  Where the hell is Barbato?  I need to see his truck again...