Caanam

Hey everyone,

I'm sure this question has been asked before.. but I couldn't find anything relevant on here.

I'm looking at Duratrac tires, and a local tire shop has 275/60r20 on sale, those tires are 6 ply.

They also have LT285/65R20, but those are 10 ply, and a couple hundred $'s more.

Is there any real benefit to 10 ply tires? 99% of my driving is on road, I don't tow anything, and the only thing I haul is a quad in the back occasionally.

I'm leaning towards the cheaper 6 ply tires, but figured I would ask in case I'm missing something.

My stock tire size is 275/55R20, will going up to a 60 drastically increase my ride height? I just barely fit into underground parking garages now, don't want to find out that I no longer fit the hard way

Thanks in advance.

Ricktwuhk

The advantage is in dramatically reducing your gas mileage by adding a much heavier tire (advantage to the gas station owner). Buy the 6 ply.

Using a tire calculator such as this: https://tiresize.com/comparison/ shows an increase of 1.1 inches.

Caanam

What are your thoughts on the slight increase in the sidewall height?

Do you think it will raise my truck to the point that I no longer fit in parking garages??

Ricktwuhk

I have no thoughts on the increase in sidewall height, sorry.

It will raise your vehicle 1.1 inches as noted. You would need to know whether that's an adequate margin for the structures you go into.

Caanam

that's a pretty cool site... thanks for the link!

I'll go with the 6 plys.. thanks again

lutter5-0

The benefit to 10 ply other than holding more air pressure is that it's a heavier duty tire. More resistant to puncture.

glazer1972

The 10 ply will reduce the risk of punctures but will weigh more and will have more tread depth.

Xlt5

I drive quite a bit on back roads built of mostly rock, travelling around 80 km/hr for up to 50-100 km at a time. I've had more flat tires than I can count and for that reason went with 10 ply tires, they are tougher.
Some people prefer them for every day, some don't. Some people will also say they are pointless on a half ton - also not true for certain applications or if you just plain prefer the ride of a stiffer tire. They are heavier and will decrease mileage a little bit, if you go with the 6 ply I'm sure you won't regret it.

PawPaw

The 275x60 tires are only one inch larger in diameter then the 275x55's. If your truck is at stock height you'll probably gain almost an inch in height. Your speedometer will be off close to 2 mph lower and expect fuel mileage to drop maybe 1 mpg on average. I'm running the Toyo P275x60x20's on my truck and have been well satisfied with them. I think you'll be pleased with the looks and performance of the Duratracs.

Caanam

I've been looking for an AT tire that is winter rated, and it seems like the Duratracs are the tire to beat

looking forward to putting them on along with a 1.5" levelling kit