Thoughts on Tires?
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Thoughts on Tires?
Getting ready to put some 275/70/18s on factory wheels. Was really leaning toward KOs after hours of reading here but have a concern regarding tire weight? Love the look, the reviews regarding ride and wear but being 10 ply is a massive overkill for my use and brings with it weight. Truck is a 5.0 with 3:31 gear and although I'm not worried about race stats I don't want a complete slug or constant downshifting issues.
Any suggestions on another tire that is of good quality, provides a good ride and low noise while maybe not weighting so much? The KO is roughly 57.7#
Any suggestions on another tire that is of good quality, provides a good ride and low noise while maybe not weighting so much? The KO is roughly 57.7#
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Stick to P tires that do not go over stock size, which is 275/65/18. The OEM Goodyear Wrangler SRA weigh ~41lbs. If you go pretty much anything beyond that, it will be a slug. Cooper Discoverer A/T3 (~43lbs) would be a better tire over the Goodyears though.
Last edited by SteveLord; 02-23-2017 at 08:25 PM.
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discovery a/t3's are a good choice they are a dependable tire, i'm running KO2's and love the look as well i went from 275/60/18 to 305's on stock wheels and honestly they looked great on my old truck i'm excited to put them on the new truck i picked up today once winter is over to see what they will look like haha
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My thoughts are that there are dozens of threads asking the same question.
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Just weighed SRA's in P275 65 18 on factory chrome clad rims 67.5 lbs. so taking the avg advertised weight of 39* lbs the rim weighs roughly 28 lbs. So keep that in mind when choosing tires.
I'll weigh cooper m/s w/studs in LT 265 70 17 on factory steel rims later this week. Should be interesting
*Tire size.com
I'll weigh cooper m/s w/studs in LT 265 70 17 on factory steel rims later this week. Should be interesting
*Tire size.com
Last edited by akincan; 02-24-2017 at 01:05 PM.
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Just weighed SRA's in P275 65 18 on factory chrome clad rims 67.5 lbs. so taking the avg advertised weight of 39* lbs the rim weighs roughly 28 lbs. So keep that in mind when choosing tires.
I'll weigh cooper m/s w/studs in LT 265 70 17 on factory steel rims later this week. Should be interesting
*Tire size.com
I'll weigh cooper m/s w/studs in LT 265 70 17 on factory steel rims later this week. Should be interesting
*Tire size.com
and to the fella whining yea there is a thousand other threads, who cares this is an enthusiasts place to talk and enjoy the same interests with each other on a similar topic. Good input though lol
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