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#

 

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.

 

KOs are fine. I have 3.31s also.

 

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

 

I chose 265/70/18's in a P series. They are slightly taller than factory and slightly narrower. I like the look, but it seems most want a wider tire It made no difference in fuel mileage or performance. IMHO the Cooper A/T3's are every bit as good as the KO2's for substantially less money.

 

My thoughts are that there are dozens of threads asking the same question.

 

To those who offered info. Thanks

 

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 don't know what it's like where you live but around here the cooper tires in m&s are like an extra 200ish a set just cause they are ms tires compared to the other seasons. It's a fairly big difference though I never have had a set in ms so I can't really say if the extra cash was worth it haha.

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

 

I'll never understand why guys like you lose sleep over new threads being started..

Move on