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So you are wanting a high performance summer tire or something to that effect?
If you want a little wider tire maybe as well I would probably recommend the General Grabber UHP in a 295/50R20. Would still fit your rim fine and would be just a hair under 32" tall like stock. Comes out to 31.7" tall.
Not a lot of options out there for high performance tires that will work with our trucks.
If you want a little wider tire maybe as well I would probably recommend the General Grabber UHP in a 295/50R20. Would still fit your rim fine and would be just a hair under 32" tall like stock. Comes out to 31.7" tall.
Not a lot of options out there for high performance tires that will work with our trucks.
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From the short search I did there aren't any high performance tires for our trucks that would "have less sidewall" and still meet the load rating for our trucks. Your truck needs a tire with at least a 111 Load Index. Any major tire retailer won't mount a tire on your truck with a lower load index than what your truck came with from the factory for liability reasons.
As for the difference in summer/winter tires. The rubber compound is optimized to work best in different temerature ranges. Summer tires should not be ran in temperatures below 40-45 degrees, the rubber will become to hard and be unable to properly grip the road decreasing traction and handling. Winter tires are optimized to work in below freezing temperatures, if run in warm temperatures the soft rubber compound will build up a lot of heat. They will not handle properly and will actually increase your stopping distances in emergency braking situations.
As for the difference in summer/winter tires. The rubber compound is optimized to work best in different temerature ranges. Summer tires should not be ran in temperatures below 40-45 degrees, the rubber will become to hard and be unable to properly grip the road decreasing traction and handling. Winter tires are optimized to work in below freezing temperatures, if run in warm temperatures the soft rubber compound will build up a lot of heat. They will not handle properly and will actually increase your stopping distances in emergency braking situations.
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From the short search I did there aren't any high performance tires for our trucks that would "have less sidewall" and still meet the load rating for our trucks. Your truck needs a tire with at least a 111 Load Index. Any major tire retailer won't mount a tire on your truck with a lower load index than what your truck came with from the factory for liability reasons.
As for the difference in summer/winter tires. The rubber compound is optimized to work best in different temerature ranges. Summer tires should not be ran in temperatures below 40-45 degrees, the rubber will become to hard and be unable to properly grip the road decreasing traction and handling. Winter tires are optimized to work in below freezing temperatures, if run in warm temperatures the soft rubber compound will build up a lot of heat. They will not handle properly and will actually increase your stopping distances in emergency braking situations.
As for the difference in summer/winter tires. The rubber compound is optimized to work best in different temerature ranges. Summer tires should not be ran in temperatures below 40-45 degrees, the rubber will become to hard and be unable to properly grip the road decreasing traction and handling. Winter tires are optimized to work in below freezing temperatures, if run in warm temperatures the soft rubber compound will build up a lot of heat. They will not handle properly and will actually increase your stopping distances in emergency braking situations.
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I just went with Nitto Terra Grappler G2's yesterday in 285/55/20. Great looking tire if you want something for all terrain purposes. I'm headed to my ranch later today, I'm sure I'll get to put them to the test with all of the recent rain here in Texas.
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