Tire advice needed

[Curly]

Looks like quite a few suggestions for Cooper AT3.  It's weird, on the Discount Tire site it's almost like they don't want to sell Coopers.  When I do a search for tires that fit my truck, Coopers don't show up.  I can even do a search for specific sizes and Cooper won't show as an option.  But if I search by the brand Cooper I did finally get to see the options for Cooper.  They do have a LT265/65 R18  for $211.  I'll have to consider that.

[Curly]

I went 275/70r18 KO2 on my 2016 Z71 recently.


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Looks really nice! 

[Curly]

GOODYEAR WRANGLER ALL TERRAIN ADVNTR.    https://www.discounttire.com/buy-tires/goodyear-wrangler-all-terrain-advntr/p/17595

Here is the description:

Goodyears Wrangler All-Terrain Adventure with Kevlar is a great truck tire for strength, all-terrain traction, and power on or off the road. This exceptionally tough tire uses a Kevlar layer and Durawall technology for extra strength to resists sidewall cuts and punctures. And to complement this durability, the tires tread design enables confident driving on the pavement or ground in all conditions. It uses traction ridges, open shoulder blocks, and biting edges to maintain grip and evacuate water, mud, or snow from the tread.


The above tire it's quite expensive ($261 ea).  But if my goal is to not have flats while hunting, would this tire be worth it with the Kevlar layer?    Would it be too stiff for a decent ride on the road in my half ton truck?  Seems like it would be great in a 3/4 ton? 

Lots of things to think about.  Thanks guys.

[chuck270]

You might want to take a look at the Falken Wildpeak A/T3W.  I just put a set on my 3500 Dodge with only around 4000 miles on them at the moment.  Best $ deal on an E rated All terrain Going and a 55,000 tread warrantee.   

I run BFG's on my jeeps and love every tire they make but money is money and all tires ware out eventually. 

[Happy Gilmore]

GOODYEAR WRANGLER ALL TERRAIN ADVNTR.    https://www.discounttire.com/buy-tires/goodyear-wrangler-all-terrain-advntr/p/17595

Here is the description:

Goodyears Wrangler All-Terrain Adventure with Kevlar is a great truck tire for strength, all-terrain traction, and power on or off the road. This exceptionally tough tire uses a Kevlar layer and Durawall technology for extra strength to resists sidewall cuts and punctures. And to complement this durability, the tires tread design enables confident driving on the pavement or ground in all conditions. It uses traction ridges, open shoulder blocks, and biting edges to maintain grip and evacuate water, mud, or snow from the tread.


The above tire it's quite expensive ($261 ea).  But if my goal is to not have flats while hunting, would this tire be worth it with the Kevlar layer?    Would it be too stiff for a decent ride on the road in my half ton truck?  Seems like it would be great in a 3/4 ton? 

Lots of things to think about.  Thanks guys.

I had a set of Goodyear Mud Terrains and they were hands down the worst tire I've owned. They were ok when new. After 20K they would not move the truck on wet pavement. I've since gone through a set of Cooper SST's(loved them) and now I'm on my second set of BFG KM2's (mud). My opinion, overall the BFG is my favorite. I've had the following on my F-350 PSD; Wild Country AT, Goodyear MT, Cooper SST, BFG KM2, BFG KM2. I've got 250K on the truck. Worst to best.... Goodyear, WildCountry, Cooper, BFG. My Wifes Duramax is on Cooper AT/s and our dog truck(Duramax with box) just ditched poorly worn Wild Countrys for BFG KMO's. The Wild Country's that came on the truck(bought used) were chunking out. Small popcorn kernel pieces of rubber were coming off the tires. Schwab blamed the truck for the problem. This was along with the period of time I had issues with the POS Les Schwab Fuel Brand wheels breaking. Switched wheels, new BFG's are wearing flat as a board and no broken wheels in 10 trips to field trials and almost 15K miles in last 6 months.

[Caseyd]

I've run cooper ST MAXX and Duratracs on my gmc. I liked them about equal

[Special T]

Pull the spare out from under your truck and check what size it is.  I will bet it's a 16" tire.
There are not as many tire options for heavier ply in an 18" wheel. Not to mention how expensive they are. You can likely get new tires and wheels in a 16" for the same $ or less new than 18". 17&20" seem to have more truck rated ply offerings if your brakes require more room than a 16". The rim size of your spare will tell you what fits and a tire size that is close. If it were me I would run away from an 18" wheel on a pickup.. I know my father's Ford 150 has them.

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[quadrafire]

I went 275/70r18 KO2 on my 2016 Z71 recently.


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What........You got rid of my bedliner? 

[Curly]

Pull the spare out from under your truck and check what size it is.  I will bet it's a 16" tire.
There are not as many tire options for heavier ply in an 18" wheel. Not to mention how expensive they are. You can likely get new tires and wheels in a 16" for the same $ or less new than 18". 17&20" seem to have more truck rated ply offerings if your brakes require more room than a 16". The rim size of your spare will tell you what fits and a tire size that is close. If it were me I would run away from an 18" wheel on a pickup.. I know my father's Ford 150 has them.

That is a good idea.  I did look under the truck yesterday and noticed that the tire was not the same tire as the other 4.  I did not look close enough to see what the exact size was........I did notice that the spare tire area had a little more room available to fit a larger tire than what the spare was.  (A google search just told me that the spare should be 265/70 R17)

I had just about decided on the Cooper AT3 in 265/70 R18.  Price is way cheaper than BFG's. 

I'm not sure 16" wheels will fit. 

One thing about going to a taller tire (265/70 R18 vs 265/65 R18) is that the spare will be 1" shorter.  But if I do have a flat, wouldn't it be okay to drive a short distance on the shorter spare?  At least use it until getting somewhere to fix the tire?  Or should I plan on buying a 5th tire in 265/75 R17 that will match the taller height of the 4 main tires?  OR look for 4 new 17" wheels to mount new tires on? 

That could be a good option.  That way I could keep the stock tires/wheels for use the rest of the year when not hunting.  The tires are still like new with only 25,000 miles.

hmmmm......  more decisions.

[Magnum_Willys]

I got on craigslist and got a set of 17" wheels for my traction treads.  Kept the 20's I had for street.

[Special T]

Depends on which tire receives a flat. Doesn't matter in the front, and in the back you can get away with it for a little while. It's only an inch difference in height or close putting the difference at about 3%. Not good for running long term but I'd do it In a pinch.

Do some shopping 17" have become fairly common so there may be enough of a price difference to justify buying some 17" wheels. 2c

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[Special T]

It's probably a little too new or nice of a truck, but... You could likely get 4 17" steel spares to use and buy tires for those... I'm personally a fan of steel wheels and consider all my trucks work trucks and don't care for how nice they are.

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[Mossy]

I went 275/70r18 KO2 on my 2016 Z71 recently.


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What........You got rid of my bedliner? 

Yeah unfortunately....first time trying a chevy too. Kind of wish there was an undo button for things like that!