wonderfulremark
Observer
Hello folks,
I'd like to hear your opinion on tire sizes.
I currently have a 94 K3500 crew cab, long box.
This rig will see 25% logging roads and 75% pavement.
And I plan to haul around a Hard side camper but no towing planned.
Now that the current tires are pretty much shot, I am in the market for a set of new tires.
The truck currently has 245/75/16's on them.
And I plan to put on some bigger rubbers on the truck and came down to two choices.
235/85/16 vs 265/75/16??
based on my googling skills, they are basically the same height but the 235's are 1 inch narrower.
Would it be beneficial for me to get the narrower tires?
I know the 265's have a higher load limit by 400lbs/tire. But they cost abotu $60 more per tire.
I am not just opting for narrow vs. wider tires going off road(this is a crew cab, long box truck after all) but more so, in terms of MPG, hauling the camper and daily driving.
I've been a faithful believer of BFG AT's and they are the cheapest tires I could get from Costco.
However, I think I might try other tires, Michelin LTX AT2's or BFG commercial Traction T/A.
Any thoughts? I want them to last long!!
Thanks
I'd like to hear your opinion on tire sizes.
I currently have a 94 K3500 crew cab, long box.
This rig will see 25% logging roads and 75% pavement.
And I plan to haul around a Hard side camper but no towing planned.
Now that the current tires are pretty much shot, I am in the market for a set of new tires.
The truck currently has 245/75/16's on them.
And I plan to put on some bigger rubbers on the truck and came down to two choices.
235/85/16 vs 265/75/16??
based on my googling skills, they are basically the same height but the 235's are 1 inch narrower.
Would it be beneficial for me to get the narrower tires?
I know the 265's have a higher load limit by 400lbs/tire. But they cost abotu $60 more per tire.
I am not just opting for narrow vs. wider tires going off road(this is a crew cab, long box truck after all) but more so, in terms of MPG, hauling the camper and daily driving.
I've been a faithful believer of BFG AT's and they are the cheapest tires I could get from Costco.
However, I think I might try other tires, Michelin LTX AT2's or BFG commercial Traction T/A.
Any thoughts? I want them to last long!!
Thanks