Tire Recommendation for Highway towing.

[Karattini]

Thanks for that advice:
if I want to keep Michelin Defender these are my 2 options:
Original size is not available 285-75-18 = 34.8 X 11.2
Bigger 295-70-18 = 34.3 X 11.6
Smaller 285-65-18 = 32.6 X 11.2

I have 4.30 Axel does this make any difference?

 

[avocadofarmer]

I wouldn't go smaller...

 

[mrmag00]

I’ve had Cooper ST Maxx’s on a couple of dually’s that where great and got decent mileage handles well in the rain and snow quiet on road.

 

[Explorerinil]

Interesting Just did a quick search and this tire comes in the original size. and it seems good for towing as well not a Michelin, but I won't have the size issue. strong contender will definitely consider.

Michelin unfortunately does not make a tire in your stock size. If you change sizes you absolutely should get the speedometer recalibrated. Staying stock avoids this issue. Did you look at the Yokohama at tires?

 

[Explorerinil]

Thanks for that advice:
if I want to keep Michelin Defender these are my 2 options:
Original size is not available 285-75-18 = 34.8 X 11.2
Bigger 295-70-18 = 34.3 X 11.6
Smaller 285-65-18 = 32.6 X 11.2

Tire Rack

The 295/70r18 defender is not much different in size. I run these in my wife’s vehicles. She gets 70,000 to 100,000 on these tires with 5k rotations when she changes her oil.

This is an excellent highway/general purpose tire.

 

[Explorerinil]

I think this is your tire…

 

[modified]

Coopers. That's what we use on our heavy ass work trucks. Will get stuck just looking at mud/sand. But, if you're on street only, they're bang for your buck tires for sure

Agreed. I had Cooper Discoverer AT3s on my old RAM 2500 and never had any issues with mostly highway and towing. I thought they were a good all around quiet and all season tire.

 

[Blade420Play🔪🏆]

Agreed. I had Cooper Discoverer AT3s on my old RAM 2500 and never had any issues with mostly highway and towing. I thought they were a good all around quiet and all season tire.

I'm talking about the street tires....

there's a like 98' f250 on the other end of that rope. I had pulled in nose down over to the right of that driveway entrance (you can see my tracks ) so I could use the drive tires to pull me up the hill. It did not work and I ended up just spinning till I got into position for this picture/pull... about 80% of the reason I bought the tremor. These work trucks get stuck on wet grass
On another note. If you can keep this white truck's tires on the pavement, it will snatch a porta-potty truck right out of a ditch

 

[McE]

On another note. If you can keep this white truck's tires on the pavement, it will snatch a porta-potty truck right out of a ditch

That could come in handy - actual security footage from my office this April

Good thing there was an ODOT truck behind him