My truck isnt an offroad vehicle. Its used more for towing my boat and 4 wheelers around. Which ones would you choose? And discount tires shows 265-70r17 as an optional size. How much would it throw off my speedo? I am open to other options as well but I would like to keep the price reasonable.

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...04&rd=17&ar=70


http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....nSpeedRating=S

 

Nitto, Hands down...

 

I would hope they are ok in the snow and ice since we get alot of that up here.

 

I wouldn't get either as they are both p series tires. You can easily find the 265/70R17 in a LR C or better tire.

 

suggestions?

 

tough choice. Nittos are a dang good tire. However General have been around and making great tires FOREVER.

 

I would also suggest you look at Firestone Destination AT's, for price and check out where they're rated amongst other AT tires.

I went with 275/70/17's and I have no complaints. They're ultra quiet and great in the snow. I have pics of them in my gallery.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Firestone&tireModel=Destination +A%2FT


They've always been rated at, or near the top of this list:


http://www.tirerack.com/tires/survey....jsp?type=ORAT

 

I am almost leaning towards the nittos since discount tire has free shipping and tirerack wants 90$ to ship.

 

I would look at tires like the BFG AT, Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armours. Also those tire you looked at may have an LT tire in the same size. Most companies make an LT tire in the 265/70R17 size, whether a LR C, D, or E, as it is a very common truck tire size.
Also as far as your speedometer being off, it will be of, but which way and by how much depends upon the OE tire size your truck came with.
Why I say stay away from P-series is that they are at their limits with a pu. At max pressure, 35, they normally can only handle, and not well, 2k per tire. Your trucks rear axle is rated right at about 4k. A LR C tire is rated at about 2400-2500lbs at max of 50. 40 psi gives you the rating of your rear axle. Also with stronger, less flexible sidewalls, so when towing or cornering, you have less lean an sway.

PS, My truck came with P-series tires. I changed them at 1k. A world of difference. This was my first truck I bought that had the p-series. I have been lucky that those I bought off the lot before had LT tires on them.

 

I changed mine with low mileage as well (even got a trade-in for them). I had 255/70/17 Americraps. If you notice where they're rated on the list I posted, that's where they belong. P rated crap.
I noticed a big difference with the LT tires I have now, especially with road noise.


Going from a 255 to a 275 made little change on the speedo. Less than 3%.

 

GoodYear Wrangler SilentArmor

"Wrangler SilentArmor tires use long-wearing, silica-blend tread compounds (Pro-Grade tires feature an even more chip- and chunk-resistant tread compound that also enhances wear in high-torque applications). These compounds are molded into a multi-faceted symmetric tread design with shoulder and sidewall appearances that offer a rugged look and blend on-road comfort with off-road and wintertime traction (tires meet the industry's severe snow service requirements and are branded with the mountain/snowflake symbol)."

I'm very happy with mine so far....8-10k on them, and they still look new.

 

Well im a bit biased seeing as my dad is an head engineer and us representative of general tire/continental tire. I love Grabbers i used to have them on my old wrangler. I would love to put them on my f150 but they dont make them in a 33 x 17 : (. I would say grabbers they are great offroad but also on road.

 

Another vote for the Nittos here

 

I's go with an all-terrain in either BFG, Nitto or Toyo.

 

Terra Grapplers all the way!