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Another(lame) tire question, 18s or 20s

Bart

Bart

Registered User
Location
Arm Utah
As some of you know I sold my Duramax and picked up a 2007 Suburban 1500. I don't want to get into the debate of towing capabilities, if that was a factor I would have kept the DMax. The question is, it has 20" wheels now with road tires, and the ride is phenomenal, to say the least. I will be adding a leveling kit and and going with a slightly larger 33ish tire. I know I'm going to suffer some ride quality when I get a stiffer side wall tire. Besides daily driving and towing the rig, I will be taking this off road so I want a little more aggressive tire. Question is, should I go 18's or stay with 20's?

I think the 18s will allow a for a little better off road experience. The 20s will have a better on road feel but will be subject to more rock damage off road. I really don't want a 10 ply tire just because the ride would suck. Any recommendations would be appreciated.
 
skippy

skippy

Pretend Fabricator
Location
Tooele
Bart said:
As some of you know I sold my Duramax and picked up a 2007 Suburban 1500. I don't want to get into the debate of towing capabilities, if that was a factor I would have kept the DMax. The question is, it has 20" wheels now with road tires, and the ride is phenomenal, to say the least. I will be adding a leveling kit and and going with a slightly larger 33ish tire. I know I'm going to suffer some ride quality when I get a stiffer side wall tire. Besides daily driving and towing the rig, I will be taking this off road so I want a little more aggressive tire. Question is, should I go 18's or stay with 20's?

I think the 18s will allow a for a little better off road experience. The 20s will have a better on road feel but will be subject to more rock damage off road. I really don't want a 10 ply tire just because the ride would suck. Any recommendations would be appreciated.
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Tough call... i like the look of 18s
 
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rholbrook

Well-Known Member
Location
Kaysville, Ut
Go with 18s. I was a 22 guy for a long time and when ever I hit the dirt I was afraid of tearing them up. With 18s the tires will balance a ton better and the bonus is 18 inch tires are less expensive.
 
Kiel

Kiel

Formerly WJ ZUK
I'd look at some 275 70 18's that seems to be the cheapest size 33 inch tire. I have them on the 100 series.
 
Bart

Bart

Registered User
Location
Arm Utah
Thanks for all the input, I appreciate it. I've been looking at tires in the 285/65/18 range and they all seem to be 10 ply E rated. I'm not sure I want that much of a tire. Corban, are yours D or E rated? How does the 4Runner ride? BTW, I'm a bit blown away at how much both 18s and 20s cost.
 
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rholbrook

Well-Known Member
Location
Kaysville, Ut
Bart said:
Thanks for all the input, I appreciate it. I've been looking at tires in the 285/65/18 range and they all seem to be 10 ply E rated. I'm not sure I want that much of a tire. Corban, are yours D or E rated? How does the 4Runner ride? BTW, I'm a bit blown away at how much both 18s and 20s cost.
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I am currently running the new BFG Trail TA in a 275/70R18 which is a little taller and narower than the 285/65 above. They are really noisy. I thought​
they had descent traction in all conditions until I had them on a really icy steep road. Blizzaks are needed for that road.

Tell me what tire and size you want and I will see what I can do for you.
 
Corban_White

Corban_White

Well-Known Member
Location
Payson, AZ
I don't remember for sure but I think they are 10 ply e rated. I was hesitant to go with such a heavy tire at first so I used to run 275/70/18 Bridgestone Dueler A/T2 Revos with a P rating. We did not like them at all. The traction was average and they wore out really fast (~25K miles). Now I have the 285/65/18 Toyo A/T II XT and love them. They have ~20K miles on them and still look new. Probably 2-3 32nds worn. The ride might be a little harsher then the Revos but I haven't noticed. I think the wider more square profile has made it soak up the bumps slightly better. I believe my bolt pattern should be the same as yours, you are welcome to bring the burb over and take the tires for a test drive.

 
Bart

Bart

Registered User
Location
Arm Utah
Thanks Rholbrook, I'm still leaning toward the 285 65 18s but I'm going to think on this for a couple of weeks. I put the leveling kit on the Burb yesterday and really like the way it turned out. Corban, I may take you up that. Actually maybe a ride in yours would suffice and be a whole lot less work. I am still running the stock wheels as of now but picked up some 18s off KSL a couple of days ago. This is all on hold because I need to focus on something else until the 17th. Thanks again for the help.
 
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