Originally Posted by SundayMoney

Of those two choices,I'd get the Nittos. The BFGs are D rated and the Nittos are E rated. I know D rated 285s will cary as much as the E rated stockers,but I've had D rated tires on a HD truck and won't do it again.

In my experience,D rated tires don't handle as well or wear as well as E rated tires do.

I'm sure the next 20 guys will say D rated tires are fine. Maybe for them,not for me.

Originally Posted by jdwest

I just replaced the stock Michelin tires with some BFG ATs in the 285 flavor. Truck is riding and driving 10 times better. I'm happy with my decision. I have to admit, they do tend to pick up every little pebble on the road though. Snow, wet, and even dry traction is much better than the stock rubber. To me, the tires are worth suffering the "sand blasting" effect.

Originally Posted by white Lightning

i am running coopers on both of my trucks....37/12.50/17's on my pick up...thos are the STT's and 245/80/17's on my C&C and i love both of them...get youin and out of anywhere you want to be....but you may also want to look into the pro-comp AT's or they have Extreme AT's that wear well also

Originally Posted by Fisherguy

Those Extreme AT's look nice, but how come the 35x12.5-17s are only D rated but the 35x12.5-18's are E rated?
I've seen this with other manufacturers as well.