I finally decided to go back to the stock wheels on my 2010 mega, but want to go with a bigger 17"tire. looking at either 285/75R17 or 285/70R17 E rated
If i go with the 75 series I am pretty much limited to toyo or nitto which i would probably go with the AT, but i have heard a lot of bad things about tire wear.
If i go with the 70 series i would have more choices.
What are pros/cons of 75 vs 70 and is anyone running toyo or nittos
any input is appreciated!
thanks,
nathan

 

Ive got 38K miles on my Toyo MT's and tread still looks good enough to last another year. And I've done some burnouts.

 

Bridgestone MT come in 10ply

 

I have the General hts and love them one of the best truck tires i have ever had... check tire rack and consumers this ire has been top rated for a few years now , and cost is very reasonable

 

My 06 Mega cab had 315 Nitto TGs and they had 40,000 + on them before I traded it in and they still had a lot of life left. I also towed a big 5th wheel camper with them for alomost three years.

I'm a fan of Nittos, great tread life when ever I've used them.

 

Nitto doesn't show a 315 TG in 17's.

 

ive had Nitto and Toyo MT and have had great success with them

 

I've got a set of the new Crosstek HD (285/70) ordered. I'll let you know.

How aggressive v. mileage of a tire do you want?

I got over 50k out of my BFG AT KO in the same size

 

My bad, 305s. Sorry.

 

305/75r17, 34" tall, 3640 pounds at 65 psi, that sounds like an option eh Dave?
I've heard mixed reviews of the TG tread life though.

http://www.nittotire.com/functions/t...=terragrappler

 

I had good luck with the last set on my 06. I'm thinking about putting their Dura Grappler on the 3500.

 

Nitto Dura Grappler 285-70-17E having a weight rating of 3,750. Also had them on my last truck. Great for towing a 5th-wheel camper with a heavy pin weight (approx 3,500 lbs). I can get about 50,000 miles on a set if rotated every 10,000 miles.

 

Absolutely love my Hankook ATMs! They're showing very little wear after a couple of years & 25k miles- great traction too.

 

I am going to put the Hankooks on my truck. A buddy of mine runs them on his company truck towing 5k# trailers daily and they show great wear.

 

I'm with SOhappy above. I got Hankooks in 285 and while I don't have a lot of miles on them they have been fabulous in the snow and ice. And they have a 50k warranty. And over 3750lb load rating. And they balanced with little weight. And they were the least expensive AT tire.

I think the gearing the 285/70's provide is just right for our trucks too. JMO.