I'm pretty sure the first major upgrade to my truck is going to be better tires. The tires put on by the previous owner are average all season tires in a 265/70R16 size. So they're actually a step down in size from the stock that came with the truck.
In doing some research I found this article which has some compelling arguments in favor of the "skinny" 255/85 tire size. Armed with this information I started to look at what was available in an all terrain of this size. Almost nothing
Why are these so unpopular? Is it because the 285/75's "look better" due to the width? If that's the only thing driving the availability that's unfortunate. If on the other hand there are some real world performance reasons that the 255/85 are a bad choice, then that's another story.
In doing some research I found this article which has some compelling arguments in favor of the "skinny" 255/85 tire size. Armed with this information I started to look at what was available in an all terrain of this size. Almost nothing
Why are these so unpopular? Is it because the 285/75's "look better" due to the width? If that's the only thing driving the availability that's unfortunate. If on the other hand there are some real world performance reasons that the 255/85 are a bad choice, then that's another story.
