Lift is Done....Need advice on brand of tires

xc80002 · September 16, 2014

Hey Everyone I put 2.5 Rough Country leveling kit on. Now I'm gonna get some tires. I pull sled trailer few hours away from home up in Northern Michigan snowmobiling in the winter so I wanted something that would be good on the roads when there snow and ice covered. Any thoughts would be appreciated. I posted a couple before and after pics too

September 16, 2014

I went with 275/70/18's, gonna put a 2" leveling kit on to do away with min rubbing issues I've got doing on. Granted no ice/snow in my part of Texas next to coast lol. But I went with Cooper ATP's. Some local Game Wardens use the mud grip counterparts and get over 30,000 miles out of them, and they run ATP's on their personal trucks and get over 55,000 miles out of them, granted tires have a 55,000 warranty.

Haven't been in sand or mud yet but I am VERY happy with them soo far. Even as quiet as the interior's are of our new Chevy's I was expecting some noise and haven't heard a peep out of them with windows up, AC on low and radio off.

blackout07 · September 16, 2014

I went with 275/70/18's, gonna put a 2" leveling kit on to do away with min rubbing issues I've got doing on. Granted no ice/snow in my part of Texas next to coast lol. But I went with Cooper ATP's. Some local Game Wardens use the mud grip counterparts and get over 30,000 miles out of them, and they run ATP's on their personal trucks and get over 55,000 miles out of them, granted tires have a 55,000 warranty.

Haven't been in sand or mud yet but I am VERY happy with them soo far. Even as quiet as the interior's are of our new Chevy's I was expecting some noise and haven't heard a peep out of them with windows up, AC on low and radio off.

What city are you from?

September 17, 2014

Brazosport Area, Lake Jackson/Angleton/Freeport/Clute

blackout07 · September 17, 2014

Brazosport Area, Lake Jackson/Angleton/Freeport/Clute

Not too far from me. I'm in beaumont.

September 17, 2014

Not too far from me. I'm in beaumont.

In normal Texan Fashion we measure distance in Hours lol. About 2 to 2 1/2 hours away lol

jdow207 · September 17, 2014

I'm running 34" toyo open country at2 with the RC 2.5 lift. Very happy with these tires. I too head snowmobiling in the winter here in northern Maine. Great snow and ice performance. Get lots of compliments on the looks as well!

'14 Iridium SLT All terrain, 2.5 RC Level, 34" Toyo at2, Bilstein 5100 rears, air dam removed

xc80002 · September 17, 2014

Thx for the input guys

FormerFordGuy · September 18, 2014

I'm running 34" toyo open country at2 with the RC 2.5 lift. Very happy with these tires. I too head snowmobiling in the winter here in northern Maine. Great snow and ice performance. Get lots of compliments on the looks as well!

'14 Iridium SLT All terrain, 2.5 RC Level, 34" Toyo at2, Bilstein 5100 rears, air dam removed

I'm seriously considering Toyos to go with my 2.5" RC level. Which size specifically did you go with? Stock wheels?

jdow207 · September 18, 2014

I went with LT275/65/20. Very slight rubbing on the wheel well lining but only at full lock.

'14 Iridium SLT All terrain, 2.5 RC Level, 34" Toyo at2, Bilstein 5100 rears, air dam removed, short antenna, diablo sport tuner, 40" curved LED light bar.

surebuttercringe · September 19, 2014

In your case with the snow and ice, I would strongly consider the Nitto Exo Grappler. It's a cross between AT and MT and is rated for snow and ice.

Chris the navy mech · September 20, 2014

look at the new toyo RT tire they look pretty good. + they are the happy medium between the MT and the AT look it up there is thread here and it has a link to a review if your interested. good luck.

FormerFordGuy · September 20, 2014

Not sure how long you're willing to wait, but the new BFG K02 is supposed to be available in November. It will be my next tire.

thewhitestallion · September 20, 2014

Brazosport Area, Lake Jackson/Angleton/Freeport/Clute

im about 30 - 45 min from you in pearland

Not too far from me. I'm in beaumont.

like 2 hours from you.

Dirtbiker · September 20, 2014

I live in Alberta ( lots of snow and mud) I always buy all terrain tires and liked BF Goodrich AT's as well as Goodyear Duratracs. i really like the Duratracs as they work good in mud and are winter rated. Lots of oilfield work trucks up here run them. Both are a softer compound so they wear a little quicker but give good traction.

I had Nitto Terra grapplers once. They wore out quick on my 3/4 ton and sucked in the mud. I wouldn't buy them again. Hope this helps.