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Jgarrison31

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Has anyone considered going back to their stock tires? I put on 275/65/20 Michelin ltx a/t2 and had them for a couple months now. I feel like my truck is a slug now. I feel like it has lost more power than I originally anticipated. Does anyone else feel like this? It rides rougher and the back end wants to skip sideways over bumps (if you know what I'm talking about)

Chevor Senior Enthusiast

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I went narrower. 235/80/17s for me. It's great being unfased by puddles, snow and ice.

 

Plus taller sidewall means no worries about denting rim hitting potholes.

Spurshot Senior Enthusiast

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Has anyone considered going back to their stock tires? I put on 275/45/20 Michelin ltx a/t2 and had them for a couple months now. I feel like my truck is a slug now. I feel like it has lost more power than I originally anticipated. Does anyone else feel like this? It rides rougher and the back end wants to skip sideways over bumps (if you know what I'm talking about)

No! If I want to go fast, I drive my car. My truck is a crewcab with enough stuff on it to put it around 6000lbs.

smrr1 Senior Enthusiast

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Don't they come with 275/55/20? You put 275/45/20. That is a smaller tire. How would that make it slower? I can see if you put a larger heavier tire on.

Spurshot Senior Enthusiast

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If you go from a 20" wheel down to a 17" , you cut out 9" of circumference from the rim. Even if you kept the same O.D. Tire, it's a good amount of weight savings.

robvas Enthusiast

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You went to an almost 2" taller tire plus you went to a tire that weighs 20lbs more! Plus it's E-rated which is overkill IMO for a 1500

 

Replace your factory shocks with some Bilstiens, it'll help get rid of SOME of that skipping around of the rear end.

 

Do you you have 3.42's or 3.08's? I could see it being real sluggish with 3.08's and still pokey with 3.42's and a 5.3. A tune would help as well.

kstruckcountry Senior Enthusiast

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At least on my 2006, the SRA's were so bad there's no way I'd go back. I went to a way heavier, better tire in the stock size and I've been happy and flat free for the last 31,xxx miles.

 

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TxTruckMan Senior Enthusiast

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And what PSI are you at? I'm sure you're high with an LT tire. Unless you off-road or tow a bunch, I'd stick with a P tire. Slightly larger and heavier will make it sluggy.

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I got the tires for free, they came off my fathers f350......brand new take offs, so i couldn't turn down a bigger tire for free. After having them for a few months i think i want to go back to my stock SRAs. I don't offroad, light towing, And yes they are 20-25 lbs more a piece.

smrr1 Senior Enthusiast

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just think your suspension was never designed for that stiff or heavy of a tire. it is working overtime to try and deal with it.

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Replacement time, I'm considering going from 265/65-18 to 265/70-18 which is what comes on the 2500's, difference being I'd stay with a P-metric instead of the higher rated (and heavier) LT. I think the 1" overall added height difference would be just enough.

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