Daily driver- narrow vs wide- 35s -

Paulb909 · September 7, 2017

Would a 295/65r20 feel more comfortable than a 35/12.5r2 tire
(Both tires being toyo open country rt)

The 295 is 11.6" wide but still 35" tall

I currently have 325/60r20 and the ride is harsh

I just want a more comfortable ride and want to know if i should go a bit more narrow
city driving only - no offroading

2wd-1500 2016 Silverado

newdude · September 7, 2017

Anything in those sizes is most likely a D or E load tire, so much stiffer construction to start with. Smaller wheel will help ,if you had an 18" or 17" that would give you more sidewall. Also, is a 35" really necessary for daily, around town driving?

Paulb909 · September 7, 2017

No but when I had the 33s on my truck it did not look good with the 7" lift

Irby1757 · September 8, 2017

When you put the lift on did you add upgraded shocks as well?

I have not had my lift on for very long, but I have put 300 miles on it, and the ride is just as good as it was when leveled. I put Fox shocks on with the lift and am running a 35x12.5r20 Toyo Open County MT.

Paulb909 · September 9, 2017

When you put the lift on did you add upgraded shocks as well?

I have not had my lift on for very long, but I have put 300 miles on it, and the ride is just as good as it was when leveled. I put Fox shocks on with the lift and am running a 35x12.5r20 Toyo Open County MT.

i did not upgrade my struts, the shop said my oem ones would ride better.

i wanted to get the bilstien 5100's (after i complainted about the ride quality, they said the bilstien's will improve the ride , and tried to sell me some)

i am thinking of just getting the bilstiens in stalled and getting some toyo mt's.

Irby1757 · September 9, 2017

i did not upgrade my struts, the shop said my oem ones would ride better.

i wanted to get the bilstien 5100's (after i complainted about the ride quality, they said the bilstien's will improve the ride , and tried to sell me some)

i am thinking of just getting the bilstiens in stalled and getting some toyo mt's.

I definitely can't compare what it would have been like without the Fox shocks, but I feel like all the reading I've done on here correlates to how my truck is riding.

Edit: I have not upgraded the front at all. Just what came with the Zone kit.

rully1012 · September 9, 2017

Hey 35s are perfect for daily driving !! Lol i do it and my chick daily drives a Jeep worth 37s haha....

I love teasing my buddies that say 33s are big because the Jeep makes them look tiny...

But back on track I run 35x12.5x 20

Toyo rts

And they're good for me....they're solid tires and a bit on the stiff side but they are quite and comfortable overall

But after the Jeep getting nitto ridge grapplers... I think that's going to be my next truck tire

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Supreme Pizza · September 9, 2017

I have found that letting some air out of the tires makes them much better at absorbing bumps on the road. Works the same way for ATV's. Makes for a softer "plush" ride. You get better traction as well. There is a safe range that you want to stay within. Obviously too low or too high will adversely effect the safety and performance of the tire. Before dropping $500 on a set of new tires, I recommend playing with the tire pressure. Decreasing the rim size or increasing the tire diameter will have a similar effect, but with a wider range of adjustment in ride comfort.

Paulb909 · September 12, 2017

I have found that letting some air out of the tires makes them much better at absorbing bumps on the road. Works the same way for ATV's. Makes for a softer "plush" ride. You get better traction as well. There is a safe range that you want to stay within. Obviously too low or too high will adversely effect the safety and performance of the tire. Before dropping $500 on a set of new tires, I recommend playing with the tire pressure. Decreasing the rim size or increasing the tire diameter will have a similar effect, but with a wider range of adjustment in ride comfort.

i took it all the way down to 33psi when cold and it did help, but now i am worried that the psi is to low lol

should i just pull the plug on the 20s and get some 18" rims with 35" toyo rt's

and hold of on the shocks.

or should i get some bilstiens and buy new 35's for my 20" fuels ?

i just want a nicer ride.

Supreme Pizza · September 12, 2017

The larger the distance you have from your rim to the tread, the more of an air cushion you will have. Is 33 the lowest you can go? Several of my SUV's came with a factory recommended tire pressure of 26 PSI (specifically for ride comfort). 33 seems like a pretty high minimum safe pressure. I would try dropping it to 25 PSI just as a comfort test. You can always put more air in later. The idea is to see exactly how much can be accomplished with just tires. If you drop it to 25, and its not even close to what your looking for, then you may need to look at something other than tires.

Supreme Pizza · September 12, 2017

If you drove over a baseball, and the tire has 200 PSI of air in it (hypothetically), the tire would absorb almost nothing, and the rim would rise up about 5 inches. If you were traveling at any significant speed, that would be a hell of a bang that would shake the whole rig, possibly even blow the shock out. Now if you had 10 PSI in that same tire (hypothetically), you could travel over the same baseball under the same conditions, and you would barely even hear or feel anything. At slow speeds, you would not even notice the ball was there. The ball would sink into the tire, and have little effect on the rim or the rest of the suspension.

Here are some examples of how the tire can flex differently, depending on the tire pressure and sidewall height.

Paulb909 · September 12, 2017

I think my door jam says 33 or 35 is the minimum psi for my truck-

Either way. I am leaning towards 18" wheels and 35s toyo rt and if that is still to harsh than upgrading to some bilstien 5100

And if it is still riding sloppy - just gonna blow the truck up and buy a Mercedes lol. Jk. I love owning a truck

Supreme Pizza · September 12, 2017

Off-road buggies use a tire and wheel combo that performs the best in off-road, bumpy, low traction areas. To me, that is what a truck is for. I would not wear flip flops when dirt biking. I would not take low-pro tires off-road.