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Tire Recommendations for performance on pavement with some all season-ness

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My truck's OEM tires are just about at the wear bars meaning I need new ones soon. It's a 4WD, so I'd like to have some ability to drive in light snow and other places I'd need it (nothing crazy), but I'm mainly making my truck to perform better on dry and wet pavement. Anyone got a good recommendation for something like this?

 

I have a 2018 Custom with aluminum rims and 275/55R20 Continental (economy friendly tires) on there now that have been horrible since about 5k miles. 

 

I have a CAI and a cat-back exhaust. Plan to upgrade my suspension in the near future with some tighter struts/shocks on the front and back for some better cornering and I'm planning to buy a tuner this year too. Not a 10 second truck, but I'd like something that would fit for this.

 

I also read online some people put 305/50R20s on these, but I don't have a leveling kit or anything. I feel like that would rub like hell even though 305s sound awesome for traction.

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On 1/27/2022 at 3:25 PM, 99silveradoz71 said:

I had Michelin LTX M/S on my 08. Great in rain and light snow, yet not too aggressive to kill mileage.

This. Great tire in almost any terrain, quiet, lots of mileage, and with 4x4, you will not have any issues w traction.  Been through 2 sets and about to order my third set of 305/50/20. 

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When it was time to change my original tires, I decided to go with the Falken Wildpeaks AT3W and went with a 275/60R20 so just a bit taller. These have worked out very well. They have a somewhat aggressive look but no real difference in sound from the OEM tires. They seem to have decent traction on both dry and snow covered roads. I haven't been worried once with these. I researched many of the different choices many have tried on this forum and decided on the Wildpeaks and have been happy ever since. I run these around 40psi which seems about right. I got the SL rated ones which matched the OEM specs but later found out there was a D rated one in this size as well. If I had known  I probably would have gone with those for towing purposes but haven't had any issues while towing with the SL load rating so far...

 

 

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We live in the mountains of Colorado. Numerous elevation changes everywhere we go, so lots of climbing. Twisting, turning roads, very few straight sections and dirt roads. Some times the dirt road off the main road to our house doesn't get plowed right away, main roads have priority. We are the only house, full time residents off the main dirt road so if they don't plow you are breaking trail to our house. There are 4 hills to climb to get to our house from the main road, 3 miles in or out.
My vote Michelin Defender LTX M/S. Not to noisy on dry road IMO and great in snow.

 

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