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RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

RyanbabZ71

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I currently have choice 3. I really like the MTs and the 255s are taller (not as wide which could be a good thing) and are cheaper ($138ea vs 178ea). $160 cheaper. The max loading is 3305 for the 285s and 3000 for the 255s

 

What would you pick and why?

RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

RyanbabZ71

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the mud tires would be really loud on pavement

 

not an issue. Sometimes that is a pretty cool noise especially in the snow :cool:

superbee Enthusiast

superbee

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If you are going to use the tire for real, in mud, go wide. If it's just for looks go with what you like. For snow, narrow is good.

citydriver Enthusiast

citydriver

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Alot depends on what kind of driving you do,road type,highway,city...looks dont always count if you want more bang 4 your buck :cool: ...my $.02

 

Personally,mines a daily driver,combination of higway and city...mud's would just get torn up for no reason on my trk....

Texas Z Enthusiast

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I like the ATs. I am on my 3rd set and have no complaints. I live in the city so most of my driving is on pavement so the AT are perfect. They wear great and have less road noise. But when I do go off pavement (no major off roading just muddy fields at the farm) the ATs get me where I need to go. They are aggresive enough for my needs.

 

It all comes down to, What you use your truck for? Offroad? Daily driver?

 

They are both good tires since they are both made by BFG. The 255 are only 1/4" taller so I don't think you could really tell the difference but they are over an inch thinner. I guess that is good for snow, but I would think the ATs are better since they have more rubber touching the ground and are somewhat siped. If you do a lot of mudding then I would go with the wider tire.

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Hi guys:

 

I have 265/70/17 on mine... Keeping fairly within the same height... what would be my tire size choices out there? (size wise)

 

I wanna go a wider.... but not taller, cause I have to go underground for parking.

 

Thanks. :sigh:

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Truckman031 Senior Enthusiast

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All Terrains. The Mud Terrains look awesome, but your truck is a daily driver if I remember right. The All Terrains will last forever, while looking cool. Plus they are great in the mud and clean good.

leestuder Enthusiast

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285/75/16 AT's right here!  Had them installed on my 03 a few months ago and love them!  The truck is a daily driver so the AT's fit my needs perfectly! :banghead:

 

 

 

 

 

did you have any clearance issues with the 285's? or did you make torsion adjustments?

 

thanks,

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