Silverado 2500HD Tires

[Beltzington]

I'm guessing you folks know your tires. I have worn out my BFG 285/75/16 ATs and am looking at Cooper ST Max 255/85/16, because they are 1" narrower and a tad taller. I drive about 60/40 paved and dirt roads and pull a 6K trailer routinely. Opinions? Thanks

 

[sparker133]

I have a 3500 chevy. I put on Bridgestone dueler revos on mine. I haul a 8k covered trailer most of the time and about 20k miles a year on them. I love them no problems great traction and are wearing great.

look at the spec sheet on the tires for the rotations if the new ones are way different your speedo will have to be reset for the diffrent size.

 

[AGRIMAN]

Come on beltington, you are in GA. Put some tires on that thing .... LOL.


19.5X44X16.5C BOGGER - INTERCO SUPER SWAMPER

 

[Beltzington]

Funny, I was just talking with my BIL about kids around here spend all of their (or parents) money on mudder tires and not being able to afford to replace them when they quickly wear out. End result is they are driving on slicks with really big side lugs.

Revo's are good tires I had them on my Jeep many years ago, they do not come in the size I am looking at. I want to keep stock OEM 6" wide rims but get a taller tire, 285's will fit but they tend to wear out on the edges due to the balloon effect.

 

[TnAndy]

Load range E Michelins.....good for 100k miles, easy.

 

[R_Walter]

I do like those Michelins.... good for 70k miles for me.

 

[jerrybob]

I have a 3500 chevy. I put on Bridgestone dueler revos on mine. I haul a 8k covered trailer most of the time and about 20k miles a year on them. I love them no problems great traction and are wearing great.

look at the spec sheet on the tires for the rotations if the new ones are way different your speedo will have to be reset for the diffrent size.

I have the Bridgestones on my 2500 HD as well.......currently have 60K on them......probably will get another 15K.......good tires.....lots of logging roads.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

Load range E Michelins.....good for 100k miles, easy.

I only get 30-35K on Michelins with my trucks. Love the tires but the weight of the load and trailer kills them.

On the other hand I cannot go into winter with less than half worn out tires or I risk sliding off the road and dying of exposure after the gas cooks off idling to stay warm.

 

[motownbrowne]

I only get 30-35K on Michelins with my trucks. Love the tires but the weight of the load and trailer kills them.

On the other hand I cannot go into winter with less than half worn out tires or I risk sliding off the road and dying of exposure after the gas cooks off idling to stay warm.

That begs the question Eric, wouldn't you be well served with some snow tires? You will get more miles out of your summer tires because you can use them past 50% and you'll have better winter traction to boot. All-seasons don't even hold a candle to real snow tires. In the long run it will save you money and keep you on the road better to swap tires in the winter.

 

[rickldb22]

I run Kelly Safari's on my truck. Very happy with them so far. Very comparable to the GY duratrac.

 

[LD1]

Is that a typo? 255/85/16 isn't a common truck tire size.

Larger tires in The same ply rating, the larger tires are gonna have a higher load capacity.

I like mastercraft coursers. Pick the courser model that has tread you like. But for an American tire, they are hard to beat price wise.

I have the hxt's on my truck. Good in snow. For me, milage ain't much concern cause any time my truck is moving, its either hauling, towing, or plowing. Nothing lasts over 30k. But that's still about 6 years worth.

I went the other direction. I went from 235/80 up to 265/70. Better flotation off road.

 

[powerscol]

Load range E Michelins.....good for 100k miles, easy.

Ditto
I have the XLS model on my dually and love them - never an issue.

 

[Farmer495]

Lots of trucks on Goodyear Duratracs here. Running a set of 285/75/16s on my F250. So far I am impressed, but don't have many miles on them yet.

 

[daugen]

Your chosen tire size is very odd; very few tires made in that size so you don't have much of a choice.
My experience with Michelin E range tires has been very good.
I also really liked the Nexen (South Korea) E rated tires that came on my Ram dually.
enter your truck into tirerack.com and see what tires are available.

In Georgia you aren't running in snow, usually..., so for grip and tire wear, I wouldn't go smaller. You also need to be careful with the max rated
load on a narrow set of tires; might not be rated high enough for your loads.

 

[The Fred]

I'm guessing you folks know your tires. I have worn out my BFG 285/75/16 ATs and am looking at Cooper ST Max 255/85/16, because they are 1" narrower and a tad taller. I drive about 60/40 paved and dirt roads and pull a 6K trailer routinely. Opinions? Thanks

I sell tires and have had several HD2500 GM trucks. I won't recommend tires because there are so many opinions but I will say that any taller diameter tire will most likely rub on the front inner fenders right by the mudflap area in a tight turn. This is true on 2007 and up GMs, this issue can be somewhat alleviated by cranking up the torsion bars.

Good luck whatever you choose, Fred

 

[Buppies]

Very good luck with Toyo AT2s on my Ford F-250 and Dodge 2500. 70000 miles on dodge 60000 on Ford

 

[bigtiller]

I sell tires and have had several HD2500 GM trucks. I won't recommend tires because there are so many opinions but I will say that any taller diameter tire will most likely rub on the front inner fenders right by the mudflap area in a tight turn. This is true on 2007 and up GMs, this issue can be somewhat alleviated by cranking up the torsion bars.

Good luck whatever you choose, Fred

I've been there. The dealer put on Chevy mudflaps on my new 2007 GMC 3/4 tone 4x4 because they couldn't find the GMC ones on their storage parts rack. They rubbed when backing up with a cramped steering wheel either direction. They had to take off the Chevy and put on the GMC mudflaps.

 

[Beltzington]

Haven't been keeping up with TBN for a few days, thanks for the comments. No, tire size not a typo and yes it is an odd size. It is too bad more companies don't provide it. You get a 33" tire that will fit well on a 6" rim. I have a 2006 2500HD and have lifted the front about 1" with the T-bars and slightly trimmed the bumper, doesn't rub with 285/75/16 so no worries with these. These tires are E rated with 3-ply sidewalls so no load concerns. I am a big BF Goodrich AT/KO fan, I have been running them on a variety of vehicles for at least 20-years but they only offer this size in their MTs which is a tad to aggressive for all the highway driving I do. Looking for something thinner but don't want to loose the diameter.

 

[LD1]

Are you saying you got the 285/75's? Or are you still questioning it?

I'd go for 285/75's at about the same height but ~1" wider if you can clear, or I'd give up the 1" height and get the 265/75's that are about the same width. Just for sake of convenience and tire selection. I dont like odd sizes that are hard to get.

And who uses 6" rims anymore? I thought most trucks were at least 7" rims

 

[Beltzington]

Are you saying you got the 285/75's? Or are you still questioning it?

I'd go for 285/75's at about the same height but ~1" wider if you can clear, or I'd give up the 1" height and get the 265/75's that are about the same width. Just for sake of convenience and tire selection. I dont like odd sizes that are hard to get.

And who uses 6" rims anymore? I thought most trucks were at least 7" rims

My 285/75/16 are almost worn out, they shouldn't be at 40K as I have gotten well over 50K on the same tire. I am blaming the excessive wear on the fact the tires are to wide for the stock OEM rims. Even with the 33" tires there is allot of wheel well showing, my least favorite thing about this truck. Vanity like most things is ok in moderation. I want to keep the stock rims as they weigh only about 20Lbs each, have not found an after market even comes close to that.