Need Tire Suggestions

[Flatulentvandal]

I have a 2001 Sport Trac 4x4 (with 96k). This is my daily driver (10 mi each way to work.) I also use this vehicle for annual road trips.

Other uses:
Snow Plowing (1 lot, 2 hrs of work, each time it snows here, -Chicago-.)
Off-Roading : Light to moderate trails maybe 10 times a year.

I currently have Yokohama Geolandar P255/70R16 112S which came with the vehicle. They are worn and need to be replaced.

Wants:
Bigger tires - for TALLER RIDE & more aggressive look.
Better Off-Road Grip - with the plowing and off-roading I do, I want to be better equiped.

Not wanted:
Tires which provide great A.T. performance but are loud, rough on pavement, or significantly hurt fuel economy. I average only 16 MPG in town and don't want that to get much worse. As I do a fair amount of highway miles, the primary function is a road vehicle.

So please provide any suggestions you may have regarding tire size, mfg. or any other.

Thanks for reading.

George

 

[MidnightRebel07]

All around if you're still stock height I'd go with General grabber AT2 (265/70/16), it'll give you a more aggresive look and capability

 

[Flatulentvandal]

Yes. Still Stock height.
Any idea how much height those would add to my ground clearance?

 

[MidnightRebel07]

This tool will help you figure ou the tire size.

http://www.rimsntires.com/specs.jsp

 

[MidnightRebel07]

Not much in height but you'll need to do some kinda of lift in order to get a taller tire in there without any rubbing.

I had mine stock height and went with that tire size and then did a 1.75" TT and Warrior Products lift shackles, that gave me about a 2" lift.between the tires, TT and LS.

Then I got a Performance Accessories 3" body lift which gave me the clearance I needed to run 285/75/16's (33's) on stock rims with 1.5" wheel spacers.

I just bought 33x12.50x15 GoodYear DuraTrac's and Cragar Soft 8 15x8 (4"b.s.) and I'll be mounting them within the next week, just need to replace my ball joints and get an alignment before I throw those bad boys on there.

 

[JohnnyO]

I had Bridgestone Dueler REVO's on my old '05. A/T, excellent performance in snow, and pretty quiet. Dowside, they wore out kinda fast. I have Firestone Destination A/T's on my '08. Not as aggressive a tread as the Bridgestones but they're not any louder than the stock all-seasons and are decent in snow. I comfortably run the things at 80 mph on the freeway if I need to and they are fine.

 

[sport97]

I had Bridgestone Dueler REVO's on my old '05. A/T, excellent performance in snow, and pretty quiet. Dowside, they wore out kinda fast. I have Firestone Destination A/T's on my '08. Not as aggressive a tread as the Bridgestones but they're not any louder than the stock all-seasons and are decent in snow. I comfortably run the things at 80 mph on the freeway if I need to and they are fine.

I too am currently running the destination AT. I got about 30k out of them. They rode very good at 80+, in the snow, in mud, never lost air, never needed rebalanced. Good all around tire on the lower side of the price scale. Are they as good as a snow tire in the snow, no, nor are they as good as a mud terrain in the mud. They are just fair balanced.

If you want more height go without much impact on mileage or ride do the 265/70, Its about 31", so its about one inch taller than a 255/70. I may go this route, or I may run a 265/75 (32") this next go around. Tires I am looking at, which will be similar use, but without snow plowing, are the general grabber at2, and the hankook dynapro atm.