Saving weight vs looks

Would you rather run a smaller tire, albeit slightly larger than stock, and drop 5lbs a corner?
Or run a larger tire, but gain 9lbs a corner

I was dead set on 285/75/16s until I did this math and the weight saving and money savings is looking quite attractive.

What does TW think?

Data for anyone who cares.

Wheel Weight
Enkei RPT1 16x8 ET0 18lbs
Stock TRDOR Wheel 25lbs

Tires
Cooper Adventurer XLT 285/75r16 54lbs
GY Wranger UltraTerrain 265/75r16 40lbs
GY Stock Tire 265/70r16 38lbs

Option 1
Cooper Adventurer XLT 285/75r16 54lbs Enkei RPT1 16x8 ET0 18lbs
Total: 72lbs
Difference per corner 9lbs
Difference overall 36lbs

Option 2
GY Wranger UltraTerrain 265/75r16 40lbs
Enkei RPT1 16x8 ET0 18lbs
Total: 58lbs
Difference overall -5lbs
Difference per corner -20lbs

Stock
GY Stock Tire 265/70r16 38lbs
Stock TRDOR Wheel 25lbs
Total 63lbs

 

I vote for option 1 - Cooper Adventurer. I like the look of the tire (not too aggressive, has a good street tread for a quieter ride, and it's lighter). Plus I'm a fan of white lettering.

 

There are some great Amazon reviews about the Coopers: Long lasting, very quiet ride, great handling in the rain, etc...

$267 Cooper Discoverer AT3 XLT All-Season LT285/75R16 126/123R Tire

https://www.amazon.com/Cooper-Discoverer-All-Terrain-Radial-Tire-LT285/dp/B07D12FWCJ?th=1

 

You have to look at the truck a lot, you should like the way it looks after spending the money on it! 9lbs isn’t a big gain, you won’t notice much of a change. Go for it!

 

If you're really concerned about weight...go on a diet.

 

Duck

 

I agree with this. Just thought I’d ask other peoples opinions on it. Thanks!

 

Im currently going though this process as well. What I did was pick 3 wheel and 3 tire finalist that I liked in my desired size, Then I chose the lightest of the 3.

 

9lbs per corner of unsprung weight is a lot. In the auto-x world it could easily be the difference between podium and also ran.

While I'm sure the impact on a truck isn't quite the same, there is still something to be said for nimble.

If your usage is 90+% pavement, I'd wager lighter is better. And if you could do back to back same condition testing, you'd notice it. Easily.

 

This will be my daily driver, so that why I’m leaning towards the lighter setup.

 

What performance characteristics do you need vs want. If you want superior durability you may need more weight. If you want bad ass tread you may need to adjust your driving experience. I found my decision on this spectrum to favor some characteristics over others. In the end, the tires will wear out so even a miscalculation will be correctable next time.

 

My experience is that tire weight really doesn’t make that big a difference. I had 53 lb E load tires in 265 70 17. Once they wore down I bought the same tire in C load 45lbs. I only gained 1 mpg. I went from 16.5 mpg comb to around 17 or 18 mpg comb.
If you don’t need lots of protection then go Sl or C load for sure.
285s look really good on our trucks. Way better than 265s.

 

I love the looks of 285s on the trucks. Thanks for the insight.

 

They look really good, I went with a C load 285.
There are some 34 or 33 inch x 10.5 tires out there as well if you want additional clearance.

 

9lbs per wheel x 4 wheels equals 36lbs of rotational/sprung/braking mass which roughly (going off the 10lbs R/S/B mass equals 100lbs C weight) equates to 360lbs of Chassis weight. You Will Feel It.

 

I like that math a lot. For a daily it’s a no brainer to go lighter.

 

Hmmm. Do I detect another auto-x'r?

 

this is def an important factor, no off road get the lightest tires you want. If you like exploring and getting far into the wilderness light means less rubber that is more likely to puncture.

On YouTube search ‘cooper tire puncture test’. Don’t think they talk about sidewall strength just tread

 

Don’t care about weight, never will.

 

Thanks for the response