2018 OR Stock Tire vs. Tire upgrade

Which explains a lot. You probably are vain too. You probably even comb your hair and take a shower.
Sellout. Affliction T Shirts and white Oakleys are in your future.

 

You totally had me until affliction t shirts... I cannot abide. Anything else, yeah. Just not that.

 

Upgrade is such a loose term. IMO, it's not what you're upgrading to, rather it's what are you upgrading for? If you simply change to the same or similar size tire but with a more aggressive tread pattern, I can guarantee that 99.9% of folks will not come up to you and ask "OMG, did you get new tires? They look great!" Seriously, no one gives a flying-rats-ass about the tires on your truck. Getting upgraded snow tires are great for when when it snows but what about the rest of the year? If you're worried about getting side punctures when doing serious off-roading, putting tires that have steel/kevlar belts wrapped around the sidewalls would do the trick, but at a cost and noticeable drop in MPG.

We don't get a lot of snow in Portland but we do get a lot of ice. For that, I plan on getting winter tires for the 3-4 months of icy weather.