Any reasons not to go with 265/75/16?

so i have a 2017 AC 2.7 everything stock and need to get new tires. Want something that does well in snow/off-road but isnt so aggressive that highway driving is compromised.

I'm thinking the goodyear duratrac..I live in Idaho and value snow traction. I also value the look of an aggressive tire.

From everything I read, 265/75/16 will work fine on a stock suspension, and I would like a bigger tire...but is there any reason NOT to do that? My truck currently has 245/75/16 and I think they look small. But the last thing I want is to spend a bunch of money on a new size and have it not work out right.

total newbie, so would love feedback. thanks!

 

Reason not to do it?
Worse gas mileage
Less torque to the drive wheels
Less usable power.

There is really.not any good reason to go bigger except looks and a bit more ground clearance.

 

Falken AT3w SL load rating

you can go up in size if you want but you’ll want to compare the weight of what you have now you what you are putting on. Going to a big E rated tire will kill your performance and fuel economy.

If you increase in size but stay with SL, it may not be noticeable

 

4 banger means stick to standard load tires or C rated LT tires.

Duratrac's come in C and E.

Other good SL tires are Cooper AT3, Toyo AT2 and Falken Wildpeaks (read reviews on all)

The duratracs are loud and aggressive for an all terrain.

 

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and the ground clearance will be like a half inch more which won’t functionally help you much.

 

Sorry can you explain E rated vs SL?

 

Yep. Looks is about the only reason.

 

It’s the load rating. 4 vs 6 vs 10 ply tires. It adds more tire weight for more load rating (which you don’t need). Some tires come in multiple load ratings for the same size so it may be 40 lbs vs 60 lbs per tire.

 

In the old days the E rating would have equated to more plys than a passenger car tire.
Now days the E rating just means that it has a thicker carcass than the SL (standard load) tire. E tires are much heavier and more resistant to punctures due to thicker carcass.

 

So when you say stick with an SL, are there more specifics to that or can I get a duratrac with an SL load rating?

 

I'd go the Duratrac C load 45lbs over the Falken Wildpeak AT3 SL 44 lbs if you are in the snow and offroad.

 

I hate to admit it, i really do, but looks do play a factor. but does the change to 265 really make that big of a dent? it sounds like it will depend on the load rating and a few different factors..

 

Nothing wrong with wanting a nice looking truck.

 

like your style. what would you do? stay with the same size or size up to the 265?

 

Are you looking to increase the overall width of the tire or the height of the tire?

 

In all honesty I would go up, but stay as light at possible but still be off-road worthy. I'd stick with C.
Odds are in a bit you will be looking at doing a lift, if you stay 2 inches or less you avoid a lot of problems.

 

Primarily just the height. I have stock suspension and don't want to get too crazy, just think the truck would look better with slightly bigger, more aggressive tires. I also will be driving a lot in the snow in the coming months and the tires on my truck are in pretty bad shape.

 

With the 4 cyl it does make a big difference... in three ways.
1. Circumference change changes effective final drive ratio, not for the better
2. Wider width means more rolling resistance
3. Finally the weight of the tire. This means the truck has to work harder to rotate the tire. This means more energy to do same task.

This is just simple physics man. If looks are important and you can live with the downsides and additional cost, go for it.

 

Definitely go with Falken Wildpeak AT3w load range C. If you’re looking to keep the same width and go a little bit taller, you could look into 235/85/16. It’ll be a little narrower but a quite a bit taller.

 

So all things considered, at this point, you think duratrac C load 265/75/16?