Which Tire Load Rating & Size Should I Get?

So I have my old Method NV 16" wheels I'm going to give my girlfriend and she need tires. Can't figure out what to get, but I've narrowed it down to a few choices.

She does a lot of highway driving about 40-100 miles a day... So MPGs will be a factor. We plan to turn it into a decent mid travel Tacoma, but that's not going to happen for a few years.

Should I go with a 4 ply or 6ply or more or less? She will be following me around when I go off road. I feel like a 4ply/B load range might be to low, but it's also a smaller lighter truck than mine.

What do you guys think 285/75/16 or 265/75/16? She has Bilstein 5100s set at 2.5"

They will be A/T tires. Been looking at the Toyo at2, cooper discoverer at3, falken wildpeak at3w. Looking at tires under $700.00

 

What does she want?

 

She doesn't want a mini version of my Tacoma. lol
Her exact words were pick tires that you think looks good.

 

Out of the three choices, I would pick the Cooper AT3s in 265/75/16s. I believe they're C load.

Reason being, I wouldn't want my girlfriend to suffer the mpg drop of 285s, and Cooper gets tons of praise here.

The Toyos look similar, so maybe if you got a better deal on them....

However, I'd also compare prices with General Grabbers AT2.

 

I'm just here to see the responses because I'll be buying wheels and tires for my truck soon

 

Ah yeah you make good points. My original thought was the same 265/75/16s. Then I kept seeing what 285s would look like .

I just found a set of 4 cooper at3 265/75/16s load rating C/6ply for $450.00 after rebates. I might jump on this.

 

Is that through Discount Tire Direct?

 

Yeah.

 

Anyone have any experience good or bad with Discount Tires Direct?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/310901830921

 

They have deals like that every few months or so. Lots of members choose to go through them, haven't heard a single complaint.

 

Awesome thanks!

 

If milage is a concern Cooper AT3 in 235/85 16. This is what I'm running. Same diameter as 265/75 16 but about 1.5 inches narrower. Lighter less rolling resistance. Even after putting an ARB on the front, and keeping a heavily loaded cross bed box in mine I'm averaging 18.5 around town.

 

Damn!

 

Just bought the 265/75/16 Cooper Discoverer AT3s Load Rating C!

 

general grabber AT/2 for sure.

 

That is a smokin deal. Now you you have left over money for lots of tire shine to make sure they keep "looking good." lol

 

Installed.

 

Looks great! Win.

 

Yeah it looks good. I didn't get a picture after we painted the wheel and put the bolts around the fake bead lock yet.

 

Loved my cooper at3s, went through mud almost as good as a MT. They rode really well, pretty sure I had the c load 265s.