i guess i will prly get the toyos in 285s since 295s are a million dollars more cause its the size iwas looking into..

 

I know 315's will work on a stock 3/4 ton. I had 'em on mine before I did the leveling kit and went to wider 35's. Not sure about a 1/2 ton. I'm sure your 3" lift would compensate for the difference between 1500 & 2500. Anybody have 315's on a 1500?

 

yea what u got, anyone w/ 315s on their 1500 and 3" lift tell me whats goin on.

 

that tirerack site is incredibly helpful b/c they have those consumer reviews. thats cool. shouldnt be too hard to find a good cheap set if you search a lot and read the reviews.

 

have been for weeks if not months, i tend to do a lot of research on stuff before buying..

 

Go to your local, hometown, good 'ol boy tire shop and ask them what they have put on trucks. They should be able to give you some good advice. Stay away from the chains or big box stores. They'll just tell you that anything other than manufacturer approved sizes won't work.

Actually, I see you're in SE Michigan. It might be a little far for you, but look up Gerry's in Saline and give them a call. Good people.

 

Ive got an 01 1500, but mines the offroad, so i couldnt give you mcuh advice. Ive got 315's on it now, but im getting bigger tires, im thinking a MT of some sort. I have Pro Crap A/T's on it now, and they suck on everything but dry pavement from my experiences, and even on drive pavement, theyll spin like crazy if i give it to much gas.

 

looking at overall tire diameter too, i really atleast want something that measure 33+ cause i know 285 is something like 32.6-8, and i want something around 33.5-34.0 or bigger if it will fit w/ minimal probs, its just price and quality of the tire on the table right now.. need something that will last but something that has a rugged design and is proven winner, i dont want the 285 as much cause like its not true 33, and its just gonna shrink as itwears.....

 

You might want to consider what type of snow traction you need, deep snow or snow ice. Traction for deep snow is best accomplished with an all terrain tire that has decent tread voids or even mud tires. Once the snow starts to melt though, you will have packed ice, black ice, or frozen slush, and you will be wishing you didn't have that mud tire anymore. You instead will need a tire that has smaller voids and lots of sipes on the lug surfaces. Here in Colorado on the streets and highways, we often get deep snow, but that only remains for a day or so. Then due to vehicle traffic, it turns into the icy type conditions, which can remain for weeks or more. So buying a tire that is only good in deep snow is typically a bad idea here (unless you live in the country, in which case it is usually better since the deep snow stays around longer, and you also have mud coming into the equation after it melts).

For me, I have BFG All Terrains. They do very well in deep snow (better then I figured they would when I first bought them), but are also sufficiently siped to do ok on the icy stuff. Could be better in this department, but overall, I can live with them. My Jeep has Goodyear Wranglers on it, and they do not perform nearly as good as the BFG's do in either condition. The Yokohama Geolanders look like they would be a good dual purpose tire (decent tread void, but also good amount of siping).

Anyway, just some stuff for you to ponder.

 

Here are where I got the Nitto Terra Grapplers. I have 295/75/16 on my truck.

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...amp;vid=005491