Trail Grapplers if you want a more agressive look. Not AT but they are not too noisy in the highway.

 

Nope. It is harder to make truck tires for car wheels, so the 20's are way more expensive than 17's

 

What I did with my '04 was ditch the 20" wheels that came as part of the Laramie package and went with 17" wheels. The cost of much stronger and lighter wheels (Mickey Thompson) with 17" tires wasn't much more than 20" tires alone.


Plus I got the added benefits of 17s over 20s such as more sidewall flex, more room to air down for off-road, bigger footprint once aired down, higher towing capacity, etc, etc, etc...

 

I will just stick with the 20's. Lol

 

I just looked those up the Trail Grapplers. Those look awesome.

 

What kind of mileage do you get out of them? Also, how much of a mpg hit do you take. And being M/T's, how much steering wheel wobble do you get?

For me, running the ProComps, i pull ~16mpg (4" lift, 35" tires). Also, I'll probably end up with almost 65K miles on the tires. Most of my driving is around town, with maybe 4 long trips a year (1000 mile round trip/each).

Thanks,

 

Pro Comps used to wear out fast, but I'm talking like 10 years ago. I don't have any first hand knowledge of their newer tires. Since they change manufacturers often, they may have better compounds now.

I was very pleased with Nitty Terra Grapples I had on my Grand Cherokee 4x4. Not very good in mud, but a really solid trail tire and without a doubt, the best wet pavement tire I've ever run.

My cousin in upstate NY always swore by the Firestone Destination ATs. He currently has them on his '08 third Gen Hemi 4x4...

 

I went with GY Adventure A/Ts for their long wear. Michelin AT/Xs have long wear and a very smooth ride as well. Both of those are at the top of the cost list because they have the longest tread warranty, but keep an eye out for rebates. Both of those are rated for winter as well unlike most A/Ts which are too aggressive to get the winter rating.

Firestone Destinations are also popular and seem to work great. The BFGoodrich Rugged Trails are new and they seem to be very good from owner reviews.

 

I decided to go with Nitto Trail Grapplers after Fighting with myself for about 6 months. They are pretty quite for what they are and so far they are holding up well... I have 20,000 miles on mine and they are at 80% tred. Here is a picture. They are 295/70R/17.

 

I like the Trail Grappler and all the reviews are good. But with a 2500 CTD now I'm thinking of the new Terra Grappler G2. Not as aggressive as the Trail Grappler, but with the diesel I'm liking the 4000 lb.+ load rating in the LT295/70/18E size.


A 2" level on the 2500 and those 34 1/2" x 12" tires would fit the bill nicely for me...