What are the top choices for a 31"-32" tall 265-305 width performance tire on a 20" wheel?

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Looking for a good set of tires to put on my truck when they need replaced[which is soon]. Truck's gonna be at stock height, but since I can't find any of the typical sport tires in the stock 275/60r20 size, and since it'll be shackled with the O/L out, and since I've seen a 265/50r20 look GOOD on a stock truck, I wann go smaller in diameter to get the truck a little physically lower to the ground for various reasons.

So I've decided on a 31"-32" height tire between 265mm and 305mm wide, and I'm not spending a $ht load of money on any kind of wheels, so it'll have to be on a 20x9[or so] wheel.

I'd prefer them to be on the wider side of this spectrum, as well as STRICTLY not being shorter than 31"

285/50, 275/55, and 305/50 come to mind easily, and I've even found tires of those sizes, but IDK which ones are the best. I want good wet grip, especially, due to Florida raining like hell in the summer, but I don't want a typical 'all season' or 'winter' tire that won't have amazing dry grip just to get a tad more wet grip.

Anyway, the top conteders I've found are the General Grabber UHP, Nitto NT-420s, Cooper Zeon XST-A, Pirelli Scorpion Zero Asymetrico, Yokohama Parada Spec-X, Falken Ziex S/TZ04, Toyo Proxes S/T 1 and 3, and several others found here. https://www.carid.com/tires/285-50-r20/?filter=1&field[334082][]=200941088&field[334083][]=200941091

Dunno if that's every option available in the size range I want [as you can see, it's along search and I'm a lazy dog :/ ] but, in any case, I'd love anyone's input who has experience with MULTIPLE tires of the same performance category, and preferably the same or similar sizes, too.

So yeah, I'd really like to know the best brands, or at least the stuff to stay away from. {{Like, guys, there are LEXANNI tires here. IDEFK Lexanni MADE tires! And what are these Lionheart, Accelera, Achilles, Nexan, Sumitomo, Kumho, and Mastercraft brands????? I thought Kumho made bicycle tires??????}}
 

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275 55 20 will give you tons of options in a 32" since they're oe size on F150 s and a lot of GM/Chevy trucks. Goodyear eagle sports get good reviews so might be worth a look.
 

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I'm on my 3rd set of Toyo Proxes ST2 now, 305/50/20. I really like this tire. I didn't know about the ST3 until today and will probably give those a try next. But that will be many miles and a couple years down the road. Rims are 20x9. I got a package deal from Discount tires for right around $1200.

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I'm on my 3rd set of Toyo Proxes ST2 now, 305/50/20. I really like this tire. I didn't know about the ST3 until today and will probably give those a try next. But that will be many miles and a couple years down the road. Rims are 20x9. I got a package deal from Discount tires for right around $1200.

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Thank you. I'm leaning towards a wider tire rather than the skinnier ones. Perhaps a 305/50 or 295/50. I'd be more likely to go 285/50 if I was going for a low/lower drop. Hmm.

I know one thing. I don't like the petals. The 06+ 5-spokes are good, and the SRT 20's are good, too[especially in 285/50 on a low truck], and the wheels you got are actually pretty nice, too. Seems like I'd have to find a deal like yours to get a good setup for low cost. Convex spokes or a big lip, tho? Yuck. Yours are good. Concave, angled, or straight spokes only for me. Little to no lip. But I digress, this is a tire thread, haha.

I read on a different forum that a guy said Grabber UHP's were the best wet weather tire he'd ever used. I'd love to hear more input on those who've multiple different tires for their sport truck.
 
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I'm on my 3rd set of Toyo Proxes ST2 now, 305/50/20. I really like this tire. I didn't know about the ST3 until today and will probably give those a try next. But that will be many miles and a couple years down the road. Rims are 20x9. I got a package deal from Discount tires for right around $1200.

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I've also thought of 23's or 24's on a 305/40 and 305/35 respectively. These lead sleds look good on tall rims. A single cab, not so much. More like a 22 for those. A whole different vibe in terms of performance and style and needing a taller profile to achieve said performance.

On a single cab, I'd really like to see a 305/40 22/23 stagger with the same wheel gap front and back[about 2", maybe 3"]
 
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