theJester517
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- Joined
- Oct 5, 2020
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- Location
- Stormville, NY
- Ram Year
- 2017
- Engine
- 5.7L Hemi V8
Hey guys just looking for advice possibly pictures if anyone has them. I just recently got a 2017 1500 Sport Crew Cab long bed 4x4 Hemi and I'm exploring different tire possibilities. The truck came with the 20" polished aluminum sport rims and Goodyear Wrangler SR-As and at 38,000 miles, they still have a decent amount of life left to them. I bought the truck with a leveling kit installed but removed it and had a 4" Readylift professionally installed with the Bilsteins in the rear and now I'm shopping 35" tires to get that extra 1" of lift over the stock 33". The thing is I bought a really clean set up stock Rebel wheels thinking I was gonna go that route but after bolting them on and seeing how they look, I'm pretty sure I want to stick with the 20" rim. The thing is, they had the original Toyo Open County 285/70R17 tires on them with TPMS which was nice because I swapped them out and my truck recognized them right away, and my Speedo is still dead on but the tires were pretty shot. I still have them on my truck now but to be honest the road noise is terrible compared to the SRAs and the truck sways a bit more. I'm not sure if that would be diminished buying a brand new set of tires but it's an expensive chance to take. I was looking at BF Goodrich All Terrain KO2s, I have them on my old Dakota, I love the look especially the white lettering but I've never had highway tires on that truck in the last ten years I've owned it so I have no clue what they would be like, I know I wouldn't like how it looked. This new truck, I know I love the way the SRAs ride and honestly would buy them if they came in 35" but they don't so I'm exploring other options and the only similar tire that comes in a 35" is the Michelin Defender LTX M/S. I wanted to know if anyone had any experience with them. One thing I noticed was they also come in sizes like 295/65R20 which would actually be a little taller than 35" and roughly 11.5 wide which I figure might save me a bit on road noise and MPGs vs the standard 35/12.50 everyone gets
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance