Getting new tires next weekend 225/75R16 vs 245/75R16

So just as the title says, my tires are shot so next weekend I'm going to go tire shopping. Currently I have a set of Goodyear Wrangler 225/75r16 tires on the truck. I'm not going Goodyear again. I had similar trash on my old Ranger and they're pretty much the same trash on the Dodge.

My delima is that in 225/75r16 I can get AT tires ranging from $90-$150 where I live. Most have to be ordered and the few that don't only seem to have 2 in stock. My truck also appears to work with 245/75r16 tires. I can get some really good street tires in that size for in the same price range that I'd get those AT tires. Since my truck is only 2WD and I mostly do street and dirt road driving I have no real need for ATs.

So the question. Has anyone had 245/75/r16 tires on these trucks? How does the truck drive vs the stock 225/75r16 tires? I like my for my vehicles to be responsive when I turn and I'm just curious how these trucks handle wider tires on the stock rims.

For steering response, you would be better off sticking with the narrower tire.

My truck came with 245/75/r16 that's all I've ever put it to.Most guys I know have 285/75/16 on there trucks

245/70R16's or 245/75R16's will fit both the rims and the truck well and should soften the ride slightly without hurting the handling. The taller you go, the less that 5.2 will like towing/hauling with it, unless you have the 3.92 axle.

My gears are stupid tall. 3.21 I believe?

If it has 3.21's IMO going taller than 245/75's would probably make the truck pretty lazy.

EvilSpirit said:

If it has 3.21's IMO going taller than 245/75's would probably make the truck pretty lazy.

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According to Dodge Forum's vin Decoder it's "3.21 axle ratio" under stock setup. I doubt it's been changed since it came out but I also take their vin decoder with a grain of salt.

I'll probably stick to 225/75's. I don't see much reason for the extra wide tire. :/

I will say that IF my truck does have 3.21 gears it's got some pretty good pep for a truck with gears that tall. If I recall doing 80MPH with my current 225/75R16's put me right at 2100-2200RPM.