Tire width difference???

tomr80 · February 16, 2012

1st question: nitto terra grapplers or cooper zeon ltz tires which you buy and why?

2nd question: would a 275/60/20 tire do better (mpg, handling, wear) than a 305/55/20 or 33/12.50/20????? They are all 33" tall??

Needing new tires and got it narrowed to these? Size is throwing me.....

tomr80 · February 16, 2012

Guess nobody's done any of this...

blackout07 · February 16, 2012

I like Nitto's because they run a little larger. 305/55's will rub and they are heavier.

tomr80 · February 17, 2012

Rubbing? No I had 33/12.50/20 with a negative rim and they didn't rub. I sold them cause I needed cash. But now I need new tires. Just want to keep my economy ya know...lol

oldschool327 · February 17, 2012

275 will have less rolling resistance....Economy and 33" or larger tires is a oxymoron isnt it?

tomr80 · February 17, 2012

Haha I guess so... Just wanted an aggressive looking tire that is an at. Which is hard to do in the 275 size!

MB2008LTZ · February 17, 2012

I have 275/60/20 Cooper LTZ's....here is some pics

tomr80 · February 21, 2012

Do the 275's look wide? I just don't want it to look super narrow. Thanks for the pics truck looks good!

chakis24 · February 21, 2012

check the tire weights too. a larger tire wont necessarily be heavier.

BlkSilverado2011 · February 22, 2012

the coopers will last longer, grapplers have soft tread even though they look really nice and way expensive won't last as long.

chakis24 · February 22, 2012

the coopers will last longer, grapplers have soft tread even though they look really nice and way expensive won't last as long.

disagree. ive had my terra grapplers for 4 years and 80,000 miles and theyre not bald at all. they are the load e, 10 ply so theyre not exactly a light duty tire which could be the difference. and i do a lot of highway driving.

LilJuicedCoupe · February 23, 2012

The Nitto Terra Grappler is available in a 275/60R20 "P" rating so it is lighter (at an advertised 42lbs) than an equivalent size in a LT or XL rating. Should be a good option for style and weight. FWIW, my Cooper Zeon LTZ in that size is XL rated and weighs 49lbs.

...But 305/55R20 look more better anyway...

tomr80 · February 25, 2012

Well I put a 305/55/20 on. It looks awesome, nice balance of wide and height. It not either of these tires lol! I actually seen a kumho kl78 and asked if that was available. He had them in stock so I bought them! Quite a bit cheaper and he said he would put them up against nitto's and cooper's any day of the week! He guaranteed 50k out of them. They look pretty mean looking too! AND they don't rub AT ALL!!!!

MB2008LTZ · February 25, 2012

Good luck with those Khumos!!!!! I have a set that only have about 10,000 miles on them and they are looking kinda spent... Good for me was they where brand new replacements for the factory's when I bought my truck in June of 2010....and I switched up to winter/summer tires/wheels..If I didn't go summer/winter the KumHoes would be spent....lol

tomr80 · February 25, 2012

You got a bad set or something cause one of the guys working for him had a set on his Tahoe and had 55k on them and are just about done. 55k and 10k..... Hmm hell of a difference... Don't think he would sell them to me and write down my milage if 10k was all he was getting out of them. He did say rotate rotate rotate. I'm gonna take them to him every 3k miles for rotation. He said he'd do it for free.