UPGRADE from LT225/75R16 D Rating
Good Morning. . .Wanting to go to a quality tire that either has a "G" load rating of that size or a larger tire if it will fit with dual rear wheels on a 2007 Chevy 3500 Express frame. Suggestion...
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For LT225/75R16 the highest load rating you will find is E. Higher ratings put a tire outside the LT classification. My preference for quality tires in that size and class is for Bridgestone Duravis R250 or Michelin XPS.
I bought XPS Rib tires for my C in that size because they are easier to get.
Where I live,rather than stocking the top grade Bridgestones, the Bridgestone/Firestone dealers more often carry the Firestone Transforce line for their commercial customers, HT tread for highway users, AT for ranchers. Transforce HT is equivalent to Goodyear's Wrangler HT or Michelin's BF Goodrich Commercial T/A.
Don't know about alternative sizes for the Chevy. For E-350/E-450 dually, the alternative that fits on the rear is LT215/85R16, available in LR E, but that has the same carrying capacity as the 225/75.
You can find Load Range G tires with nearly the same diameter in 17.5 inch sizes, 215/75R17.5 specifically. These are not LT, they are commercial grade high mileage tires, usually designed for retreading. Rickson wheels has 17.5 inch steel wheel for this conversion on the E-series vans; I'm not sure who might have them for Chevrolet, this wheel size was used on the Kodiak/TopKick, but not on the vans.
Note that upgrading from LT to Commercial tires has a heavy price. In the above size, expect to pay around $400 per tire for Yokohama (RY-103) or Michelin (XZE2), around $500 for Goodyear (G-114) or $600 for Bridgestone (R250). In high quality LT tires, the XPS Rib is about $250, Duravis R250 about $220, and in OEM grade LT tires, the Michelin LTX M/S2 is under $200, Wrangler HT or Transforce HT about $140-150 per tire.
I bought XPS Rib tires for my C in that size because they are easier to get.
Where I live,rather than stocking the top grade Bridgestones, the Bridgestone/Firestone dealers more often carry the Firestone Transforce line for their commercial customers, HT tread for highway users, AT for ranchers. Transforce HT is equivalent to Goodyear's Wrangler HT or Michelin's BF Goodrich Commercial T/A.
Don't know about alternative sizes for the Chevy. For E-350/E-450 dually, the alternative that fits on the rear is LT215/85R16, available in LR E, but that has the same carrying capacity as the 225/75.
You can find Load Range G tires with nearly the same diameter in 17.5 inch sizes, 215/75R17.5 specifically. These are not LT, they are commercial grade high mileage tires, usually designed for retreading. Rickson wheels has 17.5 inch steel wheel for this conversion on the E-series vans; I'm not sure who might have them for Chevrolet, this wheel size was used on the Kodiak/TopKick, but not on the vans.
Note that upgrading from LT to Commercial tires has a heavy price. In the above size, expect to pay around $400 per tire for Yokohama (RY-103) or Michelin (XZE2), around $500 for Goodyear (G-114) or $600 for Bridgestone (R250). In high quality LT tires, the XPS Rib is about $250, Duravis R250 about $220, and in OEM grade LT tires, the Michelin LTX M/S2 is under $200, Wrangler HT or Transforce HT about $140-150 per tire.
