Tow vehicle tire advice
I want to ask advice on what to consider for tires on my '05 Suburban. Details: '05 Suburban with 10-year old Cooper Load E truck tires (quite a bit of good tread left, but several years on them, a...
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valhalla360 wrote:
Is it a 1/2 ton or 3/4 ton burb?
What are you towing and how heavy is it?
If you are towing a 2000lb popup, it really doesn't matter.
If you are maxing out the tow rating on a 3/4 ton, you definitely should get the beefier tires.
1/2 ton 'burb
Trailer: 1995 Sunnybrook 26 DB. I haven't weighed it, but the dry weight is rated at 3,900 (meaningless, I know), so I figure I'm in the low 5,000 to 6,000 lb. range, (7,000 GVWR). I weighed the tongue with a full FW tank (it's as far forward as it can be and holds 42 gal.), and it was 710. I typically keep the FW tank around 1/2 full.
