18" vs 20" tires for towing on truck

jus2shy wrote:

ktmrfs wrote:


I'd readily pay the extra $100 for the improved handling with the 20". That's peanuts in the big picture of camping expenses.

Now, the BIG drawback IMHO with 18" and 20" is the VERY limited availability of studddless winter tires. I could find no true studdless LRE winter tires in 18" or 20" and NO studable 20" in my size. Some 18" studdables, and Lots of studdless or studable winter tires in 17".

Normally I get an extra set of wheels with winter tires on them. for my 2015, I'm looking for some 17" wheels so I can get studdless winter tires.

KTMRFS, have you looked at the BF Goodrich T/A KO2 or the Goodyear Wrangler Duratracs or All-Terrain Adventures? All 3 of these tires are branded with the "Mountain Snowflake" symbol, meeting the traction requirements of a winter tire. They are not the typical M+S rating which is pure garbage and just about all modern all-season tires meet that rating. I'm personally looking at getting some KO2's in the spring when my current transfroces are worn-out. I just want a single tire that I don't have to worry about chaining up for in the winter. There's also another the Kumho Venture AT51 and the General Grabber AT 2 that is branded with the mountain snowflake symbol,

thanks for the suggestions. I did a website look and goodrich doesn't make any LRE tires in 265/60-20 according to the website, and goodyear only lists two 265/60-20 tires, neither of which is a winter tire. One is the OEM tire on the truck. Kumhu doesn't list a 265/60-20 tire. Couldn't find any suitable ones on the general site either. 20" LRE in my size are pretty scarce!!

I suspect by next year there will be a bigger selection. Michelin has announced a tire in this size, hopefully by next year either michelin will have a studdless, or bridgestone will have a blizzak that will fit.