19.5 tires again-more input needed please
I am looking for some 245/70R19.5 load range G or H tires for a 4X4 3/4 ton pickup that mostly will see highway miles. Some of the criteria are as follows. 1, Must be hi quality/reliable.......thi...
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I ran Rge G (just over 4000lbs capacity) XZE ribs all around after tiring of the noise of an all season Goodyear 19.5 I had on. The XZE has teeth on the sides of a couple of the grooves that gave them unexpected good performance in snow. I also towed a loaded stock trailer (16000lbs?) in over a muddy track that a dually - all season tired 4x4 1 ton with 4 fewer cows on got stuck ... they worked almost as well as winter tires on ice/packed snow. We called the XZE's the "tires that make no sense..."
I am now running 18" Firestone HT's that have a load range almost as much as the 19.5's but can be aired down way more on the rear for empty work. They also don't duck around as much following parallel wreckage in the road surface.
The 19.5's are steel casing tires so they will stand up better to road punishment (gravel). They are heavy assemblies so handling changes.
They have super "stability" compared to Rge E stock type 2500/3500 tires.
edit - the truck is a 4x4 SRW quad cab long box diesel / 6speed I shift.
I am now running 18" Firestone HT's that have a load range almost as much as the 19.5's but can be aired down way more on the rear for empty work. They also don't duck around as much following parallel wreckage in the road surface.
The 19.5's are steel casing tires so they will stand up better to road punishment (gravel). They are heavy assemblies so handling changes.
They have super "stability" compared to Rge E stock type 2500/3500 tires.
edit - the truck is a 4x4 SRW quad cab long box diesel / 6speed I shift.
