I went with the General Grabber ATS 265/70R17 in Load Range E. I immediately took a road trip to see my folks so I have about 600 miles on them. Ride great and look great I think. All the squishy jiggly ride is gone even without the trailer. Running the PSI at 44. I’ll bump that up to 60 when I test on the tires towing the TT.Thanks!Jeremiah

Good lookin' shoes .... how's the road noise?

A1ARealtorRick wrote:Good lookin' shoes .... how's the road noise?Thank you! These are not bad at all. Not as quiet as the Goodyear Wranglers they replaced but not bad at all. Small trade off for stability!Thanks!Jeremiah

Yep. Nice tires. I think road noise is almost a thing of the past. The manufacturers are getting pretty clever. I'm running 305/55r20 Nitto Ridge Grapplers. NO road noise. They look much louder than they sound.

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blt2ski
Moderator
May 23, 2020
Grit, Cummins
You both probably know at 45-50 osi, that tire size is good to 4509-5000 lbs per pair. Is OP ever going to be that heavy on a 1500? I was barely that heavy with my SW CC K3500 with 6 people, trailer, two 150 lb malamute in bed, rack generator etc, did I mention kitchen sink?!?!?
As said, the sidewalk tire placards mean well, not always correct.

Marty
Grit_dog
Navigator II
May 23, 2020
Cummins12V98 wrote:
blt2ski wrote:
My son runs 35-40 on his reg cab 1500 pickup with that sized tire. You're probably over inflated some. 50 will be way over, even towing!
Enjoy them none the less.
Marty

Marty! You know darn well that MAX inflation number is there for a reason!!!

Rofl! Check the tire pressure thread. Recommendations from max psi on tire to the door placard is wrong!
If some people would just use their noodle a little......
Cummins12V98
Explorer III
May 23, 2020
blt2ski wrote:
My son runs 35-40 on his reg cab 1500 pickup with that sized tire. You're probably over inflated some. 50 will be way over, even towing!
Enjoy them none the less.
Marty

Marty! You know darn well that MAX inflation number is there for a reason!!!
jerem0621
Explorer II
May 23, 2020
Thank you all for the responses!
blt2ski
Moderator
May 22, 2020
My son runs 35-40 on his reg cab 1500 pickup with that sized tire. You're probably over inflated some. 50 will be way over, even towing!
Enjoy them none the less.
Marty
BenK
Explorer
May 22, 2020
Congrat's and they look GREAT !

Consider what I do ever since my IR gun arrived...

Take temp's from several spots (bead, sidewall, tread edge, tread middle) on the tire.

All four when new and during the break in

Log it on my vehicle log sheet

Then when hauling/towing for the first time and log that

Then over time...every so often, check them. More so on any long trip and/or when heavy

Telltale when something is going south and a good one figuring out what PSI is best for each corner & loading
Cummins12V98
Explorer III
May 22, 2020
Good job!!!!
TurnThePage
Explorer
May 22, 2020
Yep. Nice tires.

I think road noise is almost a thing of the past. The manufacturers are getting pretty clever. I'm running 305/55r20 Nitto Ridge Grapplers. NO road noise. They look much louder than they sound.
jerem0621
Explorer II
May 22, 2020
A1ARealtorRick wrote:
Good lookin' shoes .... how's the road noise?

Thank you! These are not bad at all. Not as quiet as the Goodyear Wranglers they replaced but not bad at all.

Small trade off for stability!

Thanks!

Jeremiah
RetiredRealtorR
Explorer
May 22, 2020
Good lookin' shoes .... how's the road noise?