snoboy wrote:
For what it's worth. The new Open Country A/T IIs are hitting the shelves and specifically the LT295/75/16 has a load index of 128 or 3970 lbs. These will be my next tire. 3 ply side wall and a tread composed of 3 polyester, 2 steel and 2 nylon. Very stout! Sold my 19.5s and went back to regular tires, boy my truck is a pleasure to drive again.
http://toyotires.com/tires/pattern/open-country-at-ii-on-off-road-all-terrain-tires
OK so I bit the bullet and Switched to 18" wheels and tires. I chose a wheels made by Vision with a load rating of 3650 which gives me total load ability of 7300lbs per axel. The most I've ever weighed on the rear axel was 7100. Really good looking rims too. The tires are te new Toyo Open Country AT2 size 285/75/18 with a load index of 129 or a rating of 4080lbs. This new setup will be installed Friday by Les Schwab. I sold my 19.5 setup. I drove with 19.5s for 7 years and I won't go back to them. I hated the ride the handling and they beat the hell out of my suspension. I installed a 2.5" front leveling kit installed new ball joints, tie rods and KYB Monomax shocks all around and truck is riding great again. I know the new setup will be more than adequate to carry our NL 10.2 CD. Will post pics after install.
