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gschindel's avatar
gschindel
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Feb 11, 2015

Stock tires on a ram 1500 - need two more or 4 different?

Hi
I recently purchased a 2014 ram 1500 crew cab. It has new winter tires on it and came with what was left of the stock Goodyear Wrangler p275/60R20 2 plys rated at a max load of 2601 lbs. Two were just about completely worn. The other two have maybe 50% left. In the 33,000 Km that the original owner put on the truck I don't think he ever bothered to rotate.

I tow a 30' TT with a loaded up tongue of 800 lbs or so. Even with 4 in the truck and a couple of hundred misc pounds I should be fine on stock goodyears - shouldn't I? The truck weighs 5,552 lbs empty with the front at 3,150lb and the back at 2,402 - so says dodge. I've heard no from my local tire shop. They want to sell me 4 new heavier tires. All sales BS?

I'm planning on getting 2 new goodyears to go with the old - unless...

Thanks for your time.
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  • camp-n-family's avatar
    camp-n-family
    Explorer
    Feb 11, 2015
    The stock tires will be more than what the truck is rated for so anything heavier is unnecessary. That being said, heavier range tires will usually be better for towing than stock P rated tires, although ride quality will be sacrificed.
  • gschindel's avatar
    gschindel
    Explorer
    Feb 11, 2015
    Thanks. Nice to hear from someone who isn't in Sales.

    Anyone look into All Weather tires? I've been using winter and then all seasons on everything I have but it would sure be nice to have one set that actually does it all. Likely the sales pitch for these is too good to be true but I'd be very interested in hearing from someone who has given them a try.
  • Majja13's avatar
    Majja13
    Explorer
    Feb 11, 2015
    I am here in Utah and usually run a good pair of all seasons or all terrains. If you get out in the dirt, mud, and snow get some good AT's . Some good brands are BFG's, the Wranglers and I also liked the Hankook Dynapros's. I have heard Nitto's are a good AT but have no first hand knowledge of them. I do prefer to buy my truck tires in sets of 4 especially on a 4x4. You can always sell the other two to off set your initial cost.
  • natedog_37's avatar
    natedog_37
    Explorer
    Feb 11, 2015
    The stock tires suck. Get a better tire... trust me

    Looks at the above and the cooper tire A/T

    nittio R/T are nice just can't find any localy
  • gschindel's avatar
    gschindel
    Explorer
    Feb 11, 2015
    Buying 4 new would be nice especially for a 4x4 but selling the old ones for peanuts doesn't sound like a pleasant thought. I heard that pairing new Wranglers with the old shouldn't cause me any trouble. Least I hope not.
  • gschindel's avatar
    gschindel
    Explorer
    Feb 11, 2015
    Besides not seeming to last long, how else do the stock Wranglers suck?
  • Bionic_Man's avatar
    Bionic_Man
    Explorer
    Feb 11, 2015
    Assuming your truck is 4x4 you can get away with all season tires year round.


    That said, a true winter tire gets significantly better traction than an all season.

    I run Blizzaks on my wife's 300c in the winter. That car would hardly move with all seasons in the snow. With the blizzaks it does about as well as the Grand Cherokee as long as the snow is not deep.
  • sh410's avatar
    sh410
    Explorer
    Feb 11, 2015
    If you have a 4 X 4, Then all tires need to be same size, age, type, brand.

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