Wanting to upgrade truck tires. Need advice.

[Crushedstang50]

So I have a 2016 F150 platinum 3.5 eco, 6.5 ft bet.
It currently has 275/55/20 tires on it. They are Hankook Dynapro ATM tires 113 load rating and T speed rating.
I would like a heavier duty tire for towing. I have seen the Nitto Terra Grappler and it has a 117 load rating which is better and I like the look.
I would like a off road type tire as I do often have to travel off road for work.
Any recommendations?
Thanks in advance!

[K-9_HANDLER]

Cooper ATP
Towing, aired down beach driving , dirt, have worked well for me
over 30k miles and plenty of tread left

[librty02]

Crushedstang50 wrote:

librty02 wrote:
I just put a set of the Cooper AT3 XLT's on mine the same size and they are load range E...they were $810 for the set installed and have a $70 rebate but I think that ends very soon...have a 60k warranty, quiet as can be, and have the snowflake symbol on them also, and look pretty dang cool too! Oh and made in the USA

Wow where did you get that price? That's a great price.
How did those affect you mpg? They look like they are about 10 pounds heavier each than my current ones. I really like those but seems like overkill for my little half ton haha. But they may help with the towing feel with my TT connected.

My local pennziol tire and lube..they always have the best price around here I paid 828 installed as I have the receipt right here in front of me as I just uploaded it for the $60 rebate from Cooper

[blt2ski]

cummins2014 wrote:

blt2ski wrote:
When buying, cheap may mean an older casing design. Newest versions will get better mpg generally speaking. I gained .5-1 mpg with a Cooper AT3 vs a Discount tire hwy style tread.
Something to think about.
I prefer Cooper or Toyo brand tires.

Marty

I like Toyo , but see nothing special about them for the price you pay for them . Currently running a set on my Ram truck . Might see 40-45 K out of them .

I have not bought them for a couple of years. Might be why Les Schwab is not carrying them any more. They are a bit pricey for what one gets. Altho the M55 on the rear of my dually, and a proxies suv on my wifes ML320, both got 100K miles on them. Thats unheard of in my world. The AT/HT versions I've had, get around 50-60K miles, more normal for my type of driving.
Even Coopers are getting on the pricier side of things. But still reasonably priced for mileage, traction etc one gets from them.

Marty

[bikendan]

philh wrote:
I put Michelin Defender LTX "E" before a long trip towing the trailer.

The difference to the factory tires was phenomenal. HUGE improvement in towing.

i love my Michelin Defender LTX M/S "D" tires on my F150. just got back from a 3000+ mile towing trip and they are wonderful.

[ford_truck_guy]

I've had Nitto Terra Grappler G2 on several of my trucks, including my last F350 used for towing... The G2 is a nice At design with a good ride.

I finally switched to the Dura Grappler on my F350and they were a street tread , I really liked those as well..

[philh]

I put Michelin Defender LTX "E" before a long trip towing the trailer.

The difference to the factory tires was phenomenal. HUGE improvement in towing.

[cummins2014]

blt2ski wrote:
When buying, cheap may mean an older casing design. Newest versions will get better mpg generally speaking. I gained .5-1 mpg with a Cooper AT3 vs a Discount tire hwy style tread.
Something to think about.
I prefer Cooper or Toyo brand tires.

Marty

I like Toyo , but see nothing special about them for the price you pay for them . Currently running a set on my Ram truck . Might see 40-45 K out of them .

[cummins2014]

StirCrazy wrote:
you could always go Sailune terramax, they have different versions of it now (MT, AT, and a couple others depending on what type of tread patteren you want) would also save you some money.

Steve

I know of a couple guys that’s run the Terramax , and were very happy with them. The price is certainly good on them .

Yes made in China like a lot of other things we buy made in China , but for some reason doesn’t stop some from getting on their soapbox , while wearing their made in China jeans .

[2012Coleman]

NJRVer wrote:
Bridgestone Duravis. Last forever.

These are the tires I'm going to look into when my OEM Firestones bite the dust - not long to go with less than 30K. Costco sells them.

[blt2ski]

When buying, cheap may mean an older casing design. Newest versions will get better mpg generally speaking. I gained .5-1 mpg with a Cooper AT3 vs a Discount tire hwy style tread.
Something to think about.
I prefer Cooper or Toyo brand tires.

Marty

[Cummins12V98]

The "PLY" rating is old school. It's all about the load range as in "E".

[Dave_H_M]

and are 10 ply

surely not for real. :h

[Crushedstang50]

librty02 wrote:
I just put a set of the Cooper AT3 XLT's on mine the same size and they are load range E...they were $810 for the set installed and have a $70 rebate but I think that ends very soon...have a 60k warranty, quiet as can be, and have the snowflake symbol on them also, and look pretty dang cool too! Oh and made in the USA

Wow where did you get that price? That's a great price.
How did those affect you mpg? They look like they are about 10 pounds heavier each than my current ones. I really like those but seems like overkill for my little half ton haha. But they may help with the towing feel with my TT connected.

[StirCrazy]

you could always go Sailune terramax, they have different versions of it now (MT, AT, and a couple others depending on what type of tread patteren you want) would also save you some money.

Steve