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New Tires for 2020 Limited (275/65R18 vs 285/65R18)

UnloosedChewtoy

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Greetings all. As I mentioned in my intro thread in the other section, I'll be ditching the 22" rims and moving to some 18" Rebel rims. I really do like the design of the 22-inchers, but I do not want those large rims for winter/mild-offroading. So I now have some Rebel rims sitting in the garage, and am now driving myself insane with tire research.

I don't want to go a lot larger over stock size, as I'll already be losing some MPG/power by going with a heavier tire. I think I've settled on 285/65R18 or 275/65R18. It comes down to LT (E rated) vs SL.

If I go 275/65, it'll be Falken Wildpeaks. If I go 285/65, it'll be General Grabber ATX. Based on the research I've done, the Grabbers are a little better at everything, but they aren't available in many sizes below LT (E), and the Falkens are well reviewed.

Looking for any advice you can give. Thanks in advance!
 
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Personally I'd go taller with a 275/70 R18. Not a huge weight change and quite a bit of options in that size, which should be OEM in my opinion
 

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Personally I'd go taller with a 275/70 R18. Not a huge weight change and quite a bit of options in that size, which should be OEM in my opinion

Thanks for the reply. The OEM 22" rubber is light. About 16 pounds per tire minimum was the smallest increase in rubber weight I could find, going to E. The Falkens in E were by far the heaviest, at about 27 lbs difference.

In 18" SL-rated, it was about 8 pounds difference in rubber with the Falkens. If I had gone with a different tire, it would have been closer to 4-6 lbs difference. I'm hoping the rim weight difference will cancel that out, or mostly cancel it out, but I could not find weights on the factory rims without tires. We'll see what happens.
 

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Thanks for the reply. The OEM 22" rubber is light. About 16 pounds per tire minimum was the smallest increase in rubber weight I could find, going to E. The Falkens in E were by far the heaviest, at about 27 lbs difference.

In 18" SL-rated, it was about 8 pounds difference in rubber with the Falkens. If I had gone with a different tire, it would have been closer to 4-6 lbs difference. I'm hoping the rim weight difference will cancel that out, or mostly cancel it out, but I could not find weights on the factory rims without tires. We'll see what happens.

Chew toy you will be happy with the LT275/70/18 when my P275/65/18 wore out and I went with the I LT275/70 it was like damn I wish i would’ve replaced them earlier and it gave me a tad bit more height. It will throw the speedo off about a mile an hour once you get past 60 but nothing major.


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My last truck, I went up to the LT size, and regretted it (2014 Ram Longhorn, no air suspension, and went up to 275/65R20, which is roughly a 34" tire). Way too rough, and I made it worse by installing Fox 2.0 shocks. Not bad shocks at all, it just all made the ride that much stiffer/rougher than I prefer. My own fault though, I made the choices.

This time, with the 2020, I pulled the trigger to stick with OEM size, 275/65R18. The Falkens make up for it though... nice aggressive looking tire.

I'll get around to taking pictures one of these days. Keep on putting it off, and then before you know it, the day's over and its night time.

Thanks guys for all your opinions!
 

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My last truck, I went up to the LT size, and regretted it (2014 Ram Longhorn, no air suspension, and went up to 275/65R20, which is roughly a 34" tire). Way too rough, and I made it worse by installing Fox 2.0 shocks. Not bad shocks at all, it just all made the ride that much stiffer/rougher than I prefer. My own fault though, I made the choices.

This time, with the 2020, I pulled the trigger to stick with OEM size, 275/65R18. The Falkens make up for it though... nice aggressive looking tire.

I'll get around to taking pictures one of these days. Keep on putting it off, and then before you know it, the day's over and its night time.

Thanks guys for all your opinions!
i got the 2in mopar lift kit and went up to a 285 65 20 nitto ridge grapplers and it rides way better than stock it could maybe be your tires?
 

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