I have a 21 1500 with the 20" wheels and stock Dueler passenger tires. It rides nice and is very quiet, but they just don't have much grip. I sometimes tow off road, and have a cabin with a loose gravel driveway that always gives me trouble. I think I'd rather have truck tires for towing anyway.
Any recommendations on a truck tire rather than a passenger tire, with more grip but not too loud on the pavement? Thanks!
Truck tires usually mean aggressive tread or E range sidewalls. E range tires will help with increased sidewall strength but,, by definition, are firmer and will cause ride to suffer.
Not to mention and increase in rolling restance which will also reduce fuel economy.
An aggressive tread or larger sized tires will also increase rolling resistance, decrease fuel economy and, depending on rear end gears, make motor work hearder, at highway speeds. WHich will reduce economy. Oh, yeah, they too will also affect ride quality.
Sensible option would be to get a better tire, period.
hard to beat michelin LTX M/S.
Ran them on my 3/4 tons, and my 1/2 tons, all of which I bought specifically to tow and reason i got 3.92 gears.
Always get 70K out of them and I get new tires at 5/32.
Could have gone longer but 5/32 is my preference.
That tread depth still handles most conditions, well, and I just never wanted to risk the kids or Wife cause i'm cheap.
Which I am, truly, but there's Cheap, then there's flat out Stupid.
Though, come to think of it, my Wife calls me that too, sometimes, so maybe...
