looking for suggestions on tire sizes

[Odlaw]

Finally scored some wheels for my dmax. Got em for $300.00. They came with 315 70 17's BFG AT's on em...pretty worn (and too big for me). I already have two guys wanting to buy the tires only for 150.00. The wheels are 17x9's and was thinking 285 17 not sure about aspect ratio (70 or 75). Some guy told me I would need to go to 70 . This truck still has to work so I'm not looking for anything crazy in tire size...just something that looks good but won't effect towing and pulling. I'll be going with Cooper Discoverer AT3's...I've been running cooper tires on all three of my trucks (wifes truck is on second set - got 60k miles out of first set). These things just wear really good, pull pretty good and are not noisy.

Suggestions please...

Thanks
Smitty

 

[tanman_2006]

I like the coopers and it looks like a 285/70R17 is about the only option you have with that wheel width.

 

[Odlaw]

Thanks Tanner.
Man tire prices have gone up in the last 4-5 years. Last set was a little over $800.00 out the door...now they're 1073.00!

 

[tanman_2006]

My 20" 305/55's were 1880.55 out the door

 

[Odlaw]

ok, now I feel a little better. lol
The rims I bought came off a ford...I didn't realize the two use different wheel stud threads...my tires will be in tomorrow but now I'm on a quest to find long acorn style lugnuts...locally.

 

[tanman_2006]

Older ford i guess? I know superduty has a different lug pattern.

 

[Odlaw]

Older ford i guess? I know superduty has a different lug pattern.

They came off the first year of the turbo 7.3 - early 90's.
So, the 8 lug pattern is different for the newer fords? I hadn't heard that I thought all 8 lugs were the same...hmmm learn something new everyday.

 

[tanman_2006]

Yeah, they went metric at some point. Pretty sure its the 99 stupid dutys and newer. GM went metric on 2012 and newer BTW.

 

[Odlaw]

oh, wait you're not talking about the bolt pattern, You're talking about the tread size and pitch being metric ?
so a 8 lug is still a 8lug as far as the spacing and pattern correct?

 

[tanman_2006]

No the pattern went to metric distances.

 

[Odlaw]

ahh ok. And that should have been "thread pattern" not tread pattern lol

 

[Ed HD]

Yeah, GM Ford and Dodge lug patterns matched for a few years, and GM and Dodge match up till 2011 IIRC, 8x.6.5". Now it's 8x140mm or something stupid. No reason to change whatsoever, but they do anyways...

 

[THEFERMANATOR]

It's REAL confusing when it comes to 8 lug wheels after the mid 90's. Up to about 97 they all used 8X6.5 lug patterns. In 97 for the new super dutys FORD went to a 8X170MM bolt spacing, and in 05 for the F-350 they went to a 8X200MM. I believe DODGE is still using 8X6.5, but GM went to a 8X210MM and a 8X180MM for the 2011+ trucks.