17" Tires

UMEXT

Original poster
Dec 16, 2011
110
So, I have good rubber on my TB, but I've been looking at prices on 17" truck tires, and it's frightening.

Assuming I keep it on the asphalt, is there any technical reason I can't use 17" car tires?

Thanks...
 

SteelCityFan

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Jan 2, 2012
63
Idk if that would be possible due to the load ranges of passenger cars someone correct me if I'm wrong
 

djthumper

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Nov 20, 2011
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North Las Vegas
The truck came with Passenger rated tires from the factory, they probably were P245/65R17.
 

Spong

Member
Dec 12, 2011
59
It all depends on how you use your TB. Do you haul or tow with it much? If you do, I would keep the load rating of the tire in mind.

Seeing that you are in FL, traction isn't so much of an issue so you could easily get away with a highway type tire.
 

moneypit

Member
Dec 7, 2011
214
I was amazed too and did want a quality tire at a great price...if that's possible lol. Ended up with Destination AT's for 650.00 total and that was for 265/65/17's...this was a little over a year ago.
 

Vicompc

Member
Dec 5, 2011
109
Spong said:
It all depends on how you use your TB. Do you haul or tow with it much? If you do, I would keep the load rating of the tire in mind.

Seeing that you are in FL, traction isn't so much of an issue so you could easily get away with a highway type tire.

I agree, you can run passenger car tires. :thumbsup:
 

The_Roadie

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Nov 19, 2011
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As long as you're using it for passenger-type purposes. If you're using it as a light truck, get LT tires. And passenger tires can vary WIDELY in price depending on how you want to use the vehicle. A high speed cornering enthusiast is going to value traction and might not care about tread lifetime. A frugal person who drives like a granny might focus on tread lifetime and not care about traction. If you're not going to keep the vehicle more and a year or two, that's another part of your choice equation. Only you know what you value the most.
 

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