17" Tires

[UMEXT]

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]

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

 

[djthumper]

The truck came with Passenger rated tires from the factory, they probably were P245/65R17.

 

[Spong]

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]

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]

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.

 

[The_Roadie]

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.