1997 Suburban K1500. Needs new tires all the way around. I still have stock wheels.
First things first, I'm trying to decide between a LT and P type tire.
I'm under the impression that P tires ride smoother but LT tires are better for towing - is that correct? In that case, if the only downsize to LT tires is a slight decrease in ride quality I'll go for LT.
Next up, it looks like the K1500 pickups came with 265 75 16 tires vs the 245 75 16 tires Suburbans came with. Any reason against using the slightly large tire size?
Looks like these are the cheapest LT tires on Tirerack for this size. Any feedback on those?
SUMITOMO ENCOUNTER HT - SIZE: LT265/75R16
If I go for a P tire I'm going to go with Firestone Destination LE2 as I've had them before and they're great!
First things first, I'm trying to decide between a LT and P type tire.
I'm under the impression that P tires ride smoother but LT tires are better for towing - is that correct? In that case, if the only downsize to LT tires is a slight decrease in ride quality I'll go for LT.
Next up, it looks like the K1500 pickups came with 265 75 16 tires vs the 245 75 16 tires Suburbans came with. Any reason against using the slightly large tire size?
Looks like these are the cheapest LT tires on Tirerack for this size. Any feedback on those?
SUMITOMO ENCOUNTER HT - SIZE: LT265/75R16
If I go for a P tire I'm going to go with Firestone Destination LE2 as I've had them before and they're great!
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