I really don't know much about towing, but here goes...

I need new tires on my 2wd taHOE. OEM are 235-75-15's.

I need C-load tires is that right for towing?

Cheapest and the bestest? I plan to sell the truck in the spring for a newer one.

How about:
General, Continental and Scorpian?

Pulling open trailer and Firebird.

 

My dad tows a 25' camper or a 16 1/2' fishing boat in Minnesota, and he's had good luck with the Generals. He's got no complaints as far as snow and weather.

 

As long as you get a light truck tire, you will be fine. But you don't HAVE to get an LT to tow. With the weight your towing (~4500# right?) you can get just about anything as long as it is the right size. If your gonna sell next year, get the cheapest thing you can find.

Greg

 

Yeah ~ 4500 lbs.

I hear good things about General and Continental.

 

No major complaint about those tires. But I just got a set of off brand 255/70/15's for my DDDodge <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> for $308 mounted/balanced and out the door. They ride just fine. I would just hate to see you spend ~$500 for a set of tires and get ride of it next year. Here are some tires for you: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compar...al&manufacture r=General

Greg

<small>[ October 16, 2002, 04:38 PM: Message edited by: Fast4.8 ]</small>

 

I can get Fisk c-load tires for $300 out the door.

I can get General xl-load for $380 out the door.

Do I need xl-load?

 

Get the C-loads. This is what I could find on "letter"load ratings. http://www.oktire.sk.ca/loadrating.shtml

Greg

 

Two things you need to look at with a tire for towing;

1) What is it's maximum load capacity and at what pressure in order to obtain that load capacity.

2) Load Range. You specified "C" which I'd deem questionable when towing a trailer that's around 5,000lbs. Not that the "C" couldn't handle it, just that it'd be pushing it. I'd definetely look into "D" range tires.

All the C, D, and E ranges signify is how many plys the tire is. D is an 8 ply tire and E is a 10 ply tire. While this may not seem important, it can be. More plys equal a stiffer tire. A stiffer tire will prohibit "swaying" of the sidewall under load.

As an example, the HD came with Firestone 245/75-16 load range "E" HD tires. They had a maximum load of 3,035lbs at 60psi and they were a 10 ply tire. When I removed them in favor of my bigger BFG A/T's (285/75-16's), I gained nearly 300 extra pounds of load capacity (up to 3,300lbs each) which was obtained at a little more friendly 45psi, but I did drop a range down to "D" (8 ply tire).

Ya gotta trade off which you want. Losing a load range wasn't as important to me since I don't have a 5th wheel/gooseneck setup. And I tow regularly with mine!

 

I'm confused.

I am will probably get the C's since the XL's sound like too much, are they for the 8000-10000 setups?

 

Find out exactly what tires (brand, model, etc,) and if you are keeping the 235/75-15 size, I'll go through them.