Ran two sets of Kumho Ecsta STX 305/50-20's on my Avalanche and loved them.

 

They look good too! I will def go lower profile as now I have the Tundra I won't need to tow anymore - and thats really the ONLY reason not to cut the profile down to 35 or 40. R/

 

if you wanna save weight drop the 20s. Simple. However Jae is right. Lower treadwear=more grip. I ran a set of Nitto's on my SS wheels I had on for about a month. Nittos were great hated the 20s. I have another set of nittos on my truck now and they're pretty dam good as well. I've personally had 2 different nitto's, good year, set of Yoko's and a set of falkens. Falkens werent so great IMO, but they had some traction. Kumho's are good and Yokohamas are phenomenal on traction for a street tire.

 

I had some of those on mine and liked them. but then I switched to Hankook Ventus ST RH06 and they ride smoother and grip better IMO.
LOVE them. have them in a 275/45/20 and going to buy them in 17"s for winter.

 

Wanna stick with the 20's as I'm working on handling now and that means 2/4 drop, big brake package = AUTO-X!

 

My first set of tires i had that did what i wanted them to were Nitto 404's..but mine was a 285/50/18..I used them at the track a few times and for a street tire they were very impressive..they also handled very well and did good on wear!

 

I had nitto 404 285/50-18 and they were pretty good all around but I find the tire too big for my likings. Went with 20's with hankook ventus 275/45-20 but ditched the whole package because it was too heavy. Now I have my 18x9.5 Eagle Alloys 219 with toyo proxes st 295/45-18. I love the way these look on my truck and they are very nice tires. I use to run them on my factory 16's too. Toyo's use to hook up ok but with this new setup it's a diff story. I'll be looking into a 18" dr next.

 

we need to have a continuously updated tire thread to keep up on the sport truck sized 16"+ tires. Seems the tire companies are always dropping and adding tires for our trucks. I am having a tough time finding 17" tires in a 27-30" tall but in a 50-35 series width size, doesn't seem to be much out there. really diggin the 390/40/17 drag radial that i think M&H has out

 

I agree, and one of the reasons I started the thread...also...390's sound huge! I was tempted to go smaller rim size, but honestly the handling improvement I got with sways and 305's was HUGE! Second, big brake kits need 20's. If all goes well I'll try and replicate at least the handling I get with my TBSS by lowering, shocks/springs (maybe bags?) and brakes (I have powerslots, braided lines and hawk pads, but its still spooky stopping!)

 

Do you happen to have a picture of your truck with the 295/45-18's on your truck? I would like to see what it looks like!