During my research on tires, I didn't find a whole lot on installing 285/60/20 tires on the stock rims, so I thought I would post my experiences...
So last Thursday I had a set of 285/60/20 Goodyear Duratracs installed on my 2012 Titan. They were installed on my stock 20" wheels. They have a load rating "E" with a Severe Service rating. I got them from Discount Tire.
My Titan has Bilstein 5100's up front on the 2nd perch. Nothing else.
I decided to go with the Duratracs for a few reasons....first is mainly due to no one offers a LT tire in a stock size of 275/60/20. Second, because I really like the Severe Service rating of the tires since I live in CO and see quite a bit of snow. Third, I have read nothing but great things about them, and by default, no one in town had the Goodyear Adventurers in stock (which I am thankful for).
First impressions....
1) The 285/60/20's are about 6/10" taller than the stock 275/60/20 tires. Knowing my speedometer would be off slightly, I grabbed my old GPS and downloaded an app on my iPhone which would tell me MPH I was travelling. Interesting enough, the GPS, phone and my speedometer were all reading the exact same speed at 35, 60, and 75mph. I wish I would have done the same test with the stock tires, I guess the speedo was reading faster than what I was actually travelling.
2) They are pretty quiet for how aggressive they are. They are slightly louder than the Firestone Destination AT's that I replaced, but nothing that you would really notice.
3) Once installed, the tires barely rubbed against the front mudguards. It was slight, but regardless, they still rubbed. So I took them off. No more rubbing.
4) For the past 100 miles, I have actually not seen an impact in MPGs. I will continue to monitor what, if any, changes there are to the gas mileage. Now that the speedo is reading correctly, that will impact the readings.
5) I really like the way they ride. The ride is firmer, but in a good way.
So far, I would highly recommend these tires in this size. They fit the rims, and truck, excellent.
Here are a few pics:
So last Thursday I had a set of 285/60/20 Goodyear Duratracs installed on my 2012 Titan. They were installed on my stock 20" wheels. They have a load rating "E" with a Severe Service rating. I got them from Discount Tire.
My Titan has Bilstein 5100's up front on the 2nd perch. Nothing else.
I decided to go with the Duratracs for a few reasons....first is mainly due to no one offers a LT tire in a stock size of 275/60/20. Second, because I really like the Severe Service rating of the tires since I live in CO and see quite a bit of snow. Third, I have read nothing but great things about them, and by default, no one in town had the Goodyear Adventurers in stock (which I am thankful for).
First impressions....
1) The 285/60/20's are about 6/10" taller than the stock 275/60/20 tires. Knowing my speedometer would be off slightly, I grabbed my old GPS and downloaded an app on my iPhone which would tell me MPH I was travelling. Interesting enough, the GPS, phone and my speedometer were all reading the exact same speed at 35, 60, and 75mph. I wish I would have done the same test with the stock tires, I guess the speedo was reading faster than what I was actually travelling.
2) They are pretty quiet for how aggressive they are. They are slightly louder than the Firestone Destination AT's that I replaced, but nothing that you would really notice.
3) Once installed, the tires barely rubbed against the front mudguards. It was slight, but regardless, they still rubbed. So I took them off. No more rubbing.
4) For the past 100 miles, I have actually not seen an impact in MPGs. I will continue to monitor what, if any, changes there are to the gas mileage. Now that the speedo is reading correctly, that will impact the readings.
5) I really like the way they ride. The ride is firmer, but in a good way.
So far, I would highly recommend these tires in this size. They fit the rims, and truck, excellent.
Here are a few pics: