Good tire for towing

[Jeeperjamie]

The tires I got 37 12.5 17 Geolander X-ATs did great but I'm going to go to a smaller tire for towing our camper because I'm about to buy a bigger one. Gonna drop to a 285/70/17 on the stock steelies to try to compensate for some of the power lose with the 37's. Gonna just have the shop up the road swap them for me for $20 when it's time to tow. I'd like to not break the bank. Anyone got any suggestions on a cheaper brand that does great towing around 6500lbs. Currently did awesome with around 4500lbs on 37's on a 360 mile round trip.

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[ShadowsPapa]

The tires I got 37 12.5 17 Geolander X-ATs did great but I'm going to go to a smaller tire for towing our camper because I'm about to buy a bigger one. Gonna drop to a 285/70/17 on the stock steelies to compebut I'd like to not break the bank. Anyone got any suggestions on a cheaper brand that does great towing around 6500lbs.

I've never used any special tires on any truck I've ever had, regardless of what I was towing. As long as I was well under the load number and upped the pressure with the load like it supposed to be done, never a problem, never a blow-out, never even warm sidewalls.
I tow my 5,000 pounds or so on my ordinal General A/Tx tires.
Towing almost 50 years, anything from a couple thousand to fair size utility tractors on big flat bed trailers, C20s, F250s, Comanche, Silverado, JT, whatever tires I want as long as the load rating is higher than the weight of the truck plus my payload and tongue weight.

So, I'd say my General A/Tx tires are great towing tires. Never even warm at highway speeds as long as they are aired up for the load.

 

[Jeeperjamie]

I've never used any special tires on any truck I've ever had, regardless of what I was towing. As long as I was well under the load number and upped the pressure with the load like it supposed to be done, never a problem, never a blow-out, never even warm sidewalls.
I tow my 5,000 pounds or so on my ordinal General A/Tx tires.
Towing almost 50 years, anything from a couple thousand to fair size utility tractors on big flat bed trailers, C20s, F250s, Comanche, Silverado, JT, whatever tires I want as long as the load rating is higher than the weight of the truck plus my payload and tongue weight.

So, I'd say my General A/Tx tires are great towing tires. Never even warm at highway speeds as long as they are aired up for the load.

I'm looking at a Grand Design now that is 6500lbs dry weight. Planning on buying a set of 285/70/17 AT's to tow it with. I figure that will help balance out the weight and the towing capacity some. Probably make for a smoother pull as well. I still got my stock steelies in garage I'm gonna throw them on. Then swap them out when I'm towing and vice versa when I'm not towing put the 37's back on. I was thinking a set of rubi take offs but I'm not sure since I'm towing with it that it wouldn't be better to just find a set of cheaper tires to use for towing. I'd like to trust someone took care of a set of tires but I'm also going to be towing 6500lbs down the road.

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