Smallest towing tire on a 17" rim

[cburgin]

Wanting to run 17s on my j10 project. I will be using this for towing only. It has no lift and I want to run a tire around a 31 or not much bigger....any ideas on what brands to look for in a load E if any?

 

[paradisePWoffrd]

you looking for an aggressive tire or just anything E rated?

might could check out what some of the newer 3/4 and 1 ton trucks have... I think most of them run 17s

 

[Rich]

I believe I saw 245/70-17's on a newer dually, but it's a E tire.

 

[GSW]

265/70-17 is pretty close to a 31 and you'll have several E-rated options in that size.

 

[cburgin]

Whats the differnce in size between the 245 and the 265 and how close are they to a 31. thanks guys, I know nothing about these tires sizes or how to read them

 

[Caver Dave]

Me either, but I DO know how to Google!

http://www.s-series.org/htm/calc/tiresizeconv.htm

 

[cburgin]

thanks for the link...

 

[hayhayhay]

if your not looking for to aggresive of a tire i like the bridgestone dueller a/t..its a great tire..a 265 is about 31 ..i work for a tire distributor...we get alot of requests for them

 

[Jp9519]

295-70-17 on my truck equal out to be a little bigger than a 33 so I would look for something around a 265-70-17. Also not real pleased with the mileage out of my nittos to soft of compound to last long. Bridgestones did well when I had smaller tires.