So I'm about to take off my winter tires (265/70/17 Firestone Winterforce 43 lbs) and get some new rubber. My truck already feels sluggish compared to the all season OEM tires that came with it. I have an 2008 Quad Cab 1500 with the 345 hp 5.7L, 545 RFE 4wd (the 3.00 first gear SUCKS!). I have 50k miles on it and I can't get higher, no matter how hard I try, than 12 mpg during the winter. However, I do get 14.5-16 mpg during the summer with my 265/70/17 GY SR-As that weigh about 35 lbs.
I've always had Toyo MTs in mind because of how everyone raves about them. Unfortunately, I only have 3.55 gears and I don't really want to shell out $2k for 4.56 gears because I can't see myself owning the truck for more than 3 years. I was looking at the 295/70/17 Open Country MT E-rated and they weigh 73 lbs EACH! Thats over twice what the OEM Goodyears weigh! Will my truck even move with that much weight at each corner? What kind of mileage will I expect....7/8 MPG? What can I expect if I do decide to spend $1350 for the new tires?
I've always had Toyo MTs in mind because of how everyone raves about them. Unfortunately, I only have 3.55 gears and I don't really want to shell out $2k for 4.56 gears because I can't see myself owning the truck for more than 3 years. I was looking at the 295/70/17 Open Country MT E-rated and they weigh 73 lbs EACH! Thats over twice what the OEM Goodyears weigh! Will my truck even move with that much weight at each corner? What kind of mileage will I expect....7/8 MPG? What can I expect if I do decide to spend $1350 for the new tires?