10 ply tires on the Burb. Your thoughts?

[TARFU]

Found these Cooper AT3 tires on Facebook for $300.00. Seems like a good price. I've heard the pros and cons to running 10 ply tires on 1/2 tons but looking for real word experience/opinions on putting them on Suburbans. I do tow a two horse trailer and spend time off pavement fishing and exploring in Montana.

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[Dantheman1540]

Just gonna ride a little rougher than a load c or lighter tire

 

[wjburken]

There are a number of folks on here that run 10ply on their rides. As Dan stated, the ride will be stiffer, but other than that, no issues that I’d be concerned with.

 

[drakon543]

i used to run 10 ply on a 1500 ram. was great when i was going to have it loaded but was terrible unloaded if i forgot to air the tires back dowm.

 

[Bill 1960]

I put those on my F150 a few years back and the ride was noticeably harsher. I do a lot of riding on rough surfaces and didn’t like them.

 

[OR VietVet]

I have had 10 ply on rigs of mine over the years. It is a trade off. The sidewalls are stiffer for load handling and when unloaded you will feel the difference. When cornering at higher speeds the sidewalls are not very forgiving. You can combat that by airing down but that also can be a PITA because eventually you need to air up again for a load. Handling under a load is better because of all the things I just pointed out. If you can deal with the trade off, go for it.

 

[exp500]

I run the same tires, different size. Good tires. If I was worried about never feeling the road I'd be driving a 66 cadillac. Its a truck, quit trying to make it something else and you will have a better vehicle.

 

[intheburbs]

I ran 10-ply on my 2001 Suburban. Frankly, did not notice a difference in ride. I did it primarily because I was towing travel trailers - 5000-7000 lbs. When not towing, I ran them at 35 PSI. When towing, I increased the fronts to 40 and the rears to 50. I also liked having the thicker/reinforced sidewall. I'm not a hardcore four wheeler, but would do some offroad play in Utah, Colorado, Arizona, etc, and I liked the extra safety margin and not worrying as much about rocks and whatnot.

 

[Sparksalot]

I have 10 ply tires on one of mine, mainly for allowing reduces pressures when on washboard dirt roads. I really haven’t noticed much difference. My wife swears it rides better than when I had the pursuit tires.

 

[TARFU]

Thanks for all the input on this question. Today, my 19 yr old daughter and I hooked the horse trailer to the Suburban to try it out for the first time. The Suburban drove just as smooth as it always does with the trailer behind it. A clear difference from the trailer beast of a 2016 Ram 3500 we'd just traded in. I think for the time being I'll just run it with the Michelin SUV tires it came with.

 

[bayareadude84]

Last summer my Esky needed some new rubber and I scored set of 4 10 PLY LT 17" Goodyear Wrangler ATS @ Walmart clearance for $325 all 4 mounted/balanced !!!
And I though it was also better to go with LT's since my esky is the heavier ESV AWD version


I didn't buy them to haul anything, that job is for my Suburban. But the price was to good to pass and I hate body roll and sway when driving on highway, so these LT tires do the job. Also I run 50 PSI all around for city/highway driving and no issue so far with road comfort matter of fact its handling pretty good in current Dallas snow storm


Dave

 

[Jason_S]

Old thread, so I'll be brief as someone else may be interested.

2009 Burb 2500 4wd. I run the 10-ply Cooper AT3 (265/75/16). 3/4 ton rides like a 3/4 ton. Work well enough in rain, snow and slush. Less well in mud. Hard rubber wears long, ~40k and still have a few miles until tread wear indicator. I replaced a pair with the Cooper ATP3 due to road damage and off the shelf availability mid-trip.

DO NOT run under inflated, especially in the rain, had a tendency to hydroplane when shop only filled to 35psi.

 

[bayareadude84]

Old thread, so I'll be brief as someone else may be interested.

2009 Burb 2500 4wd. I run the 10-ply Cooper AT3 (265/75/16). 3/4 ton rides like a 3/4 ton. Work well enough in rain, snow and slush. Less well in mud. Hard rubber wears long, ~40k and still have a few miles until tread wear indicator. I replaced a pair with the Cooper ATP3 due to road damage and off the shelf availability mid-trip.

DO NOT run under inflated, especially in the rain, had a tendency to hydroplane when shop only filled to 35psi.

Cooper are GOOD tires !!!