Picked up a new tow rig

[max power]

Rawlins talked me into a Chebby.

Its an '02 Suburban from Texas w/ 66,000mi. Almost like new, even has the original tires.

And its got the barn doors!

So who has the good deals on tires?

[chevysoldier]

Nice looking truck!

[TwiztedRabbit]

hey i gots me one of dem! love it! have the 5.3 or 6.0?

[max power]

Nice looking truck!

I knew you'd like it. Shes clean as hell. Has one little minor dent I need to pull out, but thats it. Freakin huge though.

[Fonzie]

lbts!

[max power]

hey i gots me one of dem! love it! have the 5.3 or 6.0?

5.3 Its MPG makes me cringe enough. I didnt want to go into the single digits.

[chevysoldier]

5.3 Its MPG makes me cringe enough. I didnt want to go into the single digits.

5.3 and 6.0 get about the same MPG, really isn't much difference if any at all.

[max power]

Tell that to the Marlboro Man. His 6.0 gets 9 mpg. Everyone I've asked that owns one with a 5.3 says to expect to average 15.

[chevysoldier]

Tell that to the Marlboro Man. His 6.0 gets 9 mpg. Everyone I've asked that owns one with a 5.3 says to expect to average 15.

I got 15-17 with my 6.0. Only time I got under that was coming back from Cali.fully loaded truck (cab and bed) and a fully loaded 6x12 cargo trailer I averaged 7mpg.

[TwiztedRabbit]

i get about 15-17 on the 5.3L its whatever sad to say thats better than my blazer haha

[Jst2fst]

Looks good

[grapesmuggler27]

I have a 5.7l in my suburban, I get around 15mpg towing and 19mpg normally

[Carwhore]

5.3 and 6.0 get about the same MPG, really isn't much difference if any at all.

The 6.0 doesn't get any kind of mileage compared to the 5.3s.

[max power]

I still have 2 Toyotas for daily running. The Runner gets 20-22 and the 4x4 pickup gets 24+.

The Burb will be needing new shoes soon. Who has the hook up on tires?

[standout]

I work at a dealership. Gimme your size and a general idea of what your looking for. There's the super cheap Chinese made stuff or if you want a good deal on good tires. i can get Goodyear stuff for pretty cheap.

[Carwhore]

I can get you a deal at ntb canal or Trails west

[max power]

I work at a dealership. Gimme your size and a general idea of what your looking for. There's the super cheap Chinese made stuff or if you want a good deal on good tires. i can get Goodyear stuff for pretty cheap.

I've got Yokohamas on both Yotas and like them so far. No el cheapos for the tow rig.

I can get you a deal at ntb canal or Trails west

Don't let the wife hear that, she's already talking about 35's and a big lift kit.

I'd prefer to keep it under $6-700. Stock tires are 265/70/16 I think.

Edited March 25, 2011 by max power

[Carwhore]

Don't let the wife hear that, she's already talking about 35's and a big lift kit.

There you go! Get that snail too:burnout: and while your at it

[TwiztedRabbit]

how about the BF goodrich all terrain KO? what can you do those for.. stock size is cool tho i wouldnt mind upgrading to 33-35's

[redkow97]

"upgrading" to larger tires can really eff with your hill-climbing ability with 2 bikes in an enclosed trailer.

my buddy Mike (Chevy Tahoe w/ the 5.3) and I had our bikes in his 6x12 enclosed (~1,300 trailer, ~1,000 bikes, ~400 lbs. generator, gas, cooler, etc., so under 3k total), and it STRUGGLED on some of the hills in Canada. I was surprised. the tach stayed around 5,000 RPM a lot longer than I would have expected.

Definitely something to consider before you install larger tires. If the truck isn't flinching now, then you're probably fine, but larger tires kill towing capacity.

[TwiztedRabbit]

<--why do i always forget that.... stock is the idea:)

[cmh_sprint]

Nice 'burban. Now you can quit stalking my X.

[max power]

Nice 'burban. Now you can quit stalking my X.

Yes this is all your fault.

After riding to IMS in that big bad mother humper I had to have 1. Add to that my fears of replacing a transmission in the 4Runner, and it just made sense.

[standout]

just to give u an idea

goodyear wranger about $120 a piece

uniroyal laredo cross country $130 a piece

bfg all terain k/o $220 a piece

We dont have anything in yokohama but we do have stuff from hankook, continental, toyo, michelin, cooper, pirelli and so on but those are the three most popular tires for your truck. It's comparable to the prices they have on tire rack but without the shipping.

[max power]

just to give u an idea

goodyear wranger about $120 a piece

uniroyal laredo cross country $130 a piece

bfg all terain k/o $220 a piece

We dont have anything in yokohama but we do have stuff from hankook, continental, toyo, michelin, cooper, pirelli and so on but those are the three most popular tires for your truck. It's comparable to the prices they have on tire rack but without the shipping.

How bout BFG Long Trail?

There is also a hankook I was going to look into.