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I bought Michelin Defender 265/70/18. Perfect for street and highway, 9 rating for rain and 8 rating for snow. Smooth tires, 2' lift on the front of my 19 Lariat
Hey Bobby, for your 2" lift did you get a lift kit or the adjustable struts? If the kit, does your truck drive and ride, the same? I have a 2 1/2 lift kit I never had put on. Heard 2 1/2 was to high.. What do you say? Thanks!
 

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Hey Bobby, for your 2" lift did you get a lift kit or the adjustable struts? If the kit, does your truck drive and ride, the same? I have a 2 1/2 lift kit I never had put on. Heard 2 1/2 was to high.. What do you say? Thanks!
Lift kit. Rides better than stock, I just leveled it off.
 

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Not to many sizes in the XTs in c load or less.
Maybe, though they had my preferred choice before my suspension lift accommodated taller - 255/75/17, a 32” quasi skinny tire, clears stock height Rangers. Now that I have a 3” lift in the front and 1” in the rear, via Eibach shocks and Icon multileaf rear springs, I could easily fit 255/80/17, 33” tires. I recall quite a few popular sizes.
 

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Lift kit. Rides better than stock, I just leveled it off.
I sure like that blue. When I was looking to buy I told my wife I don't want a white or black truck and in 2020 that was all I could find was a white lariat and then I wanted 4x4 they told me it was a 4x4 and it wasn't I was halfway through signing with the paperwork and almost walked away
 


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I sure like that blue. When I was looking to buy I told my wife I don't want a white or black truck and in 2020 that was all I could find was a white lariat and then I wanted 4x4 they told me it was a 4x4 and it wasn't I was halfway through signing with the paperwork and almost walked away
I would have walked with no 4x4, but white likes nice with the chrome you have on your truck. I’m old school, it ain’t cool if you’re chrome don’t shine.
 

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I went from Wildpeaks to Toyo AT3s. The Toyos are much lighter than the Wildpeaks and cheaper too but right away I noticed a bulge at the bottom of the tires. So the sidewall is not as stiff and as such I have to run 35 psi instead of the 30 I ran previously to get rid of the bulge. It definitely translates to a stiffer ride on gravel/off road. But on road I can tell they are quieter. 30lbs less unsprung weight should make a difference in mpgs and acceleration too.
 

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I went from Wildpeaks to Toyo AT3s. The Toyos are much lighter than the Wildpeaks and cheaper too but right away I noticed a bulge at the bottom of the tires. So the sidewall is not as stiff and as such I have to run 35 psi instead of the 30 I ran previously to get rid of the bulge. It definitely translates to a stiffer ride on gravel/off road. But on road I can tell they are quieter. 30lbs less unsprung weight should make a difference in mpgs and acceleration too.
For the short time I had them on my '19 I loved my AT3's. I ran then around 32 psi and never noticed any bulging but maybe I didn't have them long enough. When it comes time to replace these General Gabbers I'm going to seriously consider them as I loved the ride both on/off road.
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