someotherguy Posted July 6, 2023 Report Share Posted July 6, 2023 What's your go-to tire for the factory 275/55/20 size? I've been running Toyo Proxes ST III for a few years now and happy with them but the fronts on my wife's truck are due for replacement and she's taking a road trip pretty soon so I need to replace them ASAP - but ST III's are on backorder and I can't find them anywhere. Well, there's *1* new tire on eBay but 1 tire doesn't help me.. need 2. I'm almost considering an OEM tire (Goodyear Eagle Sport A/S) since it's an XL rated tire and has reasonably good reviews for what it is. Not a fan of anything made in Korea, China, etc. so please no Kumho's or Linglong Chingchong Longmile Anytire etc. Application is a stock '06 SS RWD that is a daily driver in an area that is ridiculously hot half the year and gets below freezing a few times in the winter but no real snow, and PLENTY of rain, at least most of the time, anyway. Houston TX Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcairns Posted July 10, 2023 Report Share Posted July 10, 2023 I have had the Toyo Proxes STIII in a 305/50/20 size on my 03 SS. I do prefer the wider width and they clear on my truck (has AWD). americastire.com claims to have them in stock. Currently I am trying some stock size Michelins and they are horrible for grip (bad choice trying to save a few bucks). I am not sure if it is the tire or the stock width or both that makes them grip so poorly. Waiting for them to wear out so I can get some good tires again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someotherguy Posted July 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2023 As much rain as we get here (it's Houston, so we're either in punishing drought, or freaking monsoons) I don't want to go wider on the tire, especially on my wife's truck. I find the Toyos are a pretty good tire as far as grip for regular driving, and don't wear out quickly. I do the usual rotate from rear to front as the fronts wear out, and the new tires go on the rear, a practice insisted upon by Discount if you let them do the installation. I take the wheels loose to them but still follow this practice. So it's same-size all the way around for the truck. Tire Rack is showing the 275/55/20 Proxes ST III back in stock by end of July, hopefully they're right. I think we can hold out that long. I almost pulled the trigger on a pair of General Grabber UHP's but noticed they have a really low UTQG rating of 360 vs the Proxes ST III at 500. I know the numbers are subjective but if General thinks it's that low, that tells me not to expect much lifespan out of it. Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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