[Zippi]

Originally Posted by dsraven

what will you use the truck for, cruising, long road trips, canyon carving, looking at from the coffee shop window after a couple blocks of driving?
tires should be purchased as per the use, ride type you want, wheel size etc. if you run a tall wheel with a short sidewall your ride will likely be bumpy and the reason you would do that is for less sidewall flex in the tire when canyon carving. if thats the purpose then you also likely want to look at the speed rating and compound in the tire, how it runs on wet roads etc etc. if you have that same wheel tire combo and do mostly cruising around town then you will feel every bump in the road because the tires don't absorb much road shock.
personally I like a wheel tire combo that will give a decent ride but not too much sidewall flex in case I need to do a little cornering sometimes. you gotta decide and then find the happy medium. most tires will come with a suggested tire life rating, which can point to the compound softness. I ran michelin pilot tires on the wife's acura and they gave a decent ride with decent grip. not a long lasting tire though. another thing to check on is the compound changes that can be built in so as the tire wears the compound changes a bit. this can lead to a noisy tire. I had hakkapelita tires on my daily driver truck and they got noisier by the day. I had some bridgestones that did the same. maybe stop at a tire shop and ask a few questions. they will likely point out a few decent ones. then research some reviews from actual users, bearing in mind that most people don't do a review unless they had a problem.
if you're going simply for the loo of the tire and tread then just pick one that pushes the right button for you, do a couple of reviews so you have a bit of a baseline on some possible issues that may come up, then decide if you want that tire.

Thanks for the info. I just basically wanted to see what others are running on their classic pickup.