okay, I'm looking for some Load E A/T's for my truck, up until now I've run 285's, got a set of half used 305 X-terrains for free so I ran those off...I know they're not intended for highway use, they're the loudest 33's I've ever heard on the highway.
but now that I know 305's fit, I'd like an A/T in that size.

in 285 I've had procomp A/T's, awesome in the snow, smooth rolling, quiet and high mileage. I didn't care for the Bridgestone Dueler A/T's much; the Xterrains are offroad only; I've heard good things about the Kumho KL78, the Extreme A/T and the Nitto Terragrappler...

Local tire shop didn't come up with much for a 305 10-ply...any suggestions?

 

The only tires I will ever reccomend myself after using them is Toyo brand. Don't matter what tire, they have ran the rest of the market over for truck tires. Of course sayin that I don't have em anymore since I went to the 19.5 wheels but if I ever went back they would be it again. I've ran the tread off of about every tire out there for these trucks and none of them compare.

 

BFG makes a 305/17 e rated AT

 

Most 285's are just as tall as a 305 and they are a little narrower, so they wont throw mud/dirt/snow on the side of your truck like a 305 will do.

 

hey, I forgot about this thread! my head gasket popped shortly after and I parked my truck for a while.

I just got some new tires, I ordered and payed for Kumho KL-78 A/T's and realized when I got back to my shop that they put Nitto TerraGrapplers on!! so far I really like them. and yeah, the 285/75 and 305/70 are the same height, I just wanted the wider tires, they clear up front just fine and the narrower tires look weird under the flatbed since it's a SRW.