Hi,   I have a Ram 1500 and it is time to replace the 20" tires.  I am wondering what would be a good tire for a full sized truck towing a pod on long trips.  Can other pod owners with pickup trucks can tell me what tire brands they are using and how the like their tires?

Wepod,

BF Goodrich Long Trail Fan here. Not as aggressive as the All-Terrains. I owned several sets. Good in poor road conditions and durable. Not a fan of wimpy side walls.

My Silverado has 20" Goodyear Eagle LS2 tires, from the factory. I've been towing with them for going on 4 seasons now...no complaints. They are a "street/performance" type tire but, the sidewall is not ridiculously short.

I've never really been concerned as they just are not being asked to endure excessive loading. My tongue is in the 500-600lbs range and I use an E2 WD hitch set up.

By my simple way of thinking, 500-600lbs. is roughly equivalent to approx. 3-4 adults OR 2 mother-in laws!      (Just kidding) This is well within the loading of the vehicle and tires.

Keep a watchful eye on inflation pressures and you will probably be fine with most any reputable tire type & manufacturer.

My original tires - 20" rims - lasted 70k miles, so I replaced them, and got 60+ out of the second set.  So I got a third set.  My dealer is also a Ford dealer, and Ford had a sale on them and I got a rebate.  Michelins are good but I am not sure they are three times as good, comparing prices.

John.   You talking about the oem Goodyear tires?    I am looking at the Michelans but I was not looking at the AT tires. I was thinking that they might be a bit nosiey on the highway.