Pickup Truck Tires

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Pickup truck tires vary depending on the size, capacity of the truck and the type of the road on which it has to ride mostly. Simply the tires do not have any special feature for the function of the vehicle unless the use of the vehicle affects its normal functioning. Therefore prior to selecting the right tire for your vehicle it’s more important to know what type of vehicle is necessary for what purpose.

Three types of vehicles are dedicated to provide the pickup service viz. small pickup trucks, medium and large or heavy duty pickup truck. The small or compact pick up trucks have a compact cab, spring suspension for rear wheels and 14-16 and V6 gasoline engine. Ford Ranger, Mitsubishi Triton, Mazda B series, Nissan Navara etc are very popular models in rural Europe till date.

The medium pickup trucks weigh in between 1720 lb to 7160 lb, cheaper than the other two categories, and have equivalent facilities like the larger vehicles except the small space. Toyota Tacoma, Chevrolet Colorado, Dodge Dacota, Ford Ranger, GMC Canyon and Mazda Truck are most popular models. You will get 2WD (two wheel drive) or 4WD (four wheel drive) models in this category and a wide variety of the engine types. Two to six cylinder engines are both common and convenient to use and maintain.

Large or full size pick up trucks have a crew cab attached with the trail, normally 4WD, and 2WD with additional drive and wheel for heavy trailer. Both gasoline and diesel engine and a hybrid of the two are present. Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, Ford F series, Toyota Tundra, Nissan Titan are some powerful and highly sold models. These trucks are not generally recommended for private use, they are used rather commercially and for recreational purpose. Ford Falcon, Ford F6 Tornado, Holden (HSV) Maloo, GMC Syclone, GMC Sierra Denali etc are some very high capacity pickup trucks used in official and industrial purposes.

You have to decide the purpose of use of the truck and possible load from the carriage, before deciding what type of pickup truck tires you will need. As the pickup trucks are associated with carrying loads, the tires are emphasized to be strong rather being stylish. No doubt, an appealing wheel and lustrous tire is a status statement for the truck owner, but safety issues and durability is more important. You have to select pickup truck tires according to size as per in the factory manual and consider the special situation if any (such as heavy winter, snow flakes, sand, mud, terrain or off-road ride etc.).

Proper maintenance of pickup truck tires is vital factor for efficient performance of the vehicle. You must not over inflate the tires or fill less air. Also avoid overloading the truck and check for air pressure, wear and tear of tires at times to ensure their durability.