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Not to mention in all of this that any pickup/SUV has no business running at or above 70-mph given their incredible propensity for rollover. The single reason to own one is to load it up and/or tow a fairly heavy to very heavy trailer . . where a reasonable maximum travel speed is 65-mph on an uncrowded US [designated] Highway (with the occasional state highway).
Buying one for the dogs is kinduva clue.
mccrews held the nail, and Frank Lee the hammer. I concur in all of the above. And will add that as to actual average road mph that:
the placement and time discipline around stops for rest, food & fuel is where the money is when contemplating the time & distance equation. Road speed is just a line item entry. Keeping some records will show any driver that a balance of what one can do to "control" the days travel is all encompassing. Only children prattle on about running 80 (gotta get there to clasp that TV remote and read the Jesusphone texts soon, soon, soon). Trip planning is about cost control. Acceleration events, and deceleration events, need to have a purpose and traffic density is not one of them!
Running anywhere within 2-mph of the highway upper speed limit is a guarantee of being trapped in the packs of morons out there who do not maintain safe distances from one another. That, alone, should show the un-wisdom of such a decision.
Still, and all, the OP should research tires. I would stay with stock sizing but look for longest life and best road-holding in the wet. This is crucial for a pickup. TIRE RACK has plenty to read up on. The MICHELIN LTX M/S is probably the best comparison model to start with.
Brake drag, alignment and steering wander are also crucial. Assume nothing is correct. GARLAND SAFETY LANE is for many years the best alignment shop in the Dallas area. Start there.
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