I'm down to 3 tires for the truck. I want off road performance (idc about looks), yet I also have the mpg goal in mind. 235/86/16 is around 31.6-31.9 inches tall depending on brand etc which will gear me up a tiny bit. I also have a ~31 inch tire in mind but it does not look too areo friendly.
My friend swears by these tires, most expensive, but probably the best of both worlds i'm suspecting:
New LT235 85R16 10 BF Goodrich Mud Terrain T A KM2 Tire 120 116 Q Set of 4 | eBay
These are the cheapest, and I'd think they do pretty well yet. My dad's truck has tires on it that are very similar.
4 New Lt 235 85 16 Ironman Electra PM66 M T Mud 10 Ply Tires | eBay
And finally the old superswamper style tire from like 40 years ago. Bias ply tire kind of sucks, and load range c (lower max psi), but should be lighter I'd suspect, but the areo drag probably is pretty killer. Rolling resistance I'm not sure on. People comment the tire is a very hard rubber and the center ribs are nearly solid. I have read comments saying these tires last forever, one person mentioned over 160k miles on their set across 34 years.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-New-Tires-...3b3246&vxp=mtr
Anyone have any experience with any of the tires above? I'm sure they all perform well off road, so my request is more experience with mpg and such.