Pizza Cutter Tires-Any Regrets?

[Thinkingman]

I'm considering a wheel and tire package for my F150 going -1...255/80/17 to replace the 275/70/18s that are on it now.
Both are 33", both are LT Load Range E.
The 17s would be a fair amount narrower, which is what I want for snow and ice.
The new wheels would have less positive offset, which would result in about the same track width.

Anybody do it and regret it later?

 

[Steve300xcw]

I'll take more sidewall whenever I can on a pickup.

I kept going wider and wider on the toyota. This last time around went with a 35x10.5r15. Very happy with the size. Only reason I'll change is if I cant source tires of that size anymore.

They do seem a lot less grabby when hitting slush or standing water on the road.

 

[jolemons]

Following. "Tall skinnies" have a cult following in the Tacoma world. I've seen lion hunters go places I'd swear only a tracked machine could go.

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[Steve300xcw]

Following. "Tall skinnies" have a cult following in the Tacoma world. I've seen lion hunters go places I'd swear only a tracked machine could go.

Get into the smaller lighter rigs, and sxs tires work rather well. Lot more options for a tall skinny tire too

 

[Gseith]

I love my tall skinny tires on my Silverado. I feel like I can get through deeper snow easier than when I had wider tires. I actually have clearance for chains on all four tires now.

 

[ArrowForester]

I say go for it. I am a fan of tall and skinny.
Skinny allows more clearance in the wheel well for taller. And cutting through the snow, and mud, works well if there is a solid bottom that taller tires can reach.
For years I had a Suburban with 33x9.5x17s. That rig was near unstoppable as long as I could find a solid bottom within 16”. It could handle a lot of logging “roads” that my coworkers got stranded on.
I may try and get my current truck back on pizza cutters when I need new tires.

 

[willfrye027]

I went with 255/75/17 on my 2nd gen tacoma. Gave me the tallest tire that would fit stock suspension. At the same time I did rear air lockers and went with a mud terrain tread so not exactly apples to apples compared with the previous all terrain tires. Plus I am usually aired down when tackling nasty stuff..the extra height/ground clearance is also helpful in those situations. The truck is much more capable than my driving and will take me places I should not be driving.

IMO I think the diameter thing is getting way into the weeds of things that matter in a tire. If the skinny tire makes the most sense for your rig then go for it, I do not regret it but in my case it was for more ground clearance and fitting the tire in the existing wheel well.