I'm in the market for some new tires for my girlfriend's 99 Suburban. It's used to tow a horse trailer, mostly on the road but with the occasional drive onto the sand at the beach (sand that's deep and soft enough that 2 wheel drive vehicles can get stuck fairly easily). The vehicle is a 4x4. We went to Costco today and looked at some tires, among them some BFGoodrich "Commercial" all seasons. These are a pretty good deal at ~$150 each (installed, balanced, etc).
I'm not really knowledgeable about tires, especially truck tires. Is there any reason to step up to more expensive ~$200 tires? Are some of the tires with different tread patterns going to be less likely to get stuck when driving on sand? Should we just go with the BFGs?
For reference, the BFGs we were looking at are these.
Some of the other tires available are these, for example.
I'm not really knowledgeable about tires, especially truck tires. Is there any reason to step up to more expensive ~$200 tires? Are some of the tires with different tread patterns going to be less likely to get stuck when driving on sand? Should we just go with the BFGs?
For reference, the BFGs we were looking at are these.
Some of the other tires available are these, for example.