20 inch tires for 2021 CM

Read this sub-thread but unable to come to a conclusion, or some threads are older, not sure if the suggestions are relevant or newer/better suggestions are out there.

I swapped out my 2021 OEM 20 inch tires around 20k miles for a set of Pirelli Scorpion, because Mrs. complained about the road noise, and those Scorpions are nice, rides very well and road noise is way down (I can actually hear more engine sound than road noise) but all good things come to an end, about 25K miles afterwards, I walked out of my PT one day and decided to do a pre-trip (had a complete mind-blowing forgot to close my tail gate for some reason) and noticed that a huge chunk of the driver rear tire was gone, I can't recall what I hit nor when, but it was down to the wires so I drove home slower/locally than using the highway and rolled out my OEM tires that I never got around to sell, had DT install those for now.
Road noise was annoying to say the least, and kids are complaining they can't hear music/stories/pod casts while in daddy's car, plus, I see an excessive amount of tire rubber mark on the side of the truck (being a white truck has its downside, all dirt shows like crazy)...
So the question now is, would you be able to recommend a set of tires that is not goona break the bank, is 20 inch (truck is stock, no lift<yet>) (I wanted to downsize to 18 but have yet to find a good set of used wheel that also doesn't break the bank), rides good (mostly on road/highway/a little of beach/gravel usage) and keeps the road noise down. Not against AT tires but hoping for E rated as the truck is heavy.
I am hopping to maybe catch some discount towards end of the year, maybe Black Friday or year end sales if any.
Thanks again for your suggestions, and here's the broken Scorpion just for giggles, actually, it was very frightening for me to see that....

 

Michelin Defender LTX MS2.

You have heard it 47,000 times before and may roll your eyes for hearing it again - but yes, they really are that good.

They offer an XL rated 275/55r20.

 

Well, actually, heard it about 50,000 times now that you mentioned it....
All jokes aside, I like those, but do you think their XL rate are OK for our trucks? I mean, the websites (DT and TR) and a couple of Google searches would say those are sufficient, but are they?
I know Michelin are softer compound which is great when you want a quieter ride, but they wear faster, too....

 

For street tires that are M/S rated, ditto on the defenders.

If you want an AT tire, any of the major brands offer nice choices. Wildpeak, BFG, Cooper, Toyo, Nokian and others.

Just go to tirerack or discount tire websites and you can easily browse the available choices and pricing.

 

No, the defenders are some of the longest lasting tires our there. Check the mileage warranty.

 

Load capacity for a 275/55r20 XL is 2833lbs, so a total of 11,332lbs across all 4 corners which is WAY beyond a Tundra's GVWR and either GAWR.

Yes, E rated tires are much stronger if you want the best available flat protection. I am personally not interested in all of the drawbacks from going to a 10 ply tire just for flat protection and I tow on gravel and drive on construction sites all day.

 

So, I put the old tires back on for a bit, wanting to run it until I can switch it out.
Alas, got a big ass bolt in there that was too close to the inside of the tire, so I was forced to look for new tires.

DT offered Falken WildPeak A/T4W.... got it installed yesterday.
However, while having some time to read the invoice and actually seeing the tires, DT sold me the D range tire
I originally thought it was XL range....

Called DT and they said if I want, they can order the XL range and swap it out for free under 30 days of original purchase. Just pay the price difference, which is $8 per tire, and possibly the difference of the certificate (yea, this is Houston, so wife insisted on getting it) However, they also told me that D range is 10-ply and would last a bit longer, while XL range is 8-ply and softer (so quieter ride) and due to the nature of our truck being heavy, it might wear out faster.

So, I have until 1/15/25 to decide if I want to ask DT to swap out the D range to XL range.
What say y'all? It's kinda either you take a softer ride, or last longer, but not both....

 

I'm gonna make it easy and tell you what you want me to tell you: YES. Swap them out. And finally be done. Call it "my Christmas present to me."

Then you can get on with life >>>>

 

Hahaha.....
I am kinda on the fence about it.
Originally was wanting the XL range, but just did some math the D range is lower on weight limit but still total over 10k, while XL range is about close to 12k....
I wonder if the XL has any significant advantage over the D range, thus, the hassle of truck downtime and getting to-and-back from DT.....

 

You're so far over the vehicle and axle weight ratings of the Tundra with either tire it doesn't really matter unless you're egregiously overloading it. The D rated tire will have more tread depth new and a stronger tread belt (better flat protection) than the XL. Unless you need either of those you'll likely be happier living with the XL long term. Unless driving around now that you have the D range mounted you're happy with the ride, but I can't do LT tires on a half ton anymore given how rough I think they ride.

 

Right, they are rough-er but that also might be because DT aired them up to 40 psi cold, by the time I went to Costco to get gas and pick up something from a friend and got home, it was reading 45 psi.
Had it air-down to 40 and this morning cold start was 36. Ride-level and noise def way down than stock.....