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I don't know why you aren't looking at the Cooper Discoverer S/Ts. They are an All Terrain, yet a far better M&S tire than a BFG A/T. They wear long, haul a load well, are about the best priced, and are nearly 34" tall. I am totally happy with mine. They ride smooth, too. I haven't even balanced mine.

In a 10" wheel, steel vs alloy is about 10#. If your truck's suspension and drivetrain feels that in any noticeable way you don't have much of a truck. Steel wheels have used on everything that rolls and they do it just fine. I had the factory steel wheels on my '92 K3500 for 335,000 miles with 285/75s or 255/85s the whole time, hauling weight the whole time, and it was just needing it's first ball-joint replacement on an all original front end. You have heavy old steel wheel, heavier bigger tires, diesel engine weight, payload weight, and a wimpy no good front end, yet never a front end wear issue.