Need some tie-ahs.

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It's time to replace the tires on my 1/2 ton '57. The truck has stock suspension including hydraulic shocks. It currently rides well on a 225/75R16 Cooper Discoverer that was made when Clinton took office. The current tire has a mud & snow tread as I bought them long before I restored the truck. I'd like to get a tire with a tread that resembles a vintage tire but the only options I'm finding that resemble old tread are ten ply commercial tires and high price reproductions which may not last very well. So...

Has anyone run a commercial 10 ply on a relatively stock suspension truck? If so, how badly did ride quality suffer?

Anyone using a lower load capacity tire that has lasted and doesn't look extremely obvious as a "wrong" tread design?

Thanks.