Tires and wheels...2004 Suburban

[WILMASBOYL78]

I'm looking for some suggestions on wheels and tires for our 2004 Suburban. The current tires are Goodyear Wrangler AT/S 265/70-R17...they are on the factory alloy wheels. The spare is a 265/70-R16 ? mounted on a plain steel wheel.

I use the truck as a daily driver, for towing and as a 'woods vehicle'..our Adirondack camp is accessed by 9 miles of rough 4wd road. I have always been concerned about the impact on the current wheels and tires.

So, since I will need to get new tires before winter the thought was to get tires that had a stronger sidewall...and to ditch the fancy mags in favor of 4 plain steel wheels like the spare.

I would appreciate thoughts and suggestions on this subject.

Thanks, Tom