P vs LT rated tires?

So , following your logic , every person that bought a Tacoma but hasn't changed to an LT rated tire should have bought a Camry instead

 

Is there logic here? Arguing about trivial BS on the internet? Why so serious?

 

I win

 

It's in the title.
P= pasenger CAR tires.
LT= light TRUCK tires
A no tow 5 lug street queen, yeah P rated tires will be ok. Off roading and towing, truck duties, I would be more comfortable with a tire desighed to do these tasks from the get go.
My little 2 cents.

 

The Tacoma is capable of hauling and towing it's legal limits with the P rated tires they come with

I can understand the offroad comments for a stronger sidewall though

 

I hated P rated on our Sequoia. Put the same tires on my Taco and good-to-go. The heavier automobile felt sloppy and sluggish with Ps. I had a bad attitude towards Ps also before this. Also, the pics of Colinb17 wheelin' the hell outta his P rated TerraGraps helped

 

You do realize the stock tires that come on Tacomas are P-rated tires that are capable of towing MORE than the what these little V6 trucks can handle?

I live on a lake and I'm running P-rated tires. I'm running Michelin LTX AT2s I tow 5,000 lbs of gear, fuel, and a 21" Wellcraft boat. They also weekly handle the harsh limestone, granite, lake rocks, and soft sand bar from the lake and guess what... They've never popped or left me stuck.

P-Rated tires get me through this almost every weekend.

 

I wrestled with this choice when I bought my tires. I went with P-rated about 3 years ago. I no longer do serious trails like the Rubicon.

Seems to me that P-rated tires would have a softer compound, therefore grippy-er (which is nice for all types of driving).

Thinner sidewalls, of course, which would lessen the allowable load, but improve the flex and ride and MPG. I don't pull trailers or haul heavy loads, so the only significant drawback is the increased possibility of puncturing a sidewall while offroading. (I ALWAYS CARRY A GOOD SPARE). I pick my lines very carefully to avoid this, and have full coverage from Americas Tire.

Just my 2 cents.

 

Those Michelin tires are a far cry from the crap Dunlop tires that came on my truck. I junked those quick. If my truck came with LTX's I certainly would have kept them. Nice wheeling area.

P.S. The wallet is great. Thanks

 

^Thanks yeah I'm truly blessed to be here I don't take anything for granted in life. Yeah glad you like it I still have mine as well its broken in quite nicely.

 

My P-rated Toyo AT2 rolled right over this thatching rake and didn't puncture. Lucky I guess?

 

I see now. So P-rated tires are fine as long as they're Michelins. That makes perfect sense

 

Hmmm. Didn't come across right. As usual.
Obviously, not all tires are created equal. The P rated tires that came with my '12 Sport, sucked. Being an off reader, I like going places I probably shouldn't, with no locker. Running over things is inevitable. Having a stronger side wall and stronger tire in general, is somewhat of a good thing in my eyes. I also carry about 400 lbs of tools in the bed. I have noticeable less side wall flex going through corners. My truck has to run like this for my job. So for me, yes , LT tires work way better on my truck then P rated tires.

 

My Tacoma currently has Toyo LT tires on it that came off an F350. 85 psi max pressure. One tire has the load rating to carry the whole truck.

 

I know what you meant, I was just being a wise-ass.

 

That's what we like to see!

 

I wish there were more load range C tires available but the majority of LT tires seem to be load range E, which is a bit overkill depending on what your doing with your truck. I have 2 sets of load range E LT's one for winter and one all terrain. Yes it rides rougher, yes it's overkill, but after a couple flats on the stock tires from driving on a gravel road and a rock puncturing the tire beyond repair the peace of mind is worth it.

 

I'm still way curious about this topic. I have only run P tires on my trucks and the only big failure I had was a bolt that punctured my Mich AT2 running down the highway in a big thunderstorm in Dallas on my 1st Gen Tundra. Now I have the Tacoma with the stock Rugged Trails and I'm contemplating my next tire. P or LT...that is the question. I really hate flats. I hate things sticking through sidewalls.

 

I run P rated in the winter since my km2's have no siping and suck on snow and ice. Very little snow this year so I've been doing a lot more winter wheeling than usual and I hate the lack of confidence when I get into a stretch of sharp rocks. I say LT all the way if you get offroad in rocks even occasionally. Plus, I don't feel safe airing down a P rated tire to 12 psi like I do with my LT's. It sucks when I leave Tahoe for the weekend and want to go scrap around on some trails in the foothills on the way home but I have these weak P's on my truck. I'm going to start running a siped LT in the winter and stick to the km2's in the summer. It really comes down to what you use your truck for. In a perfect world I would have both mounted on their own rims and switch them out as needed, but I'm too lazy for that. And yes I know I could sipe my km2's, but they would be spitting out torn off chunks on every sharp rock. P's if you don't really wheel, LT if you do.

 

What load rating on the LT's? I spend most of my time in my truck driving the 60 mile round trip to/from work. I don't want to kill the ride, but I want the puncture resistance of the LT's.