E-rated tires on a pro

anyone running e rated tires on a Pro
Looking at the options above stock and 95% of them are e rated
I've run e rated on jeeps in the past and it kills the ride quality(full size trucks is a different story)
The Pro rides so awesome just wondering what anyone's experience is with this
Does it kill the ride?
Does the suspension eat up the harshness
Thanks

 

I hear you. E rated are hard tires. I I get it if hard off roading especially in rocks but man c rating is much softer ride

 

Overkill. Stick with a 265/70/17 or 265/75/16. The larger size will give you very little additional lift, almost no real functional improvement, will stiffen/harshen the ride, take your fuel economy down 3 or 4 mpg avg (285s) and will make the truck shift even worse than it does stock.

 

Yea searching I get to that point
I'm a former jeep guy used to running 40, and 42's so I can't help myself but look bigger
But I don't want to regear
And got the pro so I don't mess with the suspension

 

Smitty is right. Now if you just want the look or more aggressive tire and not changing suspension to handle bigger tires than just get more aggressive tire but look at weight and keep same size and keep c range. If you are raising it 3 inches and new suspension and then go bigger it sounds to me like on these trucks you need to regear to 4.88.

 

You guys are right...
But so many limited options in c rated

 

does cooper st maxx come in c rated

 

I run E rated ST Maxx 33s on my 2nd Gen.

But I've got gears. And a 4.0L

 

I have a 17 ORDC 265-70-17. I have oem kings front and rear. But I need it to raise the front end with bumper winch and steel skids all over plus steel sliders. I'm down to 2 inch drop with all the weight. Putting kings to 2 3/4 will give me 1 inch lift over factory. I think from bottom of driver fender flare to center of wheel cap it's 19 1/2 or 3/4. If I do 285 will I:
Need to regear?
CMC?
I have the nittro grapplers on there now.
Do they make 275 ?

 

If you are looking at 285 width, look into Nitto Terra Grappler and Bridgestone REVO II. They both make a P rated tire in that size. I haven't found much else in a 285 that isn't LT. For anything more aggressive looking, your stuck with LT which means D or E rating in 285 and up.

 

e rated tires ride like a medieval wagon. not really necessary with a 1/4 ton

 

So if I am going to get 255/85/16 then it is going to ride significantly harsher than the stock tires?

 

You can play with tire pressure to a point
But yes

 

If its an "E" rated tire you will.
Guys, it all depends on what you are going to do with your truck. Here's an example: You drive 15K/yr. That's 1250 miles a month. To go off road even TEN PERCENT of the time then you would have to go off road 125 miles... a month! Not many do that! And even if you do that is just ten percent off road, 90% on road! Do you need a crap ride 90% of the time just for that ten percent? Do you need to suffer in the mpg department 90% of the time?
Now, if you go off road rock crawling in shale all the time then yeah, I would get "E" rated because of sidewall thickness. Any other application would be "P" rated or at worst a "C" rated tire. Sure, some of you are going to say the old adage "It's better to have it and not need it..." but in this case an "E" rated tire is very seldom, if ever, needed. As a matter of fact you could have a flat and almost buy a new tire every year ($150 saved) for the hit you will take at the pump of P versus E. And lastly, when was the last time any of you had a flat driving down the road? I know it looks cool but, sometimes, practicality has to come into play.

 

Please keep your practical, well-reasoned comments to yourself. I'm trying to justify bigger tires bro!

 

There are several reasons to go to a D rated tire. One be driving on gravel, I live on 1.5 miles of gravel P rated tires last less than 15k to 17k and D rated tires last about 55k to 57k. Also they give more stability when towing. Granted they do hurt mpg but replacing tires that often is expensive not to mention fixing multiple flats due to gravel on P red tires. Yes and before everybody starts saying not everybody lives on gravel, I use my truck like a truck I tow, drive in agricultural area and enjoy outdoor activities in some off pavement areas.

 

I've seen some great trucks on here running the toyos, worth checking out

 

God damn. Well said. If I want 285 non e rated am I still looking at regearing? And lower gas milage?

 

I know right? It sucks being an engineer sometimes. Have to be all practical and shit.
It depends on your driving habits. Flats? Mountains? City? Interstate? If you do mostly highway. your gas mileage won't take too much of a hit. Maybe 1 mpg. City driving could be 2-3 mpg. Gearing is all up to you. Are you satisfied with your truck's drivability? I would think that going to a 285 would be the limit for using stock gearing. Any bigger would almost require it. If you are going to go there, I would get the tires and plan for a re gear. Drive it for awhile and see. Might be good enough for you, might not be. Everyone is different.

 

I do mostly highway. But do little rock crawling and mudding. I think I'm not going to do a lot of rock crawling more mud. I do not want to regear if I don't have to.