Soo...who "offroads" with P-rated tires?

Alright,taking my truck back to more stockish,and most likely going 265-75-16s. Really looking at P-rated,due to the huge weight savings. Truth be told,my truck is 95% pavement princess. Only time it really sees any off-road is pre deer season. I used to run all over the Eglin reservation in my old 86 Toyota,and went all over the Badlands (Attica) in my stock XJ. Never had any tire issues. Now,I'm aware of C-rated,but the choices are pretty slim. What say you?

 

I do but it’s mostly forest roads and light stuff. Nothing major since I don’t wanna break anything. I mostly like to explore and find more remote places to see.

 

Probably not a big issue if you stay away from rocks. I live in AZ so I run E's exclusively.

 

It’s p metric.

 

Ran c rated duratracs for 80,000 miles. No ragrets!

Sounds like you would be fine with p rated since off roading is minimal.

 

Not even a single letter?....... Couldn't resist...

 

I don't want to hijack the thread, but why do you want a lighter load range for offroading? Wouldn't you want a higher one to reduce chances of your tire popping?

Edit: I'm realizing P is for passenger tires, aka not meant for off-roading, not P for super duper awesome load rating lol.

 

P-rated is lighter with more flexible side walls. More compliant ride. Faster acceleration. Better mpg. P-FTW

 

I'd be careful, P-Tires are thin for weight savings and comfort. C rated might be a better bet if you make frequent trips on fire roads.

 

I dunno, my Wildpeaks are P rated and haven't failed me yet.

 

If you're ok with avoiding EVERY rock flake you see when you go down the road, go P.
If you feel good about your sidewalls after smashing into potholes, go P.

If you're busy NOT worrying about these things while bumping down that road pre-season and want some peace of mind about changing a tire in the middle of nowhere then throw some fucking meats on that thing.

FYI I run a 10-ply 245 75R16 and average 18-mpg.

 

I off road with P265/75R16 Firestone Destination A/T. When I go to Badlands in Attica i air down and hit the SUV trails.
No problems seems to crawl and grip just fine.

 

P rated. Tear so bad that a half dozen plugs and cement wouldn't hold. Sidewalls got weird slices like a sharp razor would make. Very slow leak unless i parked with the slice at 6 O' clock. Multiple trips to shwab for warranty. Luxurious ride on the street at 29lbs, worthless off-road, alot of dirty pants and knees, pains in butt. Time going for warranty work was wasted. Went E never looked back. P-rated? Good for prius.

 

Haha I was seeing how long it would take someone to pickup on that!

 

I ran a stick through the sidewall of the stock tires on my '85 years ago. For offroading I prefer a C rating, but, like you said, those are not common. I run E rated tires and my gas mileage is significantly better than most here. Driving habits are more important.

 

Thanks for the replies gang. Idk, my intuition just tells me to go LT,because of the "what if" situation. My OCD side says the huge weight difference is hurting my trucks performance. For the record,currently running Dick Cepek Extreme Country in 255-85-16.

 

There’s a few D range tires in 255-85-16 if you want to keep the size but not the full weight of an E range tire. Not going to be a big difference in weight though.

 

I went to E rated toyo open country at2s 255.80.17 at 50 lbs per, 8lbs lighter than the cooper maxx. Not a huge weight gain from p rateds, but mpg /power loss yes. Less than thought.

 

See,my DC's are only 50#. Idk how they got them that light,but that's what the website states. Now damn near every 265-75-16 in LT weighs as much or more.

 

It's a truck though, are you never going to put anything in the back? If you don't do any of the things people do with a truck, like put big heavy things in the back or off road or tow things, then why do you even have a truck? I have LT 10 ply tires that came with the truck 245/75/16 and they ride very nice on the street and aren't too heavy. I'd suggest LT tires if you don't get Off road tires.

If you're worried about gas mileage then let off on the accelerator and don't do 85 on the highway. In terms of performance, if you want more HP, go get the URD long tube headers, they're 20hp through most of the RPM range. Don't hinder what you can do with the truck but putting on lacking tires.