265/75r17 vs 255/80r17

Let me qualify this - by "serious" I mean about a 2000 klicks - enough to know that they can survive the experience and that I have confidence in them to go anywhere I'd typically want to take the truck. I suppose true "serious" means 50k from now. So stay tuned.

 

I'm of the opinion that E rated tires are more of a feel good measure. I once worked at a place that ran trucks offroad all the time, and ran E rated Maxxis MT-753 on everything. I tossed plenty of those tires because of sidewall gashes.

I'm sure E's are more resistant to sidewall damage than lighter tires, but I'm not convinced its enough to make a big difference to the average weekender. It would be interesting to see some side by side comparisons. Picking a good line and watching for sharp things in the road seems like a better solution to me than running around all the time with tires that are 20 lbs heavier for the 2% case of actually being offroad.

 

It’s a great point. I wish there were more apples to apples reviews/comparisons.

What I find odd is that there isn’t a ton of Info that I can find on the 255/75 p rated sizes, especially since that’s a stock keep size. You would think more people are wheeling their jeeps and would have some real world data. Weird.

 

So im thinking of going 255/75 Cooper 4Ss for my next tire. Have a Eibach 2.0 lift, no hard wheeling, camp roads etc. looking to not destroy my MPGs, especially with todays gas prices. How are they holding up, highway and trail? Thanks!