I ordered LT265/70R17 E rated tires. Is E rated too much? Keep or cancel the order?

I have E rated tires. Truck rolls on them just fine.

 

keep the e rated... have had them on various trucks for the last 35 years and can't remember ever having a flat.

 

OP another great quality tire in C rated is the Nitto trailgrapplers...I am running a 285/70/17...don't know if the C rated is available in the size you want but they are worth looking into...Great tire!

 

They are a great tire. I’ve ran Trail Grapplers before. They got very noisy on the highway after 20,000 miles.

 

80 psi on E rated? I regularly have 800 pounds in the back of my Taco, and I never inflate over 30psi winter or summer no matter what load I carry.

I normally have about 800 pounds of gear in the back when I am off road. Boat, toolbox and all of my camping gear. Tires are 265 75 16.

With an 800 pound load, I still deflate to about 25psi off road, but down to 20psi if the conditions require.

I am retired and off road all the time with my 2016 TRD OR, so E rated it is. I am at this about 35 years now, meaning off road with 4x4's.

Any C tires I have used off road have all blown, usually sidewall punctures. I am on my 2nd set of BFG K02s on my Taco, and those tires are taking a beating and no blowouts. Last set had about 10K off road miles on them.

Downside is that the KO2s that are driven hard off road, tend to get really noisy and rough for city driving once you hit 40K miles on them.

As for city driving, they are fine for me and I am running Bilstein 5100s which are stiffer than stock. Still is ok. With that said, if you want a really soft smooth car like ride and don't go off road a lot, then a C rated tire is fine.

 

I don’t think E-Rated tires are too heavy for a small truck, in fact I’ve never had a blow out or a shredded sidewall running mine over rocks or going freeway speeds with them. Gas mileage is affected bit, but 16mpg isn’t bad for all the weight I have on my truck.

 

Yes, LT265/70R17 E with max 80psi.

I actually had a Gen2 TRD Off-Road Tacoma back in 2015-2016 and it had a 3” Toytec lift kit and LT285/65R18 Open Country RT’s with load E. Those specific tires have a max 80psi and I have no idea what psi I ran them at back then, but I guess everything always seemed fine. Same 3.5L V6 engine, so I’m assuming with the Falken Wildpeak AT3W tires I ordered that are 7 pounds lighter per tire compared to the RT’s and only lifting the front 1.1” and leaving the rear stock height that the power should be similar or a little better than the setup I ran on my old Gen2. It should be fine probably. I was debating between the 1.1” or 1.55” notch on the Bilstein 5100 but it seems my truck is exactly 1” lower in the front when I take measurements. It’s the Gen3 TRD Sport 4x4 Access Cab and there’s not much info online about Access Cabs.

 

Im sorry i meant to say I have a set of RidgeGrapplers not Trail....i have 25k on them and no issues what-so-ever. They wear very well and are a great hybrid of the mud and highway tire

 

I personally strongly dislike E rated tires. Too heavy, too jarring. If you drive over sharp rocks a LOT maybe, but otherwise there’s no reason. I’ve been on countless trails with C rated KO2s just fine.

 

No matter the rating F thru C they work the same with the correct pressure. Seems to me those with the reserves for higher ratings want their trucks to drive like a common car. Tires that come on new trucks are car like and won't last past 20k mi. due to the need to sell smooth riding trucks. Can you imagine your sports car with some soft tire expected to not feel every pot hole. Why do would you expect your truck to do that? More sidewall rating is a good thing. It's all about air pressure.

 

There’s a big difference in on-road ride comfort between E and C. It’s not like a C rated tire is weak either.

 

Same. Im on and off sites all day long and running P tires I would get 2-3 nails a year. I have never had to patch an E rated tire (5 sets so far).

 

In BC, most FSR and trails are full of sharp rocks. Driving over literally thousands per day is normal for my driving. I have blown 2 sets of C rated tires through the sidewall, including 2 of the garbage stock tires the 2016 TRD OR came with. Those 2 blown out on my first offroad trip with this Taco, both on the same day.

Been running E rated for about 12K off road miles now with no issues.

Same with my old 1986 F150 which I bought new. Blew the tires up on the first few trips, and then E rated tires after that for 10 years with no blowouts.

None of this is rock crawling either, just typical bad off roads in BC.

For sure if the roads are better you don’t need E rated tires. They are a lot harder riding than C.

I also have to take into acount I am remote solo 30+ trips per year, and so less breakdowns is better. I never see any other trucks on my trips, so no posse coming to the rescue.

 

Sounds to me like you’re conflating P (aka SL) and C ratings. C is higher rated than the stock P rating that comes with trucks.

I run C rated KO2s on sharp rocks in CO and UT trails with no issues so far. I do air down to 17-25 psi at all times though, depending on conditions. For me, they work great for what I need. Decent durability, good comfort, and lighter weight.

 

No, not confused. C rated tires are equivalent to a 6 ply tire. E equivalent to a 10 ply in strength.

My new snow tires, are Nokian Hakkapeliitta LT3 at 265 75 16 and they are D rated, so equivalent to an 8 ply tire.

A few weeks ago, I had SL rated snow tires on the truck, the Michelin X-ice snow. Really soft tires, drove like a car. I was lookimg for better ice performance on our streets in winter. Unfortunately, they were not good in snow, but the dealer offered a full refund within 30 days so I went with the heavier duty Nokian Hakkapeliitta LT3. So far so good with them. Driving on deep snow and ice daily for a couple of weeks with them. For sure a much firmer ride but that is something I am accustomed to.

In spring, back to the KO2s.

To each their own. For me, it is all about trying to avoid breakdowns. So many remote trips off road and no one around to help, so the E rated offer a better insurance plan. In spring, I am back to carrying 2 spares on every trip.

 

You said the stock tires were C rated. They are not. They are SL. The fact they blew has no bearing on C rated tires.

 

If you have to ask, you don’t need them.

 

You are correct, I checked the specs on the Goodyear Kevlar tires it came with originally and they are SL.

For my old 86 Ford, I blew the stock tires, then swapped out the stock tires for some Toyo that were C rated. One blew on a bad shale road, and 2 others developed huge sidewall bulges that trip. I was fortunate to get out of that area. Since then I have ran only E rated tires, other than the first month I owned this Taco.

I get many wanting to find a tire that is rugged and is also light weight. For the roads I travel and from past experiences, I will no longer drive less than E rated. I personally am just not willing to keep taking the risks.

Also why I swapped over to the Hakkapellita LT3 winter tire, so I can keep off roading through winter. Ice fishing here we come.

Hey, a ton of guys here on tacomaworld drive E rated and state they will never go off road. At least they look the part.