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

No flats on the E-rated compared to the C's. Yes my trucks drive a little harsher but there is no need to worry about tire failure.

 

Forget tires, this kind of off-roading will kill your 3.5 lol

 

Ok, I gotta ask. Why?

There are a bunch of Tacos on the true rock crawler thread that do something like that. Me, I don’t get it. Spend a bunch on a new truck, then spend another $20K or more on upgrades so you can crawl into a rock pile.

I guess I am old school to a fault. Give me a remote 4x4 trail with no others around, and some good fishing, hunting or hiking as the destination. Plus, no one else around to spoil the solitude of nature.

if there is not a destination, not for me. But hey, you enjoy them rocks!

Now I really don’t have to ask why, but it makes a good lead in and helps raise the hackles.

Yup, we all have different hobbies and that of course is the obvious answer.

Some guys build a truck suitable for the worst off road, then park it at the mall. I see a lot of that around here in Kelowna. I have talked to quite a few in the parking lot, and surprised by how many don’t go off road. I just scratch my head. Me, if I was not spending all of my free time offroad, then I would just own a small gas miser car and no truck.

Interestingly, my brother who has lived in Williams Lake for 50 years now, told me recently there are no lifted trucks up there like here in Kelowna.

That area is all cattle ranches, logging, mining and the majority just driving stock trucks, with just better tires mounted.

 

Not rock crawling...

 

I went from the P265/70R16 to Grabber LT245/75R16. The tire diameters are within 0.1 inch so there's no odo calibration needed. The LTs are about 5 lbs heavier and the mpg dropped about 1. I run them at 35 lbs. So far I've been very happy with the change over. Previous P/SL tires have gotten a couple of slow leaks that were fixed. This summer I did a 11,000 mi trip to Canada and Alaska and ended up doing about 1,700 miles on dirt/chip roads with no problems and no uneven wear. Made it all the way to the Arctic Ocean. I like how the original tread depth is 16/32 instead of 12-14/32 for P/SLs. I drive on snow for about 4-5 months so the extra tread will probably give me an extra winter vs the P/SLs. The ride is just fine at 35 lbs and so far the wear has been quite even. I rotate them every 5k mi. I do use my Taco as a truck and it sees a lot of dirt here in CO, WY and UT. If it was a pavement princess then the P/SLs would probably be OK.

 

So another thought for the 'C' rated tire. My friend that does the most off roading of my group. He's off road a total of two months out of the year in all kinds of off road environments in the West(CA,/AZ/UT/CO). He swears by the 'C' for different reasons. When he had the heavier/more sidewall ply's 'LT' tire he would replace a tire one to three times a year, usually because of the low pressure he had to run at. The tire would blow out from pinching down from compression. When he went 'C' rated he can keep the pressure higher and since he's never had a pinch flat. The other benefits are the ride is much softer overall. Anyway, just another angle on the more v. less ply debate.

 

I'm sure the OP did not intend to have a tire that folds over rocks. Longevity, durability and drive ability is the goal.

 

SL=car ride

E=truck ride i prefer truck ride.........

 

We all know C is stock and normal but just doesn't cut it. To me, E is to much and D barely is enough.
So we really need a Double D rating to be perfect.

 

But on a serious note, I’ve run E rated tires even on Samurai’s and they are just fine. And idk if it’s real, but seems to hold a bead better when aired down.

 

SL = 4 ply which is stock on most smaller trucks.. not 6 Ply.. C= 6 ply...D= 8 ply... E= 10 ply

 

Interestingly enough my (C Load) Duratracs are an LT tire.

 

LT designation starts at C.

 

E have not failed me in 35 years, of 4 different 4x4's and over 500 trips. So on they stay.

As said, to each their own. I don't profess to be an expert, but experience has taught me they keep my tires full of air.

 

The only noticeable change for me going to E load tires was my gas mileage. It dropped about 2-3 MPG.
I haven’t noticed any negative affect to ride quality and power.

 

So, what your saying is, I like 9 ply = DD ?

 

They also don't drive Tacomas. they have 1 ton diesels. Come off the dealer lot probably already with tire upgrades and off to have the headache rack and tidy tank installed. they may get a year to year and half from a set of tires even with swapping out for winter tires. drill contractors will run their trucks with whatever mismatched sets of tires they have around the shop because the trucks are driven by yahoo drill helpers (nothing goes like someone elses).

I work with many loggers and miners in that area, but I drive a Tacoma. Hence the suspension upgrade (prefer not to call it a lift) to carry the additional weight I need.

235/85/16 E rated Duratracs for me. I have tried C rated, two trips to the bush, two pungy sticks through the sidewalls and on the second trip to the tire shop on a spare, they were swapped out for E rated.

In breakup, when they are commuting the last kilometre to the drill with a D7, I drive in with the Tacoma and a load of drill muds for them. My truck likely weighs less than the front end of their diesel 1 tons.