E Rated Tires for Durability / Reliability

SL is "Standard Load" so I think its the lightest GVWR of the LT Tire classifications.

 

Cooper ST maxx for the win! not only great for puncture resistance, but they are awesome in the snow/mud/rain/dry/etc.

 

What does your setup for two spares look like? I'm curious because I'll need to move to this soon and am considering what will leave me the most bed space.

 

why the hell do people keep calling these trucks 1/4 ton. They can carry more payload than half tons of years past.

 

I bought Es because of construction hazards.

 

I bought E's because I can

 

My BFG's are D and I don't have any complaints except the nail at 1000 miles.

 

Ha thats a good answer.

If I didn't have the 4 cylinder or really care about fuel I would get the E no doubt, I could care less about the ride.

 

mine don't ride any different than stock p-rated badyears.

 

I don't think I ever had a rebalance issue on my heavier tires. I had both C rated and E rated on my LT Ranger and felt the E rated tires handled better and felt more planted while turning, but they were quicker to break traction and didn't offer as much warning when getting ready to let go. On dirt you're steering with the rear wheels so that's not as much of a problem, but on paved roads it could bite you it you didn't know what to look for.

 

My experience was the E rated tires got noisier and rougher after 10k to 15k miles and then upwards of 30k it was even worse

They always started off pretty nice

 

I am still working group on my set up with my 2016 dcsb. I have always had 6 foot bed Toyotas in the past so bed space was no issue and I just had it mounted to the bed rail. I will eventually add a bed rack on the 2016 and mount my second spare up there.

 

Ask that @4bangeron35s guy if the 4cly can't handle heavy tires.

Could also ask @BabyTaco he's got huge tires on a 4cly

If you're worried about power loss because of a little extra tire weight, you should've bought a v6

 

Idk where you're located but in the desert it's a good things. Between people burning pallets and leaving behind nails to the sharp rocks that pepper the landscape of the Southwest, anything that keeps 4 tires intact when it's 100+ is a good thing.

 

I would go lighter for the simple reason of having a nice squishy tire when Offroad. My sidewall on the MTR barely has any flex to it above 10psi. The flex at psi lower than 10 is negligible. Its better with the front bumper but at stock you probably couldn't tell I was aired down.

It is also situational. Are you in areas where sidewall puncture is likely? I am not and therefore do not need that added protection. Is there a chance I can puncture the sidewall? Yep but it doesn't worry me. Chances are I am doing something stupid to get to that point.

 

Thats actually @michaelrussell

I screwed up lol

 

I am looking at Cooper Discoverer STs in 265/75/16 load C to replace the BFGs I have now. I found them on several tire websites but the Cooper site does not list a load C in that size. I hope I can still find them in a couple of months. If not I will probably get the Duratracs.

 

I had c rated toyo at2 i tore a slice, hole or gouge whatever you want to call it in the sidewall and the funny thing was i could not find what did it. Was in a turn out parking area in the mountians so was not ina bad spot at all.

Since then i went to bfg ko2 and although a heavy tire i have put them through shit and put over 30,000 miles and they are not even half done.
I feel for the piece of mind and the bulletproof feel, i will sacrifice the weight.

 

I like my E rated BFGs. The extra insurance of thickness is nice and they don't ride bad nor have I lost any MPGs because of them. If you only hit an occasional fire road or dirt path then Cs will be fine for you. But I wouldn't trust them for much more due to sidewall strength. Tread thickness of a C tire is more than up to the task though. Your mileage may vary and I'm sure any of the tires from that selection barring maybe the DuraTracs will live a pretty long life under most circumstances. Good luck on the decision, try and find a friend with E rated tires and see what you think about them.

BTW: I have a 4cyl with 265/75/16 BFG KO2s

 

I sure read a lot of bad things about duratracs. However I have not experienced the sidewall issues that so many talk about. And although I am just a keyboard jockey on this site, I work for a living as a field biologist in Nevada and play even harder when im off work. I have had zero issues. The last set of tires that had a sidewall failure for me were some cheap Dunlops like 20 years ago.