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

I've offroaded with P rated stock highway terrain tires and haven't had any issues. but its just been a few fire roads

 

This was as daring as I felt comfortable with on P-Tires as sharp things tend to shorten their lives.... also a 5k lb vehicle....


However, at the same spot on E rated tires.... little less worry haha


P rated did fine for driving the road to the spot but I worried about them when going over anything other than fine gravel as one sharp rock could take them out easy.

 

Dude WTF? Why do I even have a truck? Because I haul my dirtbike to riding areas? I tow my ski boat to the lake? I haul whitetail out of the woods? Are those enough reasons for you?

 

Thats what hes saying. If you do truck stuff you should have truck tires. And you do truck stuff, so get some truck tires. I enjoy my C range Duratracs. Not as heavy as an E rated tire but nowhere near as thin as a P rates.

 

90% of my miles are paved road.

I run E-Load Cooper ST Maxx. I never, ever worry about my tires. And they have battles scars on them (as do my rims!). Small sidewalls slices, chunks came off of tread lugs from rubbing in the wheel well. Two trips to Moab, UT. Camping trips in Montana and not worrying about driving over stumps, rocks, twigs, pot holes, etc.

Not great for gas. Not amazing for tread life. But they've kept me on the road in winter/ice, summer, mud, dirt, rocks, etc.

 

same tire, same thoughts

 

I went wheeling with P-Rated tires. In snow. Once. Michelin LTX M/S2 (Now called LTX Defender). Amazing highway tire. But shit for off-road protection. I can't find the photo but a sidewall was cut open - presumably by a rock hidden under the snow. I put my spare tire on and when I got home ordered my ST Maxx.

 

I have run the Duratracs in both the LT C rated version and the Passenger version. The LT will have a rougher ride, but deeper tread, and stronger sidewalls for better cornering. The Passenger version will have a more compliant ride and softer all around. I have run both of them with and without heavy loads over 1000s of miles of dirt roads. I would only be concerned if you were specifically going into areas with large rocks and lots of sharp objects. Since I am hunting, fishing, towing, and going to outfit posts, it does not apply to me and the passenger version works fine. I have even used it for several hundred miles of shale roads in the North Woods of Maine with no cutting. Same for towing ATVs with a full truck load and trailer load on dirt and gravel. No issues.

If you are going places where tire failure would be critical under harsh conditions, go with the LT version. For general AT use, the Passenger tires are fine, and a bit less punishing for comfort. I liked them both, but prefer the passenger version for all around use.

 

Been driving pickup trucks for 35 yrs, always on P rated tires, light to moderate hauling and off-roading...no issues. Sounds like the OP would be fine...

 

OP your the best guess for what is right for you- If I just ran dirt forestry roads I would not be to concerned about the rating just the tread pattern for mud - but I have ran over rocky terrain on the stock p-rated rugged trail- nothing big, however sharp edges. All was well until I punctured one tire, put on a spare and barely mad it back to civilization on a slow leak of a second tire. Video link below for the final send off of the p-rated tires.

 

There seems to be big split between east and west. Out west many of the forest roads, especially those originally opened up for logging, are covered in crushed rock. Little shards of rock! That is hell on P tires. I went to running C rated tires on my Subaru for that reason. I don't think there is a right or wrong here. Look at the roads you run in your area and decide. If you feel bad ass an Ps then go for it.

 

P rated tires huh... I hope you have better luck than I.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/ode-to-a-tire.494159/

 

Nailed it

 

Midwest here ( Indiana) so we don't really have the sharp rocks you western guys deal with. I'm going with at least a C-rated tire,but may end up with LT's. Duratrac is looking real good, hope I can get a set that will balance this time

 

Checkout the Falken Wildpeaks.

 

The Wildpeaks were #2 on the list. I went with the Duratracs in Load C. $150 in rebates so $600 to my door.

 

Just watch the soggy wet dirt. I almost got stuck in the woods with my crappy stock tires. Lol, I don't off road in the rain anymore, not until I purchase better tires.

 

Not sure what rating the non-E-rated Nitto Terra Grappler G2's are but I've beat the living snot out of mine. Sliced one side wall at 60mph through some rough chatter and torn right above the bead on another tire from a crazy rim shot that surprisingly didn't damage the rim. Other than those freak accidents, I frequently do 60+mph in the desert and have gotten accidental airtime on several occasions.

It's all about line choice and taking care to avoid rocks. Also, avoid spinning tires on rough terrain. Think cheese grater. Tire pressure helps too. It's harder to pop a under inflated balloon than one a it's limit.

I've seen an E-rated tire get shredded by poor line choice.

 

If only I could find it, some jeep guy did a comparison of a 50+-lb ko2 and a 70+lb general grabber or toyo tire.

Mpg .2 less
Acceleration .3 less
Braking was huge difference but if you're worried only about mpg it's not that significant.

Went from c rated at3s to e rated atturo trail blade mt with new wheels. 45 vs 55lbs a piece. Lost maybe 1mpg