Tires for towing

Vehicle is a 2016 dual cab limited auto V6 and she need new tires...

Use is 100% on road and absolutely don't care about off-road 'looks'... however, I've been told that for towing, only an AT tire has the strength to handle the load - IDK if that is actually necessary for a Taco that is pulling a relatively light weight trailer/load.

I see that the Michelin Premier LTX comes in a T and V rating - for towing a dual axle (with brakes and Sumo springs) all aluminum toy hauler trailer - weight loaded with 2 race bikes and gear is about 3,500 pounds, I'm thinking the V rated tire should work fine. But I'm new to this....

So the question is - will this tire in the V rating hold up to rigors of towing, or do I need something more robust?

 

At means all terrain. It has exactly 0 to do with towing. T and v are speed ratings. Also, nothing to do with towing.

A 3500 lb trailer should add about 350 lbs to your rear end, basically 1 really fat guy. No special tires needed.

 

As long as you tow within the ratings of the truck even OE tires are fine.

Load rating is what you are interested in though.

Not tread pattern or speed rating as you asked about.

 

I'm not %100 percent but I think V and T are speed ratings. If your looking for tires solely for improving towing performance Id go with narrow and load range E. Factory tires work well (I towed thousands of miles with them) but the E rating and ability to run 80 psi definatley reduces rolling resistance and makes a difference.

235 85r16 would be about an inch bigger than stock size and have a few load range E options

If all I cared about was improving towing performance Id go with 225 75r16 load range E. Low rolling resistance and the smaller diameter would lower your final drive ratio compared to OEM. Unfortunately for me I like big tires

 

You don’t need special tires for towing what you’ll be towing. Regular passenger tires will do just fine. If you want something a little more heavy duty with a higher weight rating get a set of LT (light truck) tires.

 

Thanks gents - I appreciate the insight!

 

I agree with the above as well.

 

Tacomas do not have the payload or towing capacity to require special load tires.

 

However, you bday want to get load E tires because that's what they come in when you buy many of the AT and mud tires for off road, but I digress