33" Tires in 16".....NOT Load Range E

I've looked just about everywhere. Im looking at 285/75/16 A/T tires for my truck but I don't want 10 ply. I just spent a crap ton of money on Kings, but I am resistant to putting 10 ply tires on a truck of this size. What do you have?

 

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Whats wrong with 10 ply's? You're already upgrading to a much larger tire so the weight penalty is already in effect.

 

At 285/75r16, there's nothing less than an E load. I believe only a 17" size has a 285 in C load.

 

Ride quality suffers.

 

May be difficult. Lots of tire.

 

i intentionally didnt go e, but stayed with a 265/75/16 to do it. The only non E 33’s are not things Id want to run

 

Cooper ST Maxx are 10 ply but are not stiff have softer side wall than the AT3....

Perfect tire for the Tacoma if you off road....

 

Cooper ST Maxx are 10 ply but are not stiff have softer side wall than the AT3....

Perfect tire for the Tacoma if you off road....

 

A lot of ride quality is tire choice and the weight of the vehicle. You cannot fully compensate for too much unsprung weight with an off the shelf set shocks.

 

I agree on off road prowess, but the stiffness in ST MAXX is insane. Like driving on tires made of granite

 

I had these for a bit. Super quiet and smooth for a E range

When you have a bigger tire and you're driving off road and E rated tire has some solid benefits. Not sure why everyone is so hesitant to go E...

 

Surely, but off-roading does not constitute 10-ply tires. 10-ply is designed for heavier loads. My trucks weight is the same. Puncture resistance is negligible, so I don't see the need.

 

I have E rated LT265/75/16's on my Tacoma and see no downside to E rated tires. The drive home from the tire store was stiff, but when I lowered the air down to about 35 PSI instead of 50 PSI they now ride no different than the P series tires they replaced. If you find the ride of E rated tires objectionable you have too much air in them. Even though they are 15 lbs each heavier my fuel mileage is exactly the same as before.

I also have E rated LT 275/70/18's on my F150. Ride and fuel mileage is no different than the P rated 275/65/18's that came on that truck.

Going to C rated tires is a mistake. They are rated to carry LESS weight than the P rated tires that came from the factory. They are designed with light weight SUV's like Wranglers in mind that don't haul or tow any real weight.

The weight and E rating aren't the problem. Anytime you go to a more aggressive tread ride quality and MPG's suffer. If you want aggressive tires E rating is the only way to go. If you can stay with a less aggressive AT type tire then you get the benefits of a tougher E rated tire without the negatives.

 

You softroaders are cute

 

FALSE.

The tougher tire is the only reason to go with E rated tires. I've damaged too many P rated tires to the point where they couldn't be repaired and I had to buy a new tire. A tougher E rated tire would have survived. It is cheaper in the long run to buy 4 E rated tires than buy 4 P, or C rated tires and have to start replacing them

And I don't do any hard core off road driving. Most of my tire damage has come on rougher Forest Service type roads.

I'll NEVER go back to another P rated tire

 

It is a lot of money, but I got them in a group buy and the cost delta from the OME/5100 setup wasn't as bad as you might think if you factor out the UCAs.

 

tons of people running 10ply, no issues.

 

E rated tires look better than C rated

 

What does this mean? No issues based on what? It's not debatable that a LT tire rides different than a passenger tire. If this was not the case, we would run LT tires on all vehicles.