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[teledork]

So I am gonna need new shoes for the truck. The OE is "P" rated Firestone tire and they are wearing on the outside edge. I'll have the alignment looked at but I don"t have any other symptoms (and I don't even have 20,000 miles on)  

 

My camper is 765 lbs and I can't imagine me and the dog and food and water - and even the kayak -  would exceed the 1150 max on the truck so I did not feel the need to add springs or airbags. The truck handles quite well and just about all of my driving is on winding, mountainous roads. I do dirt (like my driveway) and FS roads but gave up serious off-roading years ago. I want something that is decent on the highway and I need to be able to handle snow. 

 

I'm thinking the Falken Wildpeak. There are also the Toyos.  

 

Anything else I might be missing? 

Edited by teledork, 09 August 2022 - 11:08 PM.

[AWG_Pics]

We put Continental E rated Terrain Contacts on out Tundra/Hawk. They handle well, are quiet on the highway, and after a year there is almost no wear (15,000 miles). I will do the same when these wear out. Have taken them into some fairly rough Death Valley roads and southern Utah back country. I don't worry about them at all.

[Mighty Dodge Ram]

I can’t report out on the Michelins now on the truck. I really liked the Toyos except for the premature whining towards the end.

[ntsqd]

I've bought 3 sets of Yokohama A/T-S' and I'd have a fourth and fifth set if the pandemic hadn't had it's way. The A/T-S Xtremes I'm not so fond of. They do everything that the regular A/T-S' do, they're just a little noisier in doing it. They both go about their job with little drama, and in the case of the regular A/T-S' they perform far past what we've come to expect from that mild of a tread design. Easily exceed the more aggressive BFG A/T's that I've used extensively.

[Vic Harder]

We love the Yokohama Geolandar G015's.  Quiet, great on Alberta mountain snow/ice, dry/wet BC highways and Utah gravel/FS/BLM roads.  I'm on my 3 set.

[teledork]

Should I get an E rated tire? 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Should I get an E rated tire? 

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[AWG_Pics]

Should I get an E rated tire? 

 

Yes. I think so.

[ntsqd]

I'd say that it depends on the size of the tire and the weight of the truck. For instance, the first set of tires that we had under our Cummins-Dodge 3/4t were Goodyear Duratrac's (not impressed!) in Load Range D. No issues with their ability to carry the weight of the truck.

Maybe a co-op in your area has a vehicle scale? I would try for individual axle weights. I would start there, something that I did not do.

[teledork]

So my choice is a "passenger" tire or a "light truck" tire which would be an "E" rated - except a Falken Wildpeak which is still a P tire but an XL load range. 

 

On one forum someone said that "a P tire does not belong under a camper" but when that camper is well below the weight limit for the vehicle and the vehicle came with P tires???????

 

I'm just thinking that the LT E rated tires would be overkill (and would put a dent in my gas mileage?)