OK Im officially confused...
#16
I am planning on getting the Firestone Destination A/T tires. 285/70/17. I do mostly on road, Daily driving. I only load it up everyonce in a while. I mostly tow a 16ft flats boat that doesnt way that much, and I currently have the stock 235's on. Besides the wear They seem to work fine when towing. I also loaded 1280 pounds of ice in the back about a week ago and it was hittin the ground but drove fine. I rarely load it up too much. SOOO after the short story. I think The P-metric tires should be good. If I am making any mistakes in thinking this please let me know.
Great tires BTW. They handle snow very well, great wet road traction, and are ultra quiet on the road. I noticed a huge difference in handling (not as loose, less sidewall give), and especially noise, over the General Americraps (P rated) the truck came with from the factory. The Generals did a lot of humming at 80 kmh. I have pics in my gallery. The pic in my sig is with the factory Generals, 255/70/17's.
They seem to be wearing well. I have about 20,000 km's on them now, but they do need to be rebalanced. I'm getting that done ASAP. I took it in yesterday but the tire dude striped my key for the lock. I'll be getting rid of the locks and replacing them with regular lug nuts. Locks and keys have no business being on a truck, especially a truck that has a torque rating of 150 foot lb's.
Last edited by last5oh_302; 06-15-2008 at 08:39 AM.
#17
Interesting...
But, looking at the numbers, (even with the reduced ratings), you can still safely run P-metric tires on a half ton truck.
The key point here is working your truck within the rated capacity. If you do this, you're fine. But many of us, including myself, overload from time to time. And that's part of why I run E range LT tires.
Thanks for posting the link. I hadn't heard of that before.
But, looking at the numbers, (even with the reduced ratings), you can still safely run P-metric tires on a half ton truck.
The key point here is working your truck within the rated capacity. If you do this, you're fine. But many of us, including myself, overload from time to time. And that's part of why I run E range LT tires.
Thanks for posting the link. I hadn't heard of that before.