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Hi Guys,

I spent the day at my GM dealer today trying to resolve the 45-55mph vibration issue on my 2014 Chevy Silverado z71. They determined that 3 of the 4 goodyear sra tires are out of round and are willing to give me some credit towards a new set of tires to resolve the issue. Im looking at the Michelin LTX at2 in the LT275/65R18 size. I want to upgrade to an LT tire but I just dont want the E load range to kill the ride. From what ive read so far it should be ok as long as the air pressure is adjusted correctly. Has anyone else run load range E tires on their half ton? thanks for your help guys

amxguy1970 Senior Enthusiast

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Load range E tires will lower your gas mileage as they are going to be at least 10+ lbs heavier per wheel. It will also ride rougher regardless of the tire pressure as the sidewalls are much stiffer than the passenger tires. If you aren't towing and hauling a good amount of weight regularly I would stick with a LT load range C or even a P rated tire if you rarely tow and don't off road often, E tires are just overkill in many instances.

 

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Load range E tires will lower your gas mileage as they are going to be at least 10+ lbs heavier per wheel. It will also ride rougher regardless of the tire pressure as the sidewalls are much stiffer than the passenger tires. If you aren't towing and hauling a good amount of weight regularly I would stick with a LT load range C or even a P rated tire if you rarely tow and don't off road often, E tires are just overkill in many instances.

 

Tyler

 

I agree. If you don't need an LT and are concerned about ride/fuel economy then I would stick with the a P. According the Michelin website the LT version is 11.6 lbs heavier then the P version: http://www.michelinman.com/tire-selector/size/275/65/18/OE/BNW/ltx-a-t2/tire-details#techspecs

kstruckcountry Senior Enthusiast

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Just get the Michelins. They are great tires and ride amazing. You won't have to worry about flats as much and they're a very easy rolling tire as far as economy is concerned. Anyone who thinks you'll lose mileage with Michelins in a stock size hasn't had a set...

 

I have run aggressive all terrains on my pickup for 20k miles and the mileage is unchanged from the junk SRAs

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I ordered the LT Michelin's. Its no question I want a LT tire. It seams every brand now offers LT tires in load range E only. Hopefully it solves the vibration. Light trucks should come with LT tires. My Goodyear SRAs have 14000 on them now. Signs of the vibration started around 6000 miles

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Some confusing info in this thread. LT doesn't automatically equal load range E. You can get "LT" or "light truck" tires that are not load range E. BF Goodrich all terrains are LT tires that come in both load ranges C and E. Either one is a step up from a "P" or passenger rated tires which are softer and have thinner side walls. The Michelin all terrains come in both C and E I believe too and are "LT" tires. Check tire rack for your rim size to find an LT tire that isn't a load range E you should find something.

 

 

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fondupot Senior Enthusiast

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I ordered the LT Michelin's. Its no question I want a LT tire. It seams every brand now offers LT tires in load range E only. Hopefully it solves the vibration. Light trucks should come with LT tires. My Goodyear SRAs have 14000 on them now. Signs of the vibration started around 6000 miles

 

The new BFG A/T KO2 is an LT tire but only load range D. I've been thinking about getting a set...

 

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=BFGoodrich&tireModel=All-Terrain+T%2FA+KO2&partnum=755SR0KO2&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes

HondaHawkGT Senior Enthusiast

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I'm running Cooper S/T Maxx LT265/70R17 E's at 45 PSI and the ride is pretty rough vs the stock P-metric tires. They ride reasonably good for E's at 40 PSI but then you run into odd heal-toe wear on the tread.

 

I'd stay away from the 10-ply/E-range stuff unless you need it.

kstruckcountry Senior Enthusiast

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I run mine so the whole tire width makes contact, about 37 front and 31 rear. I guess the Maxx are a bit heavier duty tire with a tougher sidewall, so they're bound to ride different. The Michelins on the other hand are one of the smoothest tires I've rode on.

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I had LTX on my 01 Silverado, incredible tire but I don't remember what the load range was. I've been running Toyo A/T LT load range E for over 100k miles on two trucks and they are fabulous tires, but yes a little firmer ride than P-metric, though certainly not objectionable. I think you'll be happy with the LTX, I will probably go back to them on my next set. I've been running the Toyos for their off-road capability, but since I'm not doing that much anymore I may as well go back to a lower cost, longer life road tire. I get about 55K miles from the Toyos; I recall going 80K miles with the LTX on my Silverado.

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Nitto Crosstek's come in LT and P. It's a great tire, with a very easy rolling tread to save gas mileage, but the inner part is very aggressive off road. I never got stuck with mine and I'm in mud and dirt a lot. My new Ford has SRA tires and they actually ride really nice on it. I wouldn't count on a tire swap fixing your vib issue. With the 14's there's a lot more influencing the poor ride than just tires. When I had my 14 Silverado I wanted so badly to blame the tires and almost swapped but then I figured I'd make GM do it instead...after swapping everthing they did and there was no difference. Anyway, cant say enouhg about those Crossteks by Nitto. As soon as my GYs are done I'm going that route.

sdeeter19555 Senior Enthusiast

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Load range in identical sizes is one thing, load range between sizes is useless. I had a set of 33x12.5 LR D Dunlops that had a higher weight carrying capacity than a LR E in the factory 265.

 

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