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Load E Tires On A 1500 Truck, How Does It Ride?

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03blackz71 Senior Enthusiast

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Tomorrow I am ordering my new tires for my truck. Size 305/65/17 bfg at ko's which is a 33x12.5 tire. But the problem is it is load E tire. Just wondering how it will ride. I currently have 285/70/17 bfg at's with load D and it rides great but just wondering how the load E will ride. Any input will help.

BuckFeverZ Senior Enthusiast

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My Nitto's are Load E. They ride fine. Of course not as good as the P rated tires that come on the trucks, but I can't complain. In fact, I just put 'em back on tonight.

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Tomorrow I am ordering my new tires for my truck. Size 305/65/17 bfg at ko's which is a 33x12.5 tire. But the problem is it is load E tire. Just wondering how it will ride. I currently have 285/70/17 bfg at's with load D and it rides great but just wondering how the load E will ride. Any input will help.

 

My Terras ride quite nice, they're load E

03blackz71 Senior Enthusiast

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That is what I figured but I just want to get some real work input.

 

And it was nice not seeing any snow this weekend!!!

BuckFeverZ Senior Enthusiast

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That is what I figured but I just want to get some real work input.

 

And it was nice not seeing any snow this weekend!!!

 

No kidding!! I wanted to put the rims on Friday night, but figured I'd hold off since they were calling for snow...

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That is what I figured but I just want to get some real work input.

 

And it was nice not seeing any snow this weekend!!!

 

I had the pleasure of seeing a little snow in WI a few months ago. And the Packers-Bears game!

Zembonez Senior Enthusiast

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All E rated tires are not created alike. Some aren't bad at all but I had a set of E rated BFG AT KOs that I swear were carved out of stone. They rode like a tank going across a plowed field. I never had any such issue with my non E rated BFGs.

03blackz71 Senior Enthusiast

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All E rated tires are not created alike. Some aren't bad at all but I had a set of E rated BFG AT KOs that I swear were carved out of stone. They rode like a tank going across a plowed field. I never had any such issue with my non E rated BFGs.

 

 

That is what I am worried about!!! I like how my truck is now with the 285/70/17 and it rides great but it would be nice to have a little wider tire on the truck to give it a little more beefy look but I don't want to have it ride like a tank!!

Zembonez Senior Enthusiast

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All E rated tires are not created alike. Some aren't bad at all but I had a set of E rated BFG AT KOs that I swear were carved out of stone. They rode like a tank going across a plowed field. I never had any such issue with my non E rated BFGs.

 

 

That is what I am worried about!!! I like how my truck is now with the 285/70/17 and it rides great but it would be nice to have a little wider tire on the truck to give it a little more beefy look but I don't want to have it ride like a tank!!

 

Some guys in here are using other brands and don't have any problem. I think the E rated BFGs with that three ply sidewall were just to stiff for my truck. They were 18s so the sidewalls were not very wide. Anyway... just my .02.

cowboy21 Enthusiast

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I have Yokohama AT/s load E tires and the ride is very good, a little stiffer than the factory P tires but then again I don't believe P tires belong on a pickup. If you have mesquite thorns or other thorns were you go off road the P tires won't last long. However I kept the factory tire size and did not go larger since I tow.

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I had the BFG load range E on a 2500 dodge.It cornered good but you did feel every crack in the road.They wore like iron I got 75,000 out of them. I am sure it will ride better on a 1500.

Matt_ Senior Enthusiast

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Make sure you run the proper tire pressure (according to your door sticker) and they should ride fine. Most complaints about E rated tires are from people riding with 60+ psi in them.... Unless you're driving a loaded 1-ton truck you don't need that much pressure.

VMax2007 Senior Enthusiast

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My Nitto Terra Grappler, 285/65R18 Load E tires ride better than my stock GoodYear LS2 20's.

 

With that being said, they still ride like shit. They are 8 ply, Load E tires. You can't expect them to have a soft ride, they were not designed for that.

 

WAY overkilll for a 1/2 ton truck IMO and my next tires will NOT be load E tires.

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