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I own a 2007 Silverado Classic 2500 HD Crew Cab Diesel with the original LT245/75R16 Bridgestone Load Range E. I pull an enclosed 24' Car Trailer about 20 weekends a year, 40 miles round trip. I am needing tires and will buy Michelin LTX/MS tires. My question is...is it worth staying with the Load E tire or go with a lower load rating to get a little smoother ride? As you can see, most of the time the truck is not pulling a load. Second question is...I would like to put some nerf bars on my truck and like the Westin Saddle Pad Oval ones. Who has them? Do you like them? Is there a nicer nerf bar in your opinion? Thanks in advance. New to the site and will post often.

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I own a 2007 Silverado Classic 2500 HD Crew Cab Diesel with the original LT245/75R16 Bridgestone Load Range E. I pull an enclosed 24' Car Trailer about 20 weekends a year, 40 miles round trip. I am needing tires and will buy Michelin LTX/MS tires. My question is...is it worth staying with the Load E tire or go with a lower load rating to get a little smoother ride? As you can see, most of the time the truck is not pulling a load. Second question is...I would like to put some nerf bars on my truck and like the Westin Saddle Pad Oval ones. Who has them? Do you like them? Is there a nicer nerf bar in your opinion? Thanks in advance. New to the site and will post often.

 

You'll need your TPMS sensors reprogrammed to 60PSI (the rears are programmed to 80PSI from the factory).

 

I have the N-Fab steps - I think they look nicer but some people have difficulty because the steps are not as long as the nerf and the flat running board style.

 

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My 07 classic does not have the tire pressure sensors, so you should be ok replacing your tires with load range D or even C.

 

I put E s on mine because I tow a fifth wheel....we parket it at a camp ground on a permanent basis, so now I only pull a 1500 pound pontoon....going with C tires next time to get a little better ride. A guy at the campground had C tires on his F250 since he pulls nothing at all...the ride is quite a bit better...I assume the Chevy will be too.

 

I bought some no name stainless nerf bars off of ebay and they have help up beautifully....paid about $125 I think two years ago.....

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Go with a load range you feel comfortable with. I used load range D on my 2002 pulling quite a bit and never had a problem. For a better ride, get them filled with nitrogen. Makes a big difference and pressure won't fluctuate as much in temperature changes.

 

Load range C tires are for 1/2 ton trucks. I'm not sure I would go down to a C, IMO.

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Thanks for the information. I would like to go to a little bigger tire too. I agree the 245's look like crap. Only one place in town to get nitrogen...good idea though. I post pics of my ride when I get it cleaned up. Thanks again.

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I tow lots, lots meaning 20k when we double tow (5er and boat), several enclosed trailers up to 34 ft'er and a stack of various construction trailers not to mention atv's / boat's / sled's of various sizes / configs.

 

 

I just swapped the factory 245's for 265 bf at's and went with the load D tires for 2 reasons

- the load D bf's had a larger payload then the load E 245's

- the load E bf's had less tread

 

I'm super happy with the new tires. They handle the weight much better then the factories and have a better ride when empty. Definately glad I didn't go any bigger then 265's tho as I did lose a noticable amount of staying power on the hills when loaded.

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