i have a buddy with a 05 f-150 super crew 4x4 he is looking to get the Firestone destination A/T what your opinions on difference of P and LT tires which would wear better/longer? will prob rotate tires every oil change at 3k miles and will have aligned right away. he does not do much towing but once in while will hook up to a trailer.

 

I believe P is representative of passenger while LT is representative of Light Truck regarding tires. LT are heavier tires, construction wise and weight, have typically a higher load capacity and courser ride if run on the same vehicle. I suspect that in comparable settings that the LT's would typically wear longer just based on construction. I have 2 trucks, one has P's while the other has LT's (Different sizes though), the LT's have a higher tire pressure on them and higher load capacity than the other. There's a little difference in ride, but then again it's on 2 different vehicles and I'm sure that contributes to the differences also (they have different brands of tires, street tread if that makes a difference).

Hope that helps in your selection

Paul

 

Assuming that the P and LT would both be the same size, the LT's will ride much harder (partially due to air pressure, partially due to thicker sidewall construction). The LT may also have a deeper tread which *might* wear longer and which will probably also reduce gas mileage. The heavier weight of the LT's will also tend to reduce gas mileage. The P's may have a total mileage guarantee, whereas the LT's will not.

Ride quality is going to be the main difference, and note that if you have a harder tire on a vehicle for thousands of miles, it will make rattles and creaks that much worse as well because the truck will spend more time crashing over bumps and stuff.

If the P tires have the same weight rating as the stockers, and the trailer/load weights are within the stock limits, the P's should be fine for towing.

George

 

We just put some P275/65/18 Destination AT's on my wifes '07 screw and are happy with them. A friend of mine has P rated Destination's on his '98 and he loves them, they work pretty good in the mud and are wearing very well. This guy doesn't baby his truck either and is always towing or hauling something.