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Aug 9, 2012 | 09:48 PM

tje2015

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From: Harrisonburg, VA

Tires E or D

I want to know if its going to hurt going from E to D range tires.

I don't do hardly any hauling anymore, I have long since sold my trailer and I wont be towing a camper for a while. If its a problem Ill wait if its not that big of a deal then i purchase these.

I typically wouldn't even have this questions, but the load E's I want are back ordered for a while.

Aug 9, 2012 | 09:55 PM

fellro86

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If you aren't carrying loads, D's are fine, E's are necessary to handle the weight. When I had 16.5's on, they were D rated. Did fine normal, but was shredding them under the goosenecks.

Aug 10, 2012 | 02:23 AM

Mikey Oldaker

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for the stuff i do and its not much hauling i more or less got some nasty dirt roads out here i gotta have the e rated 12ply tires on my ride anything else is too mucky and too soft to deal with what i put them through and i have yet to get some because the 16's are so hard to find around here any more its a joke. but i can tell ya you will notice a difference in ride quality if you switch to d's they are a softer tire. little more ballonish if you know what i mean

Aug 10, 2012 | 02:25 AM

maverick1701

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If you aren't towing I also vote D.
That is what I ran on my rig when I had it.... I still had more than enough rating to tow a boat.
I ran 33in BFG M/Ts