Tire questions
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you can get away with load range D's then, you will have to go to a bigger size though to have the weight capacity of a load range E. so what i am trying to say is you can expand your search radius to load range d rather than just e lol.
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You know I was just reading that earlier.. how do I find out the weight capacity of the tires, should it be on the tire or should I look it up online?
I was reading that I'd want 3,000 lb rated tires, that sound right?
I was reading that I'd want 3,000 lb rated tires, that sound right?
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That makes sense.. if I remember right, when I put air in my tires the front ones were rated 65 psi and the back were 80. They're a mix matched set.
Thanks, I'll keep that in mind when I'm looking from now on.
Thanks, I'll keep that in mind when I'm looking from now on.
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I jut got a set of 235/85/16 E rated commercial truck tires, studded, for my truck. BFG I think? $930 installed... ouch. So far, they've been doing quite nicely in the snow and ice. Pulled right in a soft dirt off camber driveway with 6" of snow on it the other day, that the homeowner could not get his Tundra to go up very well at all. I wouldn't run all season tires in the winter on a truck -- I've spun a few trucks around with them on. Not the most pleasing thing to do on the highway.... Pickups, unless heavy loaded, are very tail light and prone to spinning in 2wd (like when it's just raining at the bottom of the hill, and then turns to snow partway up, but you're still moving so you don't bother getting out to lock the front wheels.......). I know yours is not turbo, but turbodiesel's seem to worse in this respect, because when the turbo spools up, the torque an increase and break the rear wheels loose easier than a non-turbo that doesn't have quite as sudden an increase in torque when you accelerate.
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I drove many winters on icy roads with a 2600 lb camper in the back of my '83, never really had trouble with skidding. I used regular highway tires that whole time. It's the pickups with minimal weight in the back that spin out first or even get stuck on a totally level parking spot. Nearly always the first vehicles to wind up in ditches or medians are pickups. You must pay careful attention to weather conditions during any winter weather anywhere.
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another factor to consider with what vehicles can't stay on the road is the person driving. you have plenty of fools who think that their 4x4 can drive in the snow like it was a dry road. those are among the first to go in the ditch, and many of them are driving pickups or other 4x4s.
last winter i had trouble getting up some minor hills in kirkland, even though my 8000# van had studded snow tires and a locking rearend.
we also have to keep in mind that different parts of the country have different kinds of ice, some of which are much more evil than others. here in the seattle area, everything half melts then refreezes, and that gets nasty. places that are colder don't get so nasty
last winter i had trouble getting up some minor hills in kirkland, even though my 8000# van had studded snow tires and a locking rearend.
we also have to keep in mind that different parts of the country have different kinds of ice, some of which are much more evil than others. here in the seattle area, everything half melts then refreezes, and that gets nasty. places that are colder don't get so nasty
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What about 255/65/16's? And just confirming, someone on here said 245/75/16 are definitely too small, do I for sure want to stay away from those?
If so that just leaves me with the stock size and 265/75 if I can manage to find them. Any other sizes?
Also a couple of the last posts make me think I might really need studded or other winter tires. People are already spinning out around where I live and over the passes so I don't want to take any chances.
If so that just leaves me with the stock size and 265/75 if I can manage to find them. Any other sizes?
Also a couple of the last posts make me think I might really need studded or other winter tires. People are already spinning out around where I live and over the passes so I don't want to take any chances.