I'm starting look for tires for my E350. It has 245/75-R16 load E. The tires are off brand of Cooper and are not impressed with them. The van had Goodyear's on it originally and all kinds vibation problems with them,and I really do'nt like there tires anyway.What I'm looking for is some suggestion on different brands and how the wear was. They must be a load E range tire becouse I tow a 32ft. TT that weighs 9000lbs.

 

15 years I've been in Fire/EMS I can tell you to two best tires I have ever used on an ambulance.
1. Michelin LTX M/S
2. GoodYear Wrangler H/T
Also, there is the Michelin LTX A/S
All of these tires are 'E' rated.
If it were my van, I'd use the Michelin LTX M/S
Thats the best I can do ya.
http://www.tirerack.com/index.jsp
This web site gives you good info and comparisons on tires.

 

I will second the Michelin LTX M/S. Had a set on my '85 Bronco and they were awesome tires. I then had a set of Big O Big Foot A/T's on my '95 F150 and they were every bit as good as the Michelins, with the exception that it took more weight to get them balanced. Now, neither of these were E rated, but they both make E rated tires in those patterns.

 

Michelin by far... they can see as much as 60k.. I've seen the LTX a/s come in to my shop on some of the dodges in the same size you are looking for with 80k+ and that was there stock tire. Bfg also makes a BFG Commercial T/A that comes with a 50k warranty. The bf's run about $101.99 installed at Costco, and the michelins are about $150. Costco is having a sale for $60 off all there sets of 4 thru the 1st of feb. And they can get any of the Michelins of the FB from them

 

I had the Goodyear Wrangler HT's on it in fact there was two sets on it. First set had a vibration. Fought w/ dealership after countless trips to have them balanced and a number of BS stories telling me it was normal or the 1 ton suspension they put another set of HT on. Ten times worse if I had false teeth they would have vibrated ouy of my mouth. So they put the tires that are on it now. One question I have is are all E range tires side walls the same # of plys

 

No you can find load range E tires that have a steel belt in the side wall and 2 nylon belts. The Michelin XPS ribbed tire has an extra steel belt in it. You would only need this for carrying heavy loads or on a motor home..... they are a fairly rough riding tire.

 

I'll have to look into the Michelin LTX M/S and the BFG thanks for the help and the suggestions