Goodyear Wrangler RT/S
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Goodyear Wrangler RT/S
My brother-in-law offerred to sell me 4 Goodyear Wrangler RT/S 265 75 16 tires for $100. These were used for about 10 or 15,000 miles. There is about 5/16" of tread left. These came off of a half ton Chevy. Currently I have 235 85 16 that say 2 polyester plies on the tread, 2 polyester plies on the side & 3 steel on the tread and can handle 80psi. The Wranglers say 4 polyester on the tread and 2 polyester on the side and 44 psi. My main question is whether you think these will work ok with the weight of the PSD truck. My brother-in-law is a mechanic and seemed to think they would be fine. Thanks.
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What is the load range printed on the side of the tire?? I think stock superduty's come with load range E tires. If they are load range D or above they should be fine but if they are C then IMO they are a little light for a heavy duty truck.
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Good price for the tires, but I'd pass. Cat man is right on the load ratings, that is the most important thing. From the psi rating you gave I'm guessing they are C rated tires, and I would NOT run those on my truck.
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I checked and they said "standard load". I did not see a C, D or E rating. The tires can handle 2600lbs per tire. I will check again or possibly verify this with Goodyear. Also I only do occassional towing or hauling.
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Hay daniel, i run this tire in a 305/70/16, wearing good. Mine are load range D. 2910lbs a piece. I'm not sure what truck you have but mine is a 01 f350 4x4 lb cc, it wieghed 7380 unloaded, full of fuel at the truck scales, hope this helps!
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I don't know what others think but I am not a fan of these tires. I had them on an Explorer and they were Terrible in rain or snow. I don't mean bad, I mean terrible. Slide and hydroplane like crazy. I recently bought a Superduty with Firestones on it. Original tires with 52000 but they will soon be replaced. They ride nice and have worn nicely for the previous owner but are really dangerous on our wet gravel roads. I've had it about a month and already decided to put a more aggressive tire on. It rained the other day and the back end wanted to pass me up so I 4x it. Not needed with my F150 with Regul MT's. I'd never buy another set of RTS's.
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these tires are JUNK!!! own a set and will never make that mistake again. BFG mud terrains 305/70/16 are on mine now and they are by far the best i've owned
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From: pearland
sorry, don't know how many miles I have on them (15k?) but they wear great!! only problem I had was my fault. I drove them too long without a rotaion with a bad front end alignment. Just make sure your front end is straight and rotate every 5k and i'm sure you will be pleased
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I am willing to overlook the fact that these tires may not be the best in the world since I can get them for $100. My bigger concern is with safety and payload. My current tires are E Load and say they can support 3042lbs a tire. The tires I am considering can handle 2600lbs a tire. I guess I am losing 442 lbs in payload per tire, 884 in the bed and a total of 1768 lbs. If my truck weighs say 7200lbs unloaded (SC, 4x4, SB) the total payload for these new tires would be 10400 and which would leave me 3200 or so total lbs for payload. Maybe you could break this down to 1600 in the bed. Am I thinking about this in the right manner? If the tires look like they are always flat I would not want them or if I am putting myself in danger I would not want them. I however don't plan to carry any massive loads anytime soon and I if I do I could switch at that time.
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I thought all light truck (LT) tires had the load range on the sidewall?? Are you sure they are LT rated?? Personally I would stay away from them but that's your call. According to your figuring the 2600 lbs per tire they might be OK - but the max pressure you said of 44psi sounds a little low to me for the weight they would be supporting driving around. It sounds more like a passenger car tire pressure than one for a truck. Well - that's my thoughts.
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If the tires are LT (light truck) rated, the letters LT will appear before the tire size on the side wall. I guess it's your call, but keep in mind, the tire is the only thing that connects your rig (and you) to the road.