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From: appleton wi.
Sorry about that, both excursions had 285 75r 16s that fit, looked great and handled excellent. the firestones were great in snow and rain but not terrific on ice. will soon find out about the bfgs, were not done with snow yet in wisconsin.
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Originally Posted by canadianfordguy
How many people are running a 285/75/16? I need to replace my tires and am looking at a Nitto Terra Grapler in that size. Opinions? Feedback?
They fit great. I wanted a load-range E tire, and the 265/75 was too small for me.
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Originally Posted by canadianfordguy
How do you find the stiffness/ride of the E load?
They are load-range E tires on an 8000lb, leaf-sprung truck, though, so I'm thinking it will be difficult for them to be too stiff. Then again, I had load-range E's on the F-250 I traded up from, so maybe I'm used to things.
They make the same tires in load-range D. I might have gone for that rating if I never towed anything.
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Originally Posted by canadianfordguy
would you recommended overbuying for tires and getting the E load just in case over the D?
Even without the diesel engines, these baby's are massive and heavy.
It's just my opinion, but I wouldn't put anything else except load E tires on an Excursion, especially if you're towing anything.
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Originally Posted by canadianfordguy
would you recommended overbuying for tires and getting the E load just in case over the D?
I prefer the extra margin of safety, especially when towing.
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Yes go with the E load range. Like Stewart pointed out, the Excursion is a heavy vehicle and besides, one of the reasons behind the recall on the tires of the Excursion back when was because the tires that were load range D could not handle the weight of the Excursion.
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I had D rated BFG Long Trails and couldn't wait to get rid of them. They wore unevenly and just didn't work out well for very long. I went back to the Michelin LTX M/S before I got my BFG All-Terrains for my lift and love those. But If I could get the Silent Armors in a 315/75/16, I would without looking back. Long and short of it, don't settle for anything less than an E for stock tire size.
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From: Kamloops, BC. Canada
I have noticed when researching tires, that as a suggestion, you should look not only at the load range i.e. "D" or "E" but also the actual pounds rating the tire can carry. Particularily when trying to compare different manufactures products.
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