Load range C or E tires on a half ton?

[krisw]

I've got E on both of my trucks.

[Bone Thug]

I run E's on all my trucks.

[Sloth]

The sticker with tire info on your truck is capable of everything your truck is designed to do. Radial load range E tire may only have 5 plies in it. It will have more material because of the required psi for the heavier load capability. Loading of the tire comes down to air pressure and heat. A standard load tire will carry 2500 lbs or so at 40 psi (these numbers may vary slightly). That is it's maximum. A load range E will carry 3100 lbs at 80 psi. BUT to carry 2500 the E tire needs 50 psi. So use the tire that is on the door sticker if you occasional load it up or pull a trailer occasionally. or use a heavier tire if you want one in hopes it will keep the thorns out. Neither choice is wrong just know there will be trade offs for each. Be sure to find the proper psi for your tire and load. under inflation is a death sentence for tires. BFG all terrains are load C tires but they are constructed with material that is designed to resist punctures and chunking. Most tires are not built that way. Better to spend your money on good quality tires than try to stretch it to something that won't hold up.

[Rescue1]

Can't seem to keep tired on wife's tundra. She Drives a bunch but I think the real problem is the 2.5 miles of gravel road leading up to the house. Anytime she leaves that's 5 miles of gravel.
Tried just about everything with a mileage rating.

This was last weekend. The spare was old and leaked. I had pulled a piece of metal out of the rear and plugged the tire the weekend b4. Then other rear is sitting on the rim in the driveway

Can't seem to get more than about 30k out of a set b4 they are worn too far. Tried several coppers, Michelins, and Goodyear.

Bfg's now. Lets see how long they will go. These are d rated. 8 ply the guy told me
No mileage rating but way tougher tire

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[SaltwaterSlick]

I hope you have better luck with those BFG a/t's than I did... Put a brand new set on a ranch truck that I took to our place in Del Rio... By the time I hauled the truck back home with less than 5,000 miles on those tires, 3 of the 4 had been replaced, one twice. The only original tire still on the truck just came off because it would not pass inspection... The replacements were done no questions asked by Discount Tire... One of the guys commented after a couple had already been replaced, "You know for all terrain tires, these things sure aren't holding up too well"... And that is my opinion too. They chipped and flaked off big chunks of rubber off the tread driving on a mixture of dirt and rock roads, all of which were drivable by most cars and any 2 wheel drive pick up... I would not buy them again.

[Rescue1]

Well that sux. I've got E rated nitto g2's on my 2500, but to get them on the tundra in 20's was over 300 a tire. I said no thanks i'll try the D rated ko2s. I hope I have better luck than you.

[30-30]

So what air pressure should be run in an E rated tire on a half ton? The door stickers on half tons generally say what, 40-50 pounds and E tires are rated to 80?

[bpa556]

So what air pressure should be run in an E rated tire on a half ton? The door stickers on half tons generally say what, 40-50 pounds and E tires are rated to 80?

I run 36 psi in the E-rated BFG TAs on my 2005 Tahoe. 80/20 highway/off-road and I generally get around 70K out of a set with regular rotation.


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[SaltwaterSlick]

Many moons ago, I used to run my E's with just enough air to keep 'em pumped up with flat tread contact on the road. This would leave a bulge in the sidewall, and I noticed many, many vehicles driving around like that... I was always getting mesquite thorns through the sidewalls, coming to Discount Tire and getting a new tire... I asked the guys there, what I could do about it as it is a lot of trouble for me to keep having to come in for service on an otherwise perfectly good tire except than can't or would not repair a side wall puncture... He told me he'd put me a set of bias ply tires on my truck, or I could try pumping them up to max to see if that helps... I did that, and that made the side wall punctures go away... just something to think about if you do get the higher load rating tires, if you run them with lower pressure in them, you WILL be more susceptible to side wall punctures.

[Aggie]

Load range E especially with the Huisache and Mesquite of south Texas

[super_dave]

I hope you have better luck with those BFG a/t's than I did... Put a brand new set on a ranch truck that I took to our place in Del Rio... By the time I hauled the truck back home with less than 5,000 miles on those tires, 3 of the 4 had been replaced, one twice. The only original tire still on the truck just came off because it would not pass inspection... The replacements were done no questions asked by Discount Tire... One of the guys commented after a couple had already been replaced, "You know for all terrain tires, these things sure aren't holding up too well"... And that is my opinion too. They chipped and flaked off big chunks of rubber off the tread driving on a mixture of dirt and rock roads, all of which were drivable by most cars and any 2 wheel drive pick up... I would not buy them again.

Every brand has a story like this. I have close to 300k miles on 5 sets of bfg's with no memorable flats, flakes chips or any other issue.

[Gummi Bear]

So what air pressure should be run in an E rated tire on a half ton? The door stickers on half tons generally say what, 40-50 pounds and E tires are rated to 80?

Easy.

Draw a line across the tread on your tire with a piece of chalk, and drive down the road a little.

If it's worn out in the center, remove air. Worn on the edges, add air.

When it wears evenly, you've found the correct pressure. Just confirm that it is above the low level and below the max pressure and you're good to go.

[SaltwaterSlick]

Every brand has a story like this. I have close to 300k miles on 5 sets of bfg's with no memorable flats, flakes chips or any other issue.

Yea, and I have other vehicles with BFG's on them that got upwards of 50000 miles on them. The poster referenced directly to gravel and general rough conditions daily. My experience with the BFG A/T's are that I did not get good wear or durability under these contidions... Even the Discount Tire folks admitted that the did not represent a good example of an ALL TERRAIN Tire... maybe "SOME TERRAIN, but certainly not cliche' and rocks. In my experience with these tires in rough surfaced and sand roads, I had a total of the 4 original tires, plus 4 replacement tires and they ALL experienced unacceptable tire wear and durability. They're fine runnin' down the highway (other than being obnoxiously noisy).

[westtexducks]

I run 80 psi in E rated tires on my 05 tundra. It helps tremendously with not getting flats. Only time I have gotten a flat was when I went and rotated tires and they lowered pressure to 40. Aired em all back up to 80 and no issues since


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[DaveC]

Load range C or E tires on a half ton?

Easy.



Draw a line across the tread on your tire with a piece of chalk, and drive down the road a little.



If it's worn out in the center, remove air. Worn on the edges, add air.



When it wears evenly, you've found the correct pressure. Just confirm that it is above the low level and below the max pressure and you're good to go.

Thanks for this.
My sons 1500 truck has E rated tires on them and I've been curious as to what pressure to run them. Under 45 psi and they don't "look" right. I'll do this soon to see what they want.
Discount suggested 40 for a smoother ride, but the sidewalls looked ballooned out when running that low.


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