RSF

I have these same tires on my 16. About 34k on them and still a lot of tread left. My TT is also about 7k loaded and I use the same equalizer hitch properly set up. Although it seems to tow very good, I have thought about upgrading to lt tires as well, but not sure yet because of ride quality. I think I'll upgrade the rear shocks before upgrading the tires.

aspade

You don't give up much going to a LT tire as long as you stick to a comparable tread pattern. 90% of the "LT tires kill mileage and ride like crap" comes from guys going for the brodozer appearance package with 60 lb mud tires.

Michelin MS2s are only 8lbs per corner heavier in load range E vs P-metric.

66joej

Thanks all for the good info. Will digest and let you know which way I go.

tvsjr

OK, Ford needs to offer this package. Includes an insane lift, huge mud-terrain tires, pre-scratched paint (so people won't know you've never actually been off-road), a lifetime membership to your local tanning salon, and several shirts with pre-popped collars.

Stu Cazzo

Don't forget...in case they get stuck...in Starbucks!
A pair of flip flops!

Siskiyou

MNgopher

As a reference, I have the factory upgrade to Load Range C LT tires in size 275/65/18 on my 2.7 Supercrew 4x4 F150. The factory door sticker pressures are 39 all around. Tires are wearing very evenly and I am happy with the Goodyear Wrangler All Terrain Adventure with Kevlar tires from the factory. I rotate them about every 7500 miles.

Munkeebutt

I have these also. I am liking them so far. I wish more tires were offered in c-rated as opposed to everything being E-rated. I have owned many E-rated tires in my day and they make an F-150 ride like an empty dump truck.

Wicked ace

My 18 XLT came with Goodyear Wrangler Fortitude HT tires load rated at 166T or 2756# if you look on the chart. That also gives a max air pressure of 69 psi. The C range LT tires seem to be a downgrade to me.

MNgopher

I assume you meant a 116 Load Rating and 2,756 in the chart with a maximum pressure of 51 psi.

P series tires mounted on truck and SUV's have their load capacity cut by nearly 10% when used on a truck or SUV. Essentially the 2,756 rating on your tire actually means a real capacity of 2,508 pounds in reality.

The Load Range C tires carry a capacity of 2,535 lbs, which does not have to be derated. In other words, it is higher than the P series tire after the derate (though not that much higher).

The bigger difference is in tire construction. The LT tires usually are built with more layers to the tire and have much stiffer sidewalls than the same tire in a P-series size. In addition, the LT tires usually carry a deeper tread new, and often a different tread compound that is more resistant to chunking and abrasive surfaces. Just pumping the tire to maximum pressure on a P-series cannot provide the same benefit as the different tire construction can.

More simply put, the C range tire provides a tire with the correct weight carrying capacity with the advantages of the different tire construction, with a tradeoff of higher pressures being required to run to carry the same load.

On an old truck I had, just switching to the load range C LT tires made a world of difference.

So, yes, they are an upgrade. (and on the F150, meant I got severe snow rated tires from the factory too).