Stu Cazzo

A lot of drama queens on here! Going off roading in the Baja desert, ya go put some big tuff tires on.

Need a good off road tire for bush and hunting, P rated is just fine and thats all I run.

Nothing wrong with a P rated tire for off road and most of the big boys squakin on here with the 10 ply LT rated tires that ride like a tank and weigh over twice what a P rated tire weighs have never seen anything except road dust.

Drama drama drama

STingray1300

Your post was completely unnecessary and just an example of the inequity of real knowledge of what "off-roading" truly is and what tires really do. Your opinions are YOUR opinions. And, you're welcome to them. Spew your inexperience and rhetoric in some other forum that has no possibility of misleading the other inexperienced, so that they don't end up getting into a situation that could have been easily pre-empted with proper preparation for their particular circumstances and situations. You're not going to out-argue someone with over 40 years of tire industry experience. I've seen it all. I'm just trying to save someone unnecessary headache. What are you trying to do? Self aggrandizing?

Stu Cazzo

Like I was saying...a lot of drama about nothing.

BadFish523

Eduskator

Wildpeaks A/T3W are also a good option and are more robust than the other P-Rated tires out here. BWT, they are P-Rated.

But, as per what you wrote, I suggest getting some LT 10 plys (load E) for extra stiffness and wall support.

Stu Cazzo

I run these in a 275 65 18 for hunting season and winter, I am very happy with them as a non LT tire, smooth ride, great traction and wear.

Skeets

Buying tires for the intended application is always a better way to go. Given the different designs offered today . I've never seen a guy complain about buying too much tire but I've seen hundreds that overloaded their truck, used the wrong tires in mud , or had a trip ruined because they didn't think tire choice mattered. Nothing worse than being in the boonies with a tire that hit a rock and didn't have the strength to hold it on the rim and there's nobody around for miles. Tires are built for function and capacity and as such should be considered when buying. Going off road means different things to different folks but a p rated passenger tire isn't designed to be as strong or work as well in an off road situation as a well designed off road tire. In tire building they have several different tiers that are designed to handle the load intended under the road conditions to be encountered. Buy your tire for it's intended purpose and load and you'll be a happy guy otherwise you may find yourself thumbing your way with only rattlesnakes and buzzards following your progress. There isn't any more drama than being stuck in a bad situation where mother nature could decide if you or your family make it when spending a few bucks on a tire may have eliminated the possibility altogether. I've gone out looking for folks that made the wrong choice and in some cases it wasn't a happy ending and all it was, was the wrong tire. That's not drama that's reality and all too often the saying your life rides on your tires couldn't be more true.

Blackbuzzard

You can take P rated tires on extended off road rocky terrain, just go extremely slow in the rough parts.

I had two flats in 10 miles once with oem chevy k1500 P rated tires......off road.

Even in aired down condition, LT E's have always been solid for me. They'er just so damn heavy for a half ton though.

Bubbabiker

Yep, the Falken/Sumitomo AT's runs on the heavy side for a P rated tire. A good 5+ pounds heavier than the other manufacturers AT P series. So that extra weight is going somewhere.

STingray1300

Be careful, not everyone agrees with known logic...