Any of the original raptor takeoffs will be BFG AT KO in 315/70/17. Think it's a 34.5" tall tire. They're D load. Same size in the new KO2 is almost a pound less, despite being an E load tire. Both have the same load rating, but the KO2 gets the snowflake symbol. I swapped my 315/70/17 D load for a 35x12.5/17 E load KO2. I don't notice any difference in ride quality or gas mileage.

 

And I beg to differ as on the jeep jk's rubicon the bfg mud terrains are similar to the old design not the new one after the krawler. You cannot buy the rubicon tires except for in the 245 sizing that's stock on the rubicon. Just saying

 

The bfg mud rubicon tires are 255/75/17 load C, put those on anything heavy and you have to rotate every 2000 mile to keep them round.
I have 295/70/17 nitto load D and 295/70/17 hankook E. The nitto ran way smoother and were 1 mpg better than the heavier Hankooks. Those tires are 33.5 tall.

 

^ isn't a LT C pretty much the same load rating as a P tire?

 

I wasn't saying to put them on our trucks lol. They where saying that they don't manufacturer tires specific to a vehicle which simply isn't true

 

BFG has been doing this for years with their Rugged Trail TA tire. They supply these as OE tires for different makes, which each have their individual tread pattern.

 

General Grabber AT2 - 35X12.50R18LT - D rating
They weigh about 65lbs per tire

http://www.generaltire.ca/pdfs/grabberat2.pdf

 

I'm looking to get this same tire and same size. Can you post some pics of your or DM them to me?

 

he letter rating on a tire is just a code for the ply rating, each letter is 2 plys, where as if you look on a few bicycle tires you will find an A rating witch is 2 ply tires. almost all P-metric, and Euro metric tires are equivalent to a B rated = 4 ply. then you hit the LT tires,
LRC is 6 ply
LRD is 8 ply
LRE is 10 ply.

Also note that this ply rating only applies to the tread, 95% of the tires have a 2 ply nylon sidewall, a few have started doing 3 ply sidewalls. BFG KOs have a 2 ply nylon + 1 kevlar or steel, and Firestone Destinations have 3 nylon, just to name a couple. This info is written in fine print on the side of your tire. Go check


You are very mis informed, a LRD vs LRE, puncture resistance is so close that you probably would never be able to tell the diff. Chances are if your driving over something that will puncture the LRD, it will puncture an E.
But as for the weight issue, yes, an E will carry more weight as it's the next load range up, the extra plies give the strength to carry the extra weight.

Wrong, a LRC is actually about the same or slightly more load capacity then a P-metric XL (extra load). a standard P metric will have a lower weight capacity.

As for the tires riding stiffer as you go up in plys, it actually has more to do with the rubber compound used to construct the tire than the actual plys. On LT tires, the tread does flex less contributing to the rougher ride, but the sidewalls are basicly the same except for the rubber compound used. one of the easiest ways to see this, grab a high end tire in a P metric and a LRE... say from Michelin, BFG, Goodyear, Nitto.... then compare it to the P and LRE from say hankook, nexxen, or any cheap tire.... you will find in some cases, the sidewall if a P metric High end tire is stiffer than the sidewall of a cheap LRE tire. This is why people say a certain tire rides smoother than another even though they are both say LRE.

 

Here you go.