Thinking
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Originally Posted by Jbrew
So none of your E's wore funny keeping them in the 40 psi range. The centers and edges wear equally ? Yea the tread depth was hard to find on these tires. Finally found (before purchasing) that they WERE 17's (17/32), but to my surprise they are almost 20/32 with both of my depth gauges. Definitely tread heavy , - which is nice. But mann, like I was telling AK earlier, I have a regular tire ( P series C rated) out in the shed I've been saving. Comparing one of the new ones to it, - there is no comparison. The new ones are heavy and rigid, like it's a military type tire, - bullet proof or whatnot. I was expecting a heavy duty tire, but not on this obvious. There has to be some kind of downfall or trade off I haven't found yet. Did you notice any mileage change worth mentioning ?
The tires are a lot more heavy duty, yours at 50lbs isn't bad at all. The bfgs I run are 59 I believe but I also run 285s. The nittos I had were almost 80lbs a piece! With you running 265s I bet you will hardly feel any difference in performance, and you'll probably take a small hit on mpgs.
With that said, I average about 15 mpg in my truck, that's with the 285s and my truck with toolbox, headache rack and sound system weighs in at 6100 lbs. She's a fatty, I only have 400 lbs worth of payload left (legally). I also have a 3.55 ls rear.
The tire is going to feel stiffer, but In a good way IMO. The road handling is much improved, and if you ever tow or load the bed heavy you will notice how much better the truck feels planted. I towed 10k one time while moving and I was more worried about the front wheels coming off the ground than the sway of the truck.
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Nope I've never ever had an issue with them wearing funny, but I always maintained the rotations, alignment and psi. Something I'm sure you won't have a problem with.
The tires are a lot more heavy duty, yours at 50lbs isn't bad at all. The bfgs I run are 59 I believe but I also run 285s. The nittos I had were almost 80lbs a piece! With you running 265s I bet you will hardly feel any difference in performance, and you'll probably take a small hit on mpgs.
With that said, I average about 15 mpg in my truck, that's with the 285s and my truck with toolbox, headache rack and sound system weighs in at 6100 lbs. She's a fatty, I only have 400 lbs worth of payload left (legally). I also have a 3.55 ls rear.
The tire is going to feel stiffer, but In a good way IMO. The road handling is much improved, and if you ever tow or load the bed heavy you will notice how much better the truck feels planted. I towed 10k one time while moving and I was more worried about the front wheels coming off the ground than the sway of the truck.
The tires are a lot more heavy duty, yours at 50lbs isn't bad at all. The bfgs I run are 59 I believe but I also run 285s. The nittos I had were almost 80lbs a piece! With you running 265s I bet you will hardly feel any difference in performance, and you'll probably take a small hit on mpgs.
With that said, I average about 15 mpg in my truck, that's with the 285s and my truck with toolbox, headache rack and sound system weighs in at 6100 lbs. She's a fatty, I only have 400 lbs worth of payload left (legally). I also have a 3.55 ls rear.
The tire is going to feel stiffer, but In a good way IMO. The road handling is much improved, and if you ever tow or load the bed heavy you will notice how much better the truck feels planted. I towed 10k one time while moving and I was more worried about the front wheels coming off the ground than the sway of the truck.
Last edited by Jbrew; Dec 29, 2016 at 06:43 PM.
Do you speak Martian ?
98 F150 5.4L E40D/4R100
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Well here's his address, he learnded good English so he can cipher yours I expect.
https://www.f150forum.com/members/martian-139927/
https://www.f150forum.com/members/martian-139927/
I hope everyone has a great year coming! Looks like I'm going to pick up a new to me 2014 John deere gator. Had to either spend it and write it off or keep it and get taxed on it.
98 F150 5.4L E40D/4R100
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Same here, except for the Gator, - that would be fun, I like the way you talked yourself into it...made it practical lol.
Lol Yeh i guess I kinda did. It also has a custom dog box for the bed so I can get my German Short Hair pointers out in the wood deeper to find some birds.
98 F150 5.4L E40D/4R100
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Yes, -It's definitely a must now. Aren't those things 4WD ? Wish I could warrant one, like say fer heading in the forest for firewood. Screwy Muskrats, keep steeling my wood!