P Rated Tire with Higher Load Capacity or LT with Lower?
04-25-2018, 09:48 PM
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Appreciate all the help. Tuckr2, those tires look awesome, but as far as I can tell they only offer 275/55R20 in P rated XL tires.
Seems like the consensus is that the P rated Cooper's I have now should be fine. Forgive my ignorance, but I better ask before I screw it up. To get the best stability out of them I should inflate to max PSI? From reading on the tire I see that as 50 PSI. Sticker on the door recommends 35. So before I hook up the trailer I just fill the tires up to 42ish like massspike recommended?
Seems like the consensus is that the P rated Cooper's I have now should be fine. Forgive my ignorance, but I better ask before I screw it up. To get the best stability out of them I should inflate to max PSI? From reading on the tire I see that as 50 PSI. Sticker on the door recommends 35. So before I hook up the trailer I just fill the tires up to 42ish like massspike recommended?
04-25-2018, 10:03 PM
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The max psi on my XL p metric tires is 50 psi. When towing, I run 50 psi in the rear. I run 45 in the front. I settled on that number after a few trial runs with other pressures....I actually leave those pressures in all the time, because I put as many miles on the truck towing as I do running empty.
Last edited by 77Ranger460; 04-25-2018 at 10:05 PM.
04-26-2018, 09:30 AM
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Manufacturer Part #: 28034121View details Approved Rim Width8 - 10PlyRatingE / 10Load/Speed Rating122/119TMax. Tire Pressure80Run FlatNoMax. Load3305@80Sidewall ColorRaised Black LetterTread Depth18.4Overall Tire Diameter32.36Rim Diameter20
younare right though, as to your specific size. They also offer a LT275/65R20 which is about the same price.
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$1047.96 set of 4
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Last edited by tuckr2; 04-26-2018 at 09:33 AM.
04-27-2018, 11:45 AM
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You really should have truck tires to pull that much weight. Pulling that much on car tires is not good judgement. You can expect a rougher ride with the truck tires. As for the price, they pay for themselves. I just had to replace my last set of truck tires because they exceeded the 10 year mark. Over 70,000 miles, and they weren't even half way way down to the wear marks. That is to say, that if you intend to keep your truck, the truck tires will pay for themselves in longevity. Unfortunately I had to step up to an E1 load range (K02), because it was the most reasonable priced tire. BFG discontinued the D load range for my rim size. There are places to save money, but tires is not where I'd skimp. Think of the position you'll be in if one of those car tires blows while you are pulling a trailer that weighs more than the truck, and you wipe out a minivan with a family in it. I just put $1100 tires on a truck worth basically that much.