What load range tires do you use?
08-19-2020, 07:15 AM
#21
Senior Member
A set of P series tires will carry more weight than a F150 is rated to carry. But an LT tire is a much tougher tire less likely to be damaged if driven off road. I spend quite a bit of time on rough gravel and dirt roads and farm roads. Over the years I've had several incidents where P series tires were ruined by rocks and other debris. I find E rated tires cheaper in the long run. It is worth the slightly firmer ride to me. But that may not be the best tire for a lot of other people.
There is no need to run 65 PSI in a 1/2 ton truck. I keep 30-35 PSI in mine even when hauling heavy. 65 PSI is about right for a 3/4 ton truck with 7000 lbs of curb weight and a 10,000 lb GVWR.
Fuel mileage has more to do with the size of the tire and tread than weight. I stayed with the same size tire and a very similar all terrain tread when I made the move to E rated tires on my Tacoma. Even though the E rated tires are 15 lbs heavier fuel mileage remained the same. The E rated tires on my F150 are also 15 lbs each heavier, but I also moved up to a larger tire with a more aggressive tread and lost 1 mpg over factory size.
There is no need to run 65 PSI in a 1/2 ton truck. I keep 30-35 PSI in mine even when hauling heavy. 65 PSI is about right for a 3/4 ton truck with 7000 lbs of curb weight and a 10,000 lb GVWR.
Fuel mileage has more to do with the size of the tire and tread than weight. I stayed with the same size tire and a very similar all terrain tread when I made the move to E rated tires on my Tacoma. Even though the E rated tires are 15 lbs heavier fuel mileage remained the same. The E rated tires on my F150 are also 15 lbs each heavier, but I also moved up to a larger tire with a more aggressive tread and lost 1 mpg over factory size.
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DCRanger (08-19-2020)
08-19-2020, 09:01 AM
#22
A set of P series tires will carry more weight than a F150 is rated to carry. But an LT tire is a much tougher tire less likely to be damaged if driven off road. I spend quite a bit of time on rough gravel and dirt roads and farm roads. Over the years I've had several incidents where P series tires were ruined by rocks and other debris. I find E rated tires cheaper in the long run. It is worth the slightly firmer ride to me. But that may not be the best tire for a lot of other people.
There is no need to run 65 PSI in a 1/2 ton truck. I keep 30-35 PSI in mine even when hauling heavy. 65 PSI is about right for a 3/4 ton truck with 7000 lbs of curb weight and a 10,000 lb GVWR.
Fuel mileage has more to do with the size of the tire and tread than weight. I stayed with the same size tire and a very similar all terrain tread when I made the move to E rated tires on my Tacoma. Even though the E rated tires are 15 lbs heavier fuel mileage remained the same. The E rated tires on my F150 are also 15 lbs each heavier, but I also moved up to a larger tire with a more aggressive tread and lost 1 mpg over factory size.
There is no need to run 65 PSI in a 1/2 ton truck. I keep 30-35 PSI in mine even when hauling heavy. 65 PSI is about right for a 3/4 ton truck with 7000 lbs of curb weight and a 10,000 lb GVWR.
Fuel mileage has more to do with the size of the tire and tread than weight. I stayed with the same size tire and a very similar all terrain tread when I made the move to E rated tires on my Tacoma. Even though the E rated tires are 15 lbs heavier fuel mileage remained the same. The E rated tires on my F150 are also 15 lbs each heavier, but I also moved up to a larger tire with a more aggressive tread and lost 1 mpg over factory size.
If your ever on gravel roads or "off-road" ....10 ply is a must.
You can also get "D" rated DuraTracs.
As far as air pressure.
36 psi cold.
If hauling or towing heavy I visually look at tire if it looks squished down go up to about 42 psi.
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DCRanger (08-19-2020)
08-19-2020, 09:48 PM
#24
They are the best all around tire on the market.
They are not noisy.
They have decent mud traction.
Great for winter.
They wear evenly and seem to last as long or longer than any others I have tried.
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JustinPro (08-20-2020)
08-20-2020, 12:49 PM
#25
Senior Member
I've been going down gravel roads and off-road on passenger tires for three decades. 10 ply is not a 'must' for where you are, it's a must for what you're doing where you are. If one is the type with goals of large dust clouds on service roads, E or stronger may be a requirement, but not everyone has those goals.
My dad's driveway is a 3/4 mile of gravel, never in great condition, and he takes his Goldwing for a ride 3-4 times a week. Tires on that are what, 2 ply equivalent? Never a puncture. I've spent the past three years in my 150 with p-metrics and neither his driveway nor the three other family gravel driveways nor all the forest service roads nor off-road trails nor crappy Boy Scout camp access roads I've been on have punctured a tire. Where I've been punctured is nails on the highway.
YMMV, you know?
My dad's driveway is a 3/4 mile of gravel, never in great condition, and he takes his Goldwing for a ride 3-4 times a week. Tires on that are what, 2 ply equivalent? Never a puncture. I've spent the past three years in my 150 with p-metrics and neither his driveway nor the three other family gravel driveways nor all the forest service roads nor off-road trails nor crappy Boy Scout camp access roads I've been on have punctured a tire. Where I've been punctured is nails on the highway.
YMMV, you know?
08-20-2020, 01:06 PM
#26
I've been going down gravel roads and off-road on passenger tires for three decades. 10 ply is not a 'must' for where you are, it's a must for what you're doing where you are. If one is the type with goals of large dust clouds on service roads, E or stronger may be a requirement, but not everyone has those goals.
My dad's driveway is a 3/4 mile of gravel, never in great condition, and he takes his Goldwing for a ride 3-4 times a week. Tires on that are what, 2 ply equivalent? Never a puncture. I've spent the past three years in my 150 with p-metrics and neither his driveway nor the three other family gravel driveways nor all the forest service roads nor off-road trails nor crappy Boy Scout camp access roads I've been on have punctured a tire. Where I've been punctured is nails on the highway.
YMMV, you know?
My dad's driveway is a 3/4 mile of gravel, never in great condition, and he takes his Goldwing for a ride 3-4 times a week. Tires on that are what, 2 ply equivalent? Never a puncture. I've spent the past three years in my 150 with p-metrics and neither his driveway nor the three other family gravel driveways nor all the forest service roads nor off-road trails nor crappy Boy Scout camp access roads I've been on have punctured a tire. Where I've been punctured is nails on the highway.
YMMV, you know?
I guess our gravel up here is sharper?
But IF you venture on active logging roads it's not going to be long before you get a hole in a 6 ply tire....
08-20-2020, 03:32 PM
#27
08-21-2020, 07:18 PM
#28
Senior Member
LT-E's aren't a must for everyone, though they are for some.
08-21-2020, 07:47 PM
#29
Old thread indeed.
Mine are E load because that's essentially all that was available in a 34" all terrain. ~38 psi cold
Mine are E load because that's essentially all that was available in a 34" all terrain. ~38 psi cold
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BushMonster (11-02-2020)
08-26-2020, 07:32 PM
#30
I ended up going with the Bridgestone Dueler Revo 3 LT275/70/18 Load Range E, inflated to 40 psi. Smooth and quiet. Rides like a new truck. Review is here. https://www.f150forum.com/f31/bridge...vo-3-a-426283/