Tire Load Range

Francesca Knowles wrote:

neil57 wrote:
Ask the dealer to bring out a ST tire and a LT tire of the same size and compare the weight, you will be surprised at the difference. My money goes to the heavier tire. Put LT's on my 5th wheel and 5000 miles later am glad I did! They run cooler and seem to pull easier. JMHO

I'm not a believer in buying tires by the pound, but in case the O.P. here is: At 34 lbs, the Michelin LTX under consideration is nine pounds lighter than the 43 lb Maxxis (8008?) ST cited as equivalent.
(Please note: I only cite Maxxis because the O.P. gives it as his fallback.)

And now that I look at the specs for the Michelin LTX M/S2 245/75/16:
Are we SURE that's what Discount Tire recommended? The numbers/specs listed for that tire look lower than those stated by the O.P.; and it's listed as a P-tire, not an LT.

Or is there ANOTHER "LTX M/S"?



LTX M/S2 specs: Michlien LTX M/S2 245/75/16.

Maxxis specs (Size same as OEM tire) Maxxis 8008 235/80/16

The tire weights quoted by Francesca are not correct .
Francesca used the P rated Michelin weight of 34 # for the P245/75R16 which has a passenger placard weight rating of 2271 #
A Michelin LT245/75R16 load range E weighs 42 # and has a placard LT weight rating of 3042 #
A Michelin LT235/85R16 load range E weighs 44 # and has a placard LT weight rating of 3042 #
A maxxis ( Chang-Shin of Taiwan ) ST235/85R16 load range E weighs 38 # and has a placard ST weight rating of 3640 #
Somehow the tire weights got transposed .