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Explorer II

Jul 18, 2014

sorry, another tire question

Planning ahead to replace tires on tt next season and doing my homework. Seems like Maxxis will be the tire we go with. Our current tires are 225 75r15 D rated, but in checking our wheels it appears they are rated for 2830 lb. tire, this seems to correspond with an E rated tire. Would the upgrade from from a D to an E serve any benefit- better tire? As always, thanks to you all!

13 Replies

Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Jul 18, 2014
You will be much better off with the E tire. Stronger sidewall for one. I would look at a quality LT tire.
tbred
Explorer II
Jul 18, 2014
Thanks ScottG, don't really need the extra weight rating but me being new to this figure more is always better! I think the D's are 8 ply and the E's are 10 ply, not sure if that's even meaningful.
ScottG
Nomad
Jul 18, 2014
Only if you need the extra margin. Myself, I have about 1000# excess capacity per tire with the D's so I didn't bother with E's. (I have 2 tons of CCC)
Maxxis rocks though - lots of tire problems before and none since getting them.