XL vs LT tires?
So thinking about getting some new tires this spring and moving up to either XL or LT tires. Not sure which is the better option for me? I have a 2018 F150 with OEM P tires now. Towing 6500lb (dry)...
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MitchF150 wrote:
Wow Scott.. Never thought you would go there... You been reading too many of oldmans posts I guess.. ;) he likes that "real truck" thing too... I've always respected your posts in the past..
With my 20" wheels the sidewall on my tires are only 4.5"..
I don't recall the actual sidewall height on my old F150 that had 265/75/16 Lt C tires on them, but they were at least an inch or so more sidewall.. They did fine too. Yes, the P rated tires sucked.. I will give you that..
But until you have actually used the tires in question with the vehicle in question, your "real truck" reply is just silly.
Oh, I have used LT E tires on an F150 and they were a complete WASTE of tire and cost me payload and ride comfort and mpgs.. They didn't make a bit of difference towing compared to the LT C tires I had on the truck (that same 97 F150 I had before).
Mitch
Maybe I should have said HD or heavy trucks.
However, I don't think anyone in this whole conversation is "silly". All points are valid and deserve respect except those that employ passive aggresivenes.
No trucks suspension is going to make up for soft sidewalls. There is simply nothing that can be done to compensate for squirm between the tire and the road.
I also know that some simply wont notice the difference. They may not even notice they're sawing the steering wheel back and forth and making constant corrections. That's not an insult - some people just don't notice these things.
My mechanic buddy thought his TT towed fine until he installed a WDH and realised how much better it could be.
