LT or P Tires ?
My old stock Wrangler AT "P" rated 265 70R 17 tires are up for replacement. I know the "LT" are optimum for towing, but was wondering if I really need them? Cost is not a factor between the P and L...
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W.E.BGood wrote:
jsdad...I have a similar arrangement as you with an '08 Tundra with P tires towing a Keystone 250RS (6K dry), and an Equal-i-zer 1K/10K hitch. We frequently drive on "your" roads (all over Wisconsin, our favorite state) and last summer did a 4,700 mile round-trip odyssey to northern California and back. I have had ZERO problems, concerns, complaints or second-thoughts with this set-up in wet, dry, or high cross-winds (45+ in Wyoming), or when being passed by semis. Even the wife feels confident driving on 2-lane secondary highways.
Regarding your comment about "bounce issues", we had the same problem (pretty severely) until I reviewed the set-up procedures for the hitch and made careful measurements and adjustments to put more tilt on the head, effectively "tightening up" the connection between the truck and trailer...VERY little problem now.
Thanks for the feedback. I had the dealer set me up, I'll mention it to them this spring when I get ready to start. Just eye balling the hitch, it already has a pretty good tilt on already, but maybe needs a little more to take out the bounce. I'll first try a trip with the new tires to help me narrow down the bounce issue.
