LT vs P Tires???
At what weight trailer is it a prudent decision to swap P tires to LTs? I tow a reasonably light trailer that is 5k pounds dry. Is this light enough that P tires will be okay for me? Certai...
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Fake half tons are those in the DOT class 2 6001-8400 gvwr, ie a LD 3/4 ton. Std 3/4 and fake 1 tons are in the 8401-10,000 gvwr, a HD DOT class 2 rig. DOT class 3 trucks, or 1 tons, have gvwr's from 10001 -13500 lbs. ANything less than 6000 lbs is a DOT class 1, or half ton. This is per the federal government stds. Badging can be ANYTHING the manufacture wants to call it.
For for a bit was calling its 8600 gvwr Van an E150 when it quit manufacturing rigs smaller than this, then it jumped to an E350 with a 9900 GVWR, difference?!?!?! springs and a different rear axel.
GM in 88 had 1500's at 5600-6600 gvwr, 2500 with 6 lugs with a 7200 gwvwr, 3500 at 8600, no duallies in the C/K line up. The next year, they decided to do a HD2500, which was the before 88 typical HD 2500 at 8600, stock motor was a 350. you had to order an 8600 SW3500 to get a 454. Otherwise, no difference in the truck platform. Then in 90, one could get the 10K dually 3500, the SW 3500 went to 9200 gvwr, the 7200 2500 became a 1500.........badging, can not trust them to be correct per say.
THen again, to me, a std bed for a pickup is 8', was in a dealer the other day, they were trying to tell me a std bed is 6', long bed is 8'.....if I get a different truck, anything smaller than 8' is a deal breaker, so better get me a std bed in my brain. Not sure if sales person got it, but will see.
ANyway, on my last two SW 3500's, I could not tell the difference in towing tween an LR D and LR E tire with 265-75-16 tires, as I never had more than 60 lbs of psi in either size tire. Reality is, if you are not truly at the limit of a given tire size, load rating etc, going up may or may not do you any good. Son put LR E tires on his 1500, rarely has more than 40-50 lbs in the tire. LR C's would have been ample.
Marty
For for a bit was calling its 8600 gvwr Van an E150 when it quit manufacturing rigs smaller than this, then it jumped to an E350 with a 9900 GVWR, difference?!?!?! springs and a different rear axel.
GM in 88 had 1500's at 5600-6600 gvwr, 2500 with 6 lugs with a 7200 gwvwr, 3500 at 8600, no duallies in the C/K line up. The next year, they decided to do a HD2500, which was the before 88 typical HD 2500 at 8600, stock motor was a 350. you had to order an 8600 SW3500 to get a 454. Otherwise, no difference in the truck platform. Then in 90, one could get the 10K dually 3500, the SW 3500 went to 9200 gvwr, the 7200 2500 became a 1500.........badging, can not trust them to be correct per say.
THen again, to me, a std bed for a pickup is 8', was in a dealer the other day, they were trying to tell me a std bed is 6', long bed is 8'.....if I get a different truck, anything smaller than 8' is a deal breaker, so better get me a std bed in my brain. Not sure if sales person got it, but will see.
ANyway, on my last two SW 3500's, I could not tell the difference in towing tween an LR D and LR E tire with 265-75-16 tires, as I never had more than 60 lbs of psi in either size tire. Reality is, if you are not truly at the limit of a given tire size, load rating etc, going up may or may not do you any good. Son put LR E tires on his 1500, rarely has more than 40-50 lbs in the tire. LR C's would have been ample.
Marty
