Tire Talk...

Hankook Hankook ATM:

Your OEM wheels are fine for 80 psi .
The weight rating for the wheel is more important .
When aluminum wheels fail they do not do so catastrophically .
Instead they develop a hairline crack at a weak point , often a ridge , and they just fail to hold air pressure .
You would be best served by going to the tire rack website and doing some research .
Plug in your tire size and research the data available in that size for P rated , load range C , and load range E .
You can choose your preferences from the left hand column to sort for price , or speed rating , or load range .
Write down the specs of the tires you are considering .
Pay attention to the tire weight between load ranges within a brand .
You will observe that an E tire weighs more than a C tire weighs more than a P tire . Dimensions are often the same .
More cords equals more tire weight .
If you like you can compare tire weight between brands as well .
I have about 60,000 on my LT265/75R16 load range E Michelin LTX highway tread .
They have suffered zero mishaps and are not quite to the wear bars .
They have not needed to be rebalanced over their lifetime .
I mostly run them at 50 psi on my duramax ( 9200# gvw ) .
I have a compressor and on occasion I have run them up to 80 psi for loads that run me up to 9000# gvw .
My duramax is typically 6800 # most days .
As you know we can weigh for free at the ODOT scales when they are closed .

Michelin LTX MS/2, LT245/75R17E at 50psi on Ford stock alloys.
All-Seasons, not All-Terrain.
Like them so far. Seem to be wearing well.

I went with the Falken Rocky Mountains AT tire on my 4X4 2013 F150 EcoBoost Load range E (18 incher) and they are quiet, pull good so far. Doesn't snow too often in Ocala, Florida as far as I can tell. LOL

Paul Clancy wrote:
Been running the new goodyear adventurer in the e rated tire with dual Kevlar belts and 60000 mile tread warranty. Very impressed. Quiet and handles great for an at tire. Snow rated. Very happy. Replaced Bridgestone duravis 750hd and prefer the gy.

Ditto on the Goodyear AT...great in snow and nice quiet highway towing tire.

Both coopers are great tires. The AT3's have a 55000 mile warranty on them, but I chose to run the ST MAXX on the dually simply because they look better. They are wonderful in the snow and ice also.

Been running the new goodyear adventurer in the e rated tire with dual Kevlar belts and 60000 mile tread warranty. Very impressed. Quiet and handles great for an at tire. Snow rated. Very happy. Replaced Bridgestone duravis 750hd and prefer the gy.

I am running the Cooper AT3 Ld. range Etires on my truck.....they are working great. Got them in Medford.

Are the wheels rated to hold 80 PSI?

No point in buying E rated tires if the wheels can only take 50 PSI.