Tires for tow vehicle

CKNSLS wrote:

Desert Captain wrote:
I continue to be amazed by the myth that all LT tires ride rough. :h If you buy the right tires and properly air them up the ride is smooth and quiet while providing superior (vs P's), performance.

One of the keys in selecting the right tire is get a street tread. I recommend the Michelin LTX M/S 2's. I put them on my truck and the improvement in ride and handling was awesome. I just got a set installed on our C (thanks to the recall of the old M/S's) and they are so much smoother two or three of the persistent rattles that plague most C's disappeared. If you are towing anything, get rid of the P's as that is not what they were designed to do.

As Always.... Opinions and YMMV. :C

If you air them up to maximum pressure they will ride very rough. There is NO ADVANTAGE TO BUYING LT TIRES AND THEN ONLY FILLING THEM TO 2/3rd CAPACITY. There goes your load ratings out the window....

Ridiculous! :S You air tires, any tires, to the proper pressure based upon the load they are carrying. If you are towing, air them up to that load, if not air them to the reduced load they are actually carrying. The advantage of LT tires is the heavier construction/higher plys which do not vanish as the load and appropriate pressure is dialed in.

Airing an LT to its max rating does NOT necessarily dictate a rough ride. A street tread, aired to the proper pressure based upon the load it carries will give a smooth and quiet ride. If that is not what you are getting it is time to check your suspension, shocks etc... the tires are not the problem.

:R