Toyota Tundra Gas Mileage--what do you get???

CaLBaR wrote:
I went to the LT tires because I do tow the trailer on some long distance trips such as Ontario to Florida and some 500 - 600km trips around the province. Everything I read said that towing would be more stable. I found the Tundra a very stable platform for towing even with the OEM BF Goodrich P-metric tires. In the 2 years towing with the LT tires, cross winds, head winds, trucks going by I don't really see the difference. The Tundra is as stable as it was before, no better no worse. I don't find the ride too much stiffer either. I put on Michelin M/S 2 LTs. From my perspective and after towing with the LTs for about 8000 km, I would not pay the extra next time around. Maybe it is just that the Tundra is more stable than other TVs from the factory that the LTs did not make a significant difference, at least from my perspective. And I have them inflated per Michelin at 55 PSI and go to 60 when towing. Others may have noticed a difference but not from my experience anyway.

Thanks for the summary of your experience. I'm not sure that LT tires really help with "stability", so much, as with that wallowing feeling you can get on a softer tire. It's mostly independent of the vehicle. You can rock on a truck w/ most p tires (one hand pushing on bed) and get the tires rolling around pretty good. Can't do it as easily w/ LT tires, but it still moves around some. Stability (i.e., the trailer not wagging the truck) is more a function of tongue weight and distribution (by my experience). I haven't put LT tires on a 1500 before, but I was considering it next time... thus me asking. Good to hear first hand comparisons.