Tow Vehicle Tires upgrade
I need to upgrade the tires on my TV (2011 Expedition EL) due to some recommendation from other knowledgeable folks. I’m towing 7500 lbs travel trailer and recommendations that I upgrade my tires to l...
Forum Discussion
ScottG wrote:
When it comes to the handling while towing, the load range (D, E, etc.) is more important than the overall capacity in pounds. I learned this one the hard way when I let some idiot at a tire store trick me (didn't say they were D's) into putting LR D's with a higher weight capacity on my old 3/4 ton. Handling was terrible after that.
Well some of that difference may be due to tire construction. I replaced my original tires with General Grabbers and the truck handling instantly took a turn for the worst. Even tho both were LR E. When I got rid of the grabbers a month ago and went to the BFG T/A the truck handling got better and so did fuel mileage.
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