Load E Dilemma
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Load E Dilemma
Hey all, a friend of mine is sitting on some Toyo Open Country A/T's and hes looking to sell them. They are nearly brand new and he will take $300 for all 4. I recognize this is a good deal, and I would take them, However there is one problem.They are (265/75/16) Load Range E, which is way to stiff and heavy then I want for a 2009 FX4.
What I'm looking for is everyone's opinion on the situation. Should I buy the tires and just deal with the affect of Load E (which I'm not really sure is that bad), OR should I pass... What would you do?
Anyone running Load E I would be interested on how your truck drives.
Brob.
What I'm looking for is everyone's opinion on the situation. Should I buy the tires and just deal with the affect of Load E (which I'm not really sure is that bad), OR should I pass... What would you do?
Anyone running Load E I would be interested on how your truck drives.
Brob.
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Well, I don't want to sacrifice ride quality and I would have to pay someone to mount the new tires. Meaning if I don't like them it could cost me some coin going back to stock tires. I'll just pass. I'd be cool if I didn't know the guy and could flip them and make some cash but hes a good friend. I think I will just tell him they are worth a lot more.
I want bigger tires badly, these stock 255/70/16 looks pathetic just cant justify wasting good tires. Looks like ill be waiting for these to wear out before I go any bigger... or unless I find another cheap set of tires. I have the Pre-Keys sitting here waiting for that day. Those duratracs in Load C look nice...
I want bigger tires badly, these stock 255/70/16 looks pathetic just cant justify wasting good tires. Looks like ill be waiting for these to wear out before I go any bigger... or unless I find another cheap set of tires. I have the Pre-Keys sitting here waiting for that day. Those duratracs in Load C look nice...
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Well, I don't want to sacrifice ride quality and I would have to pay someone to mount the new tires. Meaning if I don't like them it could cost me some coin going back to stock tires. I'll just pass. I'd be cool if I didn't know the guy and could flip them and make some cash but hes a good friend. I think I will just tell him they are worth a lot more.
I want bigger tires badly, these stock 255/70/16 looks pathetic just cant justify wasting good tires. Looks like ill be waiting for these to wear out before I go any bigger... or unless I find another cheap set of tires. I have the Pre-Keys sitting here waiting for that day. Those duratracs in Load C look nice...
I want bigger tires badly, these stock 255/70/16 looks pathetic just cant justify wasting good tires. Looks like ill be waiting for these to wear out before I go any bigger... or unless I find another cheap set of tires. I have the Pre-Keys sitting here waiting for that day. Those duratracs in Load C look nice...
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I had a set of 285/75/16 nitto terra grapplers load range E on my truck for a while. I couldn’t even tell that I had used them, I would say buy them and put them on after you wear out the tires you have now. I don’t think it was really that bad till I cranked my tbars but thats just my 2 cents
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Good information, Thanks for the replies! I told the guy they were worth more than double hes offering (CAD). I'm going on a 2600km road trip soon. then after I have my 20,000km service and I'm going to get the Ford dealer to put on 265/75/16 Load C Duratracs, install my pre-key, Install belltech 6400 shackles ( which i will probably buy from JB's or Mopac) and then adjust my speedo. Exciting but expensive stuff, I figure around $1500 for it all but its worth it. My trucks going to look a lot different, and most importantly the rides not going to be much different. I promise to get pics up of before and after ASAP.
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Good information, Thanks for the replies! I told the guy they were worth more than double hes offering (CAD). I'm going on a 2600km road trip soon. then after I have my 20,000km service and I'm going to get the Ford dealer to put on 265/75/16 Load C Duratracs, install my pre-key, Install belltech 6400 shackles ( which i will probably buy from JB's or Mopac) and then adjust my speedo. Exciting but expensive stuff, I figure around $1500 for it all but its worth it. My trucks going to look a lot different, and most importantly the rides not going to be much different. I promise to get pics up of before and after ASAP.
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Load E rated tires on a ranger is a bad move. E range is for 1 ton tucks... not rangers. My E350 that weighs just over 10,500 has E rated tires and that thing rides very hard...
The ranger has C rated BFG's and as of late I have been hauling serious weight with it, with out any problems... (as in double the 600lb bed rating)
The ranger has C rated BFG's and as of late I have been hauling serious weight with it, with out any problems... (as in double the 600lb bed rating)
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