Light truck or passenger tires ?

PZKW108 · **Joined:** Sun Apr 06, 2014 5:23 pm **Posts:** 461

I'm debating if I should get LT or P rated tires. I pretty much set my mind on the brand, I'm thinking Falken Wildpeak AT3W in 245 75 r16.

I don't really care about the extra load, but I like the extra tread depth of the LT 17/32 instead of 13/32 for the P. I do occasional off road a bit of gravel and we got quite a bit of snow here !

I know the LT are 10 lbs heavier, so 40lbs per tires.

Would the ride and the mileage really suffer from the heavier stiffer LT compare to the P ???

TURBO-DIESEL-FREAK · **Joined:** Sat Apr 17, 2010 3:29 pm **Posts:** 1167

Unless you are towing heavier, I would not consider the LT tires.

Your ride would indeed suffer, and I know you like the ride as it is.

flash7210 · **Posted:** Fri May 03, 2019 8:23 pm

I’m running Cooper Discoverer RTX 235-85-16 LT tires.
Yes they are heavy but they have been good both on and off road.
Just completed a 1700 mile trip. No complaints.
Wish I could have gotten the AT3W but they were not available at any local stores.

PZKW108 · **Joined:** Sun Apr 06, 2014 5:23 pm **Posts:** 461

flash7210 wrote:

I’m running Cooper Discoverer RTX 235-85-16 LT tires.
Yes they are heavy but they have been good both on and off road.
Just completed a 1700 mile trip. No complaints.
Wish I could have gotten the AT3W but they were not available at any local stores.

Did you notice a change in mileage ? What pressure are you running ?

Nice Jeep by the way !

GordnadoCRD · **Posted:** Sat May 04, 2019 6:00 pm

I have no lift. Bone stock so far.
I have no rocks to climb around here.
Around here it's Pavement, gravel, mud, or sand.
I went with these passenger tires. https://www.trailswestonline.com/cooper-51770-24570r16-discoverer-111t-p-4229.html I am quite pleased with their performance so far. Especially in rain/wet pavement. They've given no issues or disappointments in the last 2 years.
The pavement around here is infested with many potholes. I suspect that had I used an LT tire, the stock suspension would not have survived the beating with the stiffer sidewalls. The P series tire is lighter, and absorbs more of the impact making it easier on the vehicle suspension and me.

If you do any heavy towing, rock-climbing, or wheeling through brushy trails where you have risk of getting sticks through your sidewalls, I definitely would recommend the 'E' range truck tires.

PZKW108 · **Joined:** Sun Apr 06, 2014 5:23 pm **Posts:** 461

GordnadoCRD wrote:

I have no lift. Bone stock so far.
I have no rocks to climb around here.
Around here it's Pavement, gravel, mud, or sand.
I went with these passenger tires. https://www.trailswestonline.com/cooper-51770-24570r16-discoverer-111t-p-4229.html I am quite pleased with their performance so far. Especially in rain/wet pavement. They've given no issues or disappointments in the last 2 years.
The pavement around here is infested with many potholes. I suspect that had I used an LT tire, the stock suspension would not have survived the beating with the stiffer sidewalls. The P series tire is lighter, and absorbs more of the impact making it easier on the vehicle suspension and me.

If you do any heavy towing, rock-climbing, or wheeling through brushy trails where you have risk of getting sticks through your sidewalls, I definitely would recommend the 'E' range truck tires.

I have Cooper ATW on right now, they have 35k miles. I had so many punctures with these tires...... On a gravel road trip I remember having 2 punctures at the same time, good thing I had a compressor.

So that's one of the reason I'm thinking 10 plies. also for the extra tread.

flash7210 · **Posted:** Sat May 04, 2019 7:50 pm

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Did you notice a change in mileage ? What pressure are you running ?

I run them at 50psi.
No noticeable change in MPG.

As far as rough riding goes, my suspension is NOT stock.
Damaged roads full of potholes suck no matter what kind of tire I use.

TURBO-DIESEL-FREAK · **Joined:** Sat Apr 17, 2010 3:29 pm **Posts:** 1167

PZKW108 wrote:

GordnadoCRD wrote:

I have no lift. Bone stock so far.
I have no rocks to climb around here.
Around here it's Pavement, gravel, mud, or sand.
I went with these passenger tires. https://www.trailswestonline.com/cooper-51770-24570r16-discoverer-111t-p-4229.html I am quite pleased with their performance so far. Especially in rain/wet pavement. They've given no issues or disappointments in the last 2 years.
The pavement around here is infested with many potholes. I suspect that had I used an LT tire, the stock suspension would not have survived the beating with the stiffer sidewalls. The P series tire is lighter, and absorbs more of the impact making it easier on the vehicle suspension and me.

If you do any heavy towing, rock-climbing, or wheeling through brushy trails where you have risk of getting sticks through your sidewalls, I definitely would recommend the 'E' range truck tires.

I have Cooper ATW on right now, they have 35k miles. I had so many punctures with these tires...... On a gravel road trip I remember having 2 punctures at the same time, good thing I had a compressor.

So that's one of the reason I'm thinking 10 plies. also for the extra tread.

You are definitely going to get better puncture resistance with LT 10 ply tires or even 8 ply tires over the standard 4 ply tires. It'll ride rougher and will cut into your fuel mileage a little, but given the crappy roads you drive on, maybe LT really is the way to go.

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