E load tires are way overkill

[off_road_ranger]

Unpopular opinion: Stop putting E-load tires on your daily-driven midsize rigs. 🛞

E-load tires are designed to carry massive towing weights on heavy three-quarter-ton heavy-duty trucks. When you put that ultra-stiff carcass on a lighter midsize truck or SUV, a few annoying things happen:

• Your suspension can’t compress properly over small bumps, giving you a harsh, ride on the highway.
• The extra rotating mass saps your acceleration.
• Your gas mileage takes a nosedive.

When you pull up the data on SimpleTire, modern C-load and Standard Load tires put up with the abuse just fine.

Falken Wildpeak A/T4W
Known for its legendary durability, opting for the lighter load ratings allows the tread to naturally conform to trail obstacles when aired down, resulting in an exceptional off-road score without punishing your daily commute.
BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO3
BFG explicitly redesigned the sidewalls on the newer KO3, which gives you extreme splitting and bruising resistance on the trails even in lighter load configurations, matching the ruggedness of older 10-ply designs without the heavy weight penalty.

Unless you are constantly hauling a massive overland trailer or carrying a full steel armor build with a rooftop tent, steel bumpers, and a heavy drawer system, a C-load or heavy-duty SL tire is going to give you better traction on the trail

Drop your thoughts below. Are you team "Heavy Duty E-Load or Bust," or have you made the switch to a lighter, smarter trail tire?

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[RC Bronco]

I am wondering what you are after with your copy-pasted AI message

 

[TheBroncolorian]

I'm a Load Range E user by accident (formerly a Toyo Open Country RT Pro LRC user - road debris + defects, in a pinch, necessitated whatever the local shops had available). I'm using the Continental Terrain contact AT in 315/70/r17, and while I notice the slightest bit of stiffness and weight during acceleration at times, I have no complaints and dare I say my daily driving experience has improved. But I also acknowledge that this is a rolling brick, and speed/fuel efficiency will never happen, especially with Sasquatch gearing

 

[RedDawg]

Pretty sure the Falkens are Es

 

[bendover]

e rates start working magic when aired down to 7 psi on a beadlock.

useless ai slop post regardless though.

 

[87-Z28]

Your suspension can’t compress properly over small bumps, giving you a harsh, ride on the highway.

Don’t put bits and pieces from the tires into your shocks. They tend to get stuck in the valving holes and cause improper compression. For some strange reasons the rubber particles seem to move more freely during rebound. Interesting phenomenon to say the least.

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