best E rated tires to buy?????
best E rated tires to buy?????
skynyrdrules |
Jan 16 2012, 11:31 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 5-January 12 Member No.: 5,793 Favorite Truck Camper(s): lance Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: 1997 f250 7.3 longbed 4x4 Type of Tiedowns used: none yet Truck and Camper Setup: looking to buy |
Hey guy, just wanted to get sum info on the best E rated tires out there to buy. my truck currently has nitto graplers 295-/75/r16, looking for a better tire with more weight rating. thanx appreciate it
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rem300wsm |
Feb 3 2012, 10:56 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 3-February 12 Member No.: 5,839 Favorite Truck Camper(s): bigfoot Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: 1997 gmc 1500 z71 Type of Tiedowns used: custom Truck and Camper Setup: nothing at the moment |
QUOTE(skynyrdrules @ Jan 16 2012, 11:31 PM) Hey guy, just wanted to get sum info on the best E rated tires out there to buy. my truck currently has nitto graplers 295-/75/r16, looking for a better tire with more weight rating. thanx appreciate it hi i am running wrangler duratracs and they are a great tire |
Dave D. |
Feb 4 2012, 12:27 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 43 Joined: 25-November 10 Member No.: 5,037 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Looking for Pop-up Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: 2011 Silverado WT 1/2 ton Type of Tiedowns used: none yet Truck and Camper Setup: Still shopping |
Everyone has a different opinion. You should add, what you plan to use them for. Nitto Grapler comes in many tread styles so no use steering you towards a street tire if you want off-road traction.
http://www.nittotire.com/Tire/terragrappler#size Here is a spec chart from Nitto for reference. |
CamperArt |
Dec 11 2012, 08:31 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 11-December 12 Member No.: 6,389 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Dreamer by TII Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: 1977 Chevy C30 crewcab dually camper special with 1970 TII Dreamer Imperial 11.5' with side gaucho Type of Tiedowns used: Chevy "camper special" factory bolts with 4 logging chains and screw-jacks! Truck and Camper Setup: She's a bone stock 1977 Chevy C30 Silverado crew cab dually Camper Special with a 10,000lb. gvw from the factory, loaded with a stock 1970 Dreamer Imperial 11.5' side gaucho. The height of 1970s luxury! The Chevy has a Dana 70 differental fitted with full-floating axels, so 4000lbs. wet is no problem. She's powered by a mildly built 454cid big block backed by a TH400 3 speed auto. Yes, it gets about 8 to 10 miles per gallon. If you can't afford the gas, you can't afford the rig! (I'd rather spend thousands on gas than 50k for a new diesel truck!) Besides, old is good... She's a green and white two-tone, and the camper is white with green stripes. My parents bought the Dreamer used in 1979 for a great family vacation. Dad loaded her on his 1977 Ford F150 Custom and drove it all through WV., Tenn., Fla., NC, SC, and Va. Can you imagine a HALF-TON carrying that camper up and down the mountains? I don't know how she did it. I've still got Dad's old Ford, too, fitted with his late-60s era cap. I don't know what brand it is, but it's 2x4s covered with plywood covered by heavy aluminum siding. It weighs about 400 or 500 lbs. itself! They don't make 'em like that anymore.... |
QUOTE(skynyrdrules @ Jan 16 2012, 11:31 PM) Hey guy, just wanted to get sum info on the best E rated tires out there to buy. my truck currently has nitto graplers 295-/75/r16, looking for a better tire with more weight rating. thanx appreciate it Hi! I've had good luck with General Grabber A/Ts. Nearly 60k mi. so far and still in good shape. The A/T has a bit of bite to the tread, but isn't noisy or overly bumpy on pavement. On the half-tons, good ole Pep Boys Dakotas, made by Cooper worked just fine... Good luck, Art |
Vegas |
Nov 5 2013, 12:14 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 4-November 13 Member No.: 7,029 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Artic Fox Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: Dodge 3500 SRW 4wd Type of Tiedowns used: torklift Truck and Camper Setup: Dodge Ram 3500 4wd, torklift tie downs, torklift hitch extention, artic fox 990. |
[quote=Dave D.,Feb 4 2012, 12:27 AM]
Everyone has a different opinion. You should add, what you plan to use them for. Nitto Grapler comes in many tread styles so no use steering you towards a street tire if you want off-road traction. http://www.nittotire.com/Tire/terragrappler#size Here is a spec chart from Nitto for reference. Using Nitto LT305/70R17 E125R 33.98 diameter 12.36 width. Wow rated at 3640 per tire, that's 7280 per axle??? hmmm. thanks for the reference. |
bcbouy |
Nov 5 2013, 06:59 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 2-November 13 Member No.: 7,015 Favorite Truck Camper(s): sun lite eagle Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: 03 f 150 fx4 lariat with tow package Type of Tiedowns used: torklift with fastguns front billis hitch mount rear Truck and Camper Setup: f 150 fx4 lariat with firestone airbags on hankook dynapro mt mud tires and 1000 watt inverter 89 sunlite eagle pop up camper with a 500 watt genny 14.5 foot custom built g3 guide fly fishing boat and trailer. the ultimate back country fishing package |
[quote=Vegas,Nov 5 2013, 01:14 AM]
[quote=Dave D.,Feb 4 2012, 12:27 AM] Everyone has a different opinion. You should add, what you plan to use them for. Nitto Grapler comes in many tread styles so no use steering you towards a street tire if you want off-road traction. http://www.nittotire.com/Tire/terragrappler#size Here is a spec chart from Nitto for reference. Using Nitto LT305/70R17 E125R 33.98 diameter 12.36 width. Wow rated at 3640 per tire, that's 7280 per axle??? hmmm. thanks for the reference. [/quote] better for what? one of the best rated mud tires with the highest load rating is the hankook dyna pro mt that I currently use.also really good in wet snow,but my old bf Goodrich all terrain ta ko's were really stiff,almost back breakers. I don't think I would go really hard sidewall on an off road tire again with a camper.maybe too much rattle and and not enough flex. |
KY_Campers |
Nov 6 2013, 07:31 AM
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I put these Cooper tires on my truck back in the spring!
http://us.coopertire.com/Tires/Light-Truck...VERER-A-T3.aspx I bought 10-PLY's. . . Best tire I have ever owned! -------------------- . . . .
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Jeeper4life |
Nov 30 2014, 06:35 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 30-November 14 Member No.: 7,879 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Arctic Fox Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: 99 Ford f250 super duty Type of Tiedowns used: Torklift tiedowns with fastguns Truck and Camper Setup: 1999 7.3 powerstroke Ford F250 with torklift stable loads, firestone air bags, and rear sway bar off of a 2005 f350. 20000 lb Titan f450 2.5" hitch with a 2500 tongue weight rating. Reese 2 foot extention for 25 foot chaparral. |
285/75 16E big o Bigfoot at's are great and what I run. They are rated at 3750 lbs at 80 lbs air pressure. They are tough tires, built by cooper for Big O.
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JPR Ram |
Apr 13 2015, 05:10 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 7 Joined: 13-April 15 Member No.: 8,095 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Lance Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: 2000 Dodge Ram 2500, L/B, Q/C, 4x4 Type of Tiedowns used: Torklift Truck and Camper Setup: Dodge Ram 2500 CTD with 3500 springs, Ride-Rite Airbags, Upper Torklift Stableloads, Torklift frame mounts and Super Hitch w/ 48" Super Truss 2005 Lance 1121 with a slide out, two awnings, Onan genny, solar panel, and well........ lots of other stuff....... |
I've run Nitto 305 70 17 E TerraGrapplers in the past. They were a good tire. But I would only get about 30,000 miles from them. Then on the last 25% of life they handled horribly.
Then I switched to a Bridgestone Dueler 315 70 17 E. I also liked this tire. I got about 45,000 miles out of them. But I can't find them any more. So I just switched over to Super Swampers Votrac 35 12.5 17 E. So far I'm liking them. Seem to wear evenly (all though I screwed one of them up because of a bad alignment). |
Freespool |
Jun 11 2016, 06:41 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 167 Joined: 2-June 16 Member No.: 8,975 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Still deciding Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: 2016 GMC3500dualyy4x4diesel Type of Tiedowns used: Torklift with Fastguns Truck and Camper Setup: The plan will utilize a 3500 GMC with a 11 or 12' TC with a full compliment of Torklift hitch components and tie downs. Stable loads if needed will be installed. |
Spend a little time on Tire Rack web site. They have been my best source for information. Look at every thing they sell and read the comments. Chances are you will find what you need. I used Firestone Destination on a mid size truck and really liked them. What ever you do, get E's with the highest rating if your hauling a camper. Some people even use G's with special wheels but that may be more than you need. Tires are your weakest link, so be smart and buy the best you can afford.
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