Yeah, you will sacrifice ride quality and mpg, but gain function off road. It’s about your priorities and what you will be driving. Plus these set ups look better imo too.
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Tire Size and Load Rating - Best Match for Trailhunter on 17" and 18"
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Yeah, similar experience for me with E rated AT4Ws. I don’t think it was miserable but it bugged me enough that I swapped with SL AT4Ws. Now the ride is good. I am also able to hug corners and zip through winding mountain roads way better than with the extra weight of the Es. In fact, the ability to control the truck at speed was more noticeable than the better ride. But there’s no wrong answer here. Lots of people like the ride on E loads and more power to them (in fact, most people haven’t complained about E loads).
I spend 95% of my time in Houston. For the 5% at the ranch / camping, the SL Falkens seem quite robust. I’m willing to risk it. I’ve got multiple tire patch kits including a sidewall kit, and I’ve got an E load spare. I think for me it’s the right balance. If I get a flat I’ll be ok. My gas mileage and road manners/handling are great and I feel those things every day.
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I have 275/70/r18 Ko3's in E load on my TRD Off Road non hybrid. No power loss at all. Got the OTT tune and now it's way faster than it was stock. Ride is great. After a thousand miles or so I found that 35Psi was a bit stiff for me. The Ko3's temp will shoot up to 40 psi when driving on the highway so I dropped down to 32psi and they tend to not heat up as much now and tend to stay around 35psi. Ride feels great on and offroad. As quiet as the bfg trail terrains that came on my truck.
That’s a great size for our trucks.
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Any opinions on Toyo Open Country A/T IIIs in LT285/75/R17 with C Load rating?
I'm thinking C Load might be a good compromise and the A/T III is only 59lbs compared to the Wildpeak A/T4W at 67 in C load. Concerned that the A/T4W in C might be just as stiff as the E load. I know the E load in those tires are the HD Duraspec which should obviously be stiffer than the C, but both C and E are the same weight, hence the concern.
I'm thinking C Load might be a good compromise and the A/T III is only 59lbs compared to the Wildpeak A/T4W at 67 in C load. Concerned that the A/T4W in C might be just as stiff as the E load. I know the E load in those tires are the HD Duraspec which should obviously be stiffer than the C, but both C and E are the same weight, hence the concern.
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On the list for my next tire bc it’s light and also has a great diameter of about 34” - it’s narrower than my current tires and is not great in the wet supposedly - another member of this forum has them in that size and really likes them and it looks great and I don’t think he even removed the crash pads - I can dig up the post later if you can’t find it
One more note - I inspected that exact tire in person and compared it to my current SL falkens (both off the rim) and I shit you not they felt softer in the sidewall than my SL Falkens. I truly believe Falken makes all their sidewalls of similar strength irrespective of load unless you’re getting their duraspec - but it also speaks to the fact that the Toyos are likely super comfortable in C load - again those tires are high on my list for my next set
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No it was a different one - also please read my post again as I edited it after you replied
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I would not be too concerned about weight at this size too much, the trucks are toquey to where you don't notice much a difference unless you are going to 35's. I only got E load for my Ko3's because C load wasn't available yet so that is for sure the better option for our trucks.
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