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Even if you derate the those P metrics 10%, they STILL exceed the axle rating, which already exceeds the GVWR.
LT tires definitely have more rubber between the pressurized air and the sticks and rocks. Sometimes this may be important. Most of the time it's not.
LT tires definitely perform better in off-roading scenarios, but you have to get serious about it before that difference becomes apparent. The vast majority use their trucks at worst just off forest service roads. Yeah, there's sticks and rocks out there. Be careful.
P metric tires perform better in 95% of the use I ever see for half tons. They can haul the occasional load of gravel, or lumber from the big box store, or pull the travel trailer or boat.
They provide less wear and tear on the suspension, provide better gas mileage, provide a better ride, provide better handling characteristics (under typical conditions). On top of that, they're cheaper and have a better warranty.
All good points. Which is why I’ll never lift my truck enough for the sole purpose of fitting larger rubber into the wheel wells because it seams like almost every tire manufacturer out there has followed suit into thinking the only reason people desire 35’s and up is to use them for what they were designed for in the first place,
which was to have a tough tire to off-road with which means that if your only purpose of a lift and big tires is for looks, you gotta settle for thick-ass 8 or 10-ply LT tire because there ain’t much tall rubber out there that isn’t a LT tire.
I dunno, maybe a 35 or 37 inch 10-ply tire rides better than the stock-sized 8-ply BFG-A/T’s I had for a short while but, I’m leaning more towards not. I don’t know, and I would just have to take someone’s word for it if they said otherwise because I’ve never had a truck with that large or heavy of tires. But I do know this, those BFG’s I had, took away the smooth ride that was one of the major selling points on my truck.
Even for the first couple of months they were only aired to 39psi, they still allowed me the courtesy to feel every single bump in the road but it wasn’t until I aired them up to BFG’s recommendation of 55psi when they really made a grasshopper feel like a boulder...lol. They handled way better at that point, tho. Braking and cornering was tremendously improved but now the tires really rode like solid rubber forklift tires or skid-steer tires.
I’d have to be taking my truck in some pretty hairy places on a daily basis, or being practically permanently attached to a lead-sled trailer in order to make that mistake again. Lol.
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