Ordering Falken Wildpeak A/T3W's, P or LT?

[skidoorulz]

This is the world where people sue because they spilled hot coffee on their lap and burned their leg. And they win millions. You P rated guys do what you want. I am running tires that are rated for or maybe even stouter than needed. I didn't buy my pickup to ride like a car, I have a Jeep GCO for that

 

[ramffml]

This is the world where people sue because they spilled hot coffee on their lap and burned their leg. And they win millions. You P rated guys do what you want. I am running tires that are rated for or maybe even stouter than needed. I didn't buy my pickup to ride like a car, I have a Jeep GCO for that

When somebody wins a court case against a driver who purchases a truck from the dealer with factory installed P rated tires and keeps his truck maintained (ie proper psi), with no obvious defects or bulges etc, then I'll send you a beer and upgrade my tires, deal?

 

[Hammer22801]

Decided on Falken Wildpeak A/T3W's for my Ram 1500 HEMI. Literally all 4 of my close friends that have pickups have Wildpeaks and love them, but all have the LT version on their 250/2500 trucks. I'm trying to decide between standard load P metric and the LT D 8 Ply on my 1500.

Since I expect this to be the only set of tires I'll have on this truck during my ownership of it, I want to make the right choice.
This truck will be used for:

- Typical around town driving unloaded just the driver
- Roads around me are very windy and hilly as I live in the mountains, so lots of curvy uphill and downhill driving
- Hauling materials for my property, like dirt, wood, feed, bricks etc. Fairly uncommon, couple times a year.
- Family of 5 hauling during winter
- 1-2/year Family of 5 trips, cross country from the South into the snowy northeast US each winter
- Deer hunting and camping/hiking trails (mild off-road, dirt roads, gravel, tree roots, NO rock crawling or anything wild)
- Plan to get travel trailer in the next year or so, likely ~5000 lbs

Local shop has standard tires for $1200 otd, LT for about $1400 otd.

I know from just the numbers, the standard Wildpeaks should be sufficient for my needs. What I want to avoid is spending $1200 (10% of the cost of truck, i.e., a lot of money for me), buying the trailer, and being paranoid about the standard tires with the family, luggage and the travel trailer weight. So I lean LT.

Is the ride really that much worse with LT tires? Anyone have/use Falkens in both ratings and can offer a direct comparison?

Thanks, you all have been really helpful on this forum!

I just ordered a set of 4 35x12.5x20 LT out the door for $1446.00 cyber Monday special from simpli tire . Cheapest I could find them anywhere else.

 

[ajamesd78]

I can’t say enough good things about these tires. I have a Megacab 3500 that tows a 5th wheel and the wear factor for it being an AT tire was heavy on my mind. When I purchased the truck the were already WP on the front. I bout 4 new for the rear and put 20k on the truck mostly towing the trailer across long distance. Recently I had some work done on the front end (never ending) and the shop rotated the old tires from the front to outside rear. My plan was to just purchase 2 more new tires since the were 4 years older than the new rears. The truck felt amazing again. That new rubber feel. After all that if you are looking for a quality tire Falken WP are a great choice. Good wear even under load and great traction. LT255/80/17. Not loud and definitely improved the ride of that heavy truck which is hard to do with a 1 ton dually. I may not have helped but I’m enjoying the forum. Best of luck!