Discount Tire Company is offering my favorite tire, the BFG All-Terrain TA LT265/70R-17/C1 RWL to fit my '03 Quad Cab Longbed Dually 4x4. Question is, what's the load rating? I pull a 12,000-pound 5th-wheel and I'm afraid I need a more solid tire. Do you have any thoughts?

Pat

 

That is a C rated tire. Load rating is 2450 lbs @ 50psi. BFG does not do the AT-KM in an E rating 17"...yet.

I'm not an expert on load rating vs towing weight, but I gotta think that a C rated tire will not handle it very well.

Go to http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/asset...rain_ta_kd.pdf for complete specs.

 

A c rated tire won't cut it. We tow 10-12k lbs with a d rated tire all the time with no problems. Been doing so since 1998.

 

Question. I don't know much about 17" rimmed tires, but the 265.75.R16s won't dual up on my '02 without spacers. I just bought a pair for that reason. I actually put my 265s from the front of my truck on the rear the other night to see if I could run them without spacers. They mounted fine but with only 1/2 inch between them. TOO CLOSE. You may not have that problem with the 17" rims, like I said I know nothing about them. They may not bulge like mine with a load. Just investigate a little before you buy. It wouldn't hurt. If you do in fact seek the spacers, contact me. I have learned a butt load about them in the last week thanks to the guys on here. Hub-centering rims are a pain in the a**.

 

That tire is made in D-rated. It will handle your needs. Costs more.

 

ok explain tires to me, load ratings, plys and so forth. are they all hand in hand? Im told I need a 10 ply tire, but i would assume i could get by with a load C being its just a daily driver. Would that be sufficient?

 

The higher the load rating the more weight that tire can take. The ratings are approximatly what Each tire can hole
C - 2500lbs
D - 3000lbs
E - 3300lbs
So the higher the letter the higher the load range (I believe they go higher, but there very special tires). Also the higher the load rating the harder the tire, harder tread and sidewals to compensate for the load. Therefore if you go from a E to a C your sidewalls will flex more, and it'll feel like it dosn't handle as good, it could sway more, not good.
You will also notice some tires you running an E stock at 3300lbs a tire, can go to a 285, which only holds 50psi, but will hold a 3200lbs load. Air pressure is odd.
Ply's, that's how many fiber, and/or steel belts are in there. A typical BFG referred to as a Tri guard? Means just that, there are 3 belts that run in the side wall to resisit punctures, tears. On the tread area, there are also 2 steel belts. This is just a small bit on tires, there's a ton of info. Check out the spec sheets, load ratings, ect. I wouldn't run anything less than a D on your truck. D and E's are the best tires for them with E's being for the guys that tow, and tow heavy. Hope this helped some.

 

I agree with TASO05CTD610 Ive been in the tire buiseness for five years now and would definately stay with at least a 8ply.

 

Here's a story that happened last night to my Dad. He has a set of Dunlop Radial Rover RV in 255/85/16 load range D on his 2000 F350 CC dually 4x4. On the way to Las Vegas pulling his show car in the car hauler one of the tires failed and another had a blister developed on the sidewall. Both where on the front. He limped the truck into a big truck tire place and had all the tires replaced with 235/85/16 E rated tires. We are guessing the extra weight on the front end with 4 wheel drive and a Road Armor front bumper with winch caused the early death for the tires. The tires only had about 15k miles of use.

MikeyB