I thought Remington made guns and stuff??

 

I think what alot of people might not understand is that, in most cases, load carrying capacity will increase with tire size. Larger tire sizes gives you more air volume in the tires. If you are running the stock sizes you definitely need to stay with an E load tire. If you were to upgrade to a 295, 305, or 315 in a D load ,you may gain more load carrying capacity at a lower tire pressure(65 instead of 80). I agree that the tire sidewalls may not be as stiff with one less ply but you may get more weight carrying capacity at 50 psi on a 305 over a 10 ply 265 at fifty psi and a smoother ride to boot. I can look up specific weight carrying specs for different sizes but I don't have the info in front of me.

I believe that Remington is a Michelin private label brand.

 

If you never carry the maximum load of the load E tires it's OK to run the D load. It's all a matter of load. Just stay within the rating of the tires. As far as sidewall flex is concerned, flex is designed into the radial tire, that is one of their advantages. They flex and give a better ride and a better contact patch for better traction. Another consideration is sidewall puncture resistance for off road use. E rating is better than D rating for this, and the BFG's have a three ply sidewall instead of two.
People keep mentioning 8 ply vs 10 ply but these tires are not 8 or 10 ply they are either two or three ply sidewall with two or three additional tread belts. Read the side of the tire. The difference in the load ratings are the strength of the plys not the number of plies. Long ago, bias ply tires were rated by the number of plies, (4,6,8, etc.). Then they started calling them 8ply "rating" 6 ply, or 6 ply "rating" 4 ply. Now they use the ply "rating" but it has nothing to do with the number of plies in a radial tire. Best to refer to the load rating and not call them 10 ply, they're not.

Wetspirit

 

Good info WET, I'll have to look at some tires a little closer.

 

Actually Dunlop and Remington tires are the same tire. And they are made by Goodyear now.