Which Truck Tires - Load Rating E All-Terrains

I would NOT recommend the Toyos. I have a set that are less than 5 years old with under 30k miles and they are rock hard and cracking:

https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/grm/what-do-you-think-about-these-tires/185477/page1/

Right now it looks like I've narrowed my choice down to the General Grabber A/TX ($222 ea #1 ranked on TireRack), BFG T/A K02 ($239 ea #6 ranked on TireRack), or the Falken Wildpeaks ($246 ea at Discount Tire Direct).

In reply to Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) :

Appreciate the feedback on the Dynapros.  They are now off the list as wet is my main off-road concern.

The Contis look a lot like the Michelins on my Tahoe that I have not been impressed with off-road performance.  TireRack does have $100 off of 4 right now, but I'm not gonna gamble on them.

secretariata (Forum Supporter) said:

Right now it looks like I've narrowed my choice down to the General Grabber A/TX ($222 ea #1 ranked on TireRack), BFG T/A K02 ($239 ea #6 ranked on TireRack), or the Falken Wildpeaks ($246 ea at Discount Tire Direct).

Not to sound repetitive. Get the K02. You will be VERY happy. 

In reply to mr2s2000elise :

K02 guys - what pressure you run and what changes, if any to the TPMS BS on my '16 Silverado?

Datsun310Guy said:

In reply to mr2s2000elise :

K02 guys - what pressure you run and what changes, if any to the TPMS BS on my '16 Silverado?

Not sure on Silverado. All my Ko2 are in toyota products only (land cruisers, lx570, fjcruiser, tacomas) 

i used to run 40 psi all around. 35 psi cold seems to be sweet spot on my rides mostly 

Lately I've been running 38PSI in the front and 35PSI in the rear and it handles nicely on the highway but the rear feels a lot more forgiving on crappy roads.

of course when offroad/sand dunes i air them Down significantly 

Great info since my Z71 Colorado is approaching 30k and will need tires before winter too.

Sorry I'm late.  I was out of town yesterday.

I've been quite happy with the B F Goodrich Commercial T/A's on my truck.  They come in two flavors--straight groove and "Traction".  I have the straight groove on the front and the Tractions on the rear (RWD truck with DRW).  Drives nicely.  Very much load range "E".  I run them inflated to around 50 lbs.

I see they are on backorder at Tirerack.

+1 for The Contis. Curtis recommended them my van that sees a lot of highway and a fair amount of dirty, rocky roads. 

I absolutely love them. They are SO quiet, great manners in all conditions, including scrambling over rocks in Death Valley, and I've never gotten close to stuck in a 2WD van.

I'd say 75% of the people I see on AT tires in the western US have the KO2s. I see a fair amount of Hankooks and Falkens as well. I was concerned about the noise on the highway per some reports. The Conti is crazy quiet and I haven't seen any drawbacks in the dirt thus far, though this is my first set of AT tires, so there is that. I have seen 0 other people running the Conti, and my guess is because they don't LOOK as aggressive as some other AT tires.

Tirerack has back to back reviews of a lot of these tires as they are high sellers.

For the air pressure check the pressure and load rating for the tires. You might want to call the manufacturer and ask if they have a minimum recommended pressure too.

1. Multiply the rated weight by 4 to get the total rated load.

2. Divide that by the rated pressure. That will give you the rated load per PSI.

3. Divide the truck's loaded weight by the rated load per PSI. That will give you a reasonable starting pressure to work from. You might want to calculate the actual weight instead as it will be lower and you can lower the tire's pressure accordingly.

For the Grabber ATX in LT265/70R17 on my F150 4x4 it looks like this:

(6700 lbs / ((3195 lbs x 4) / 80 PSI) = 41.94 PSI fully loaded.

(6000 lbs / ((3195 lbs x 4) / 80PSI) = 37.5 PSI average load.

You can also use the calculator here:

https://tiresize.com/pressure-calculator/