PSA: Check your tires!

[Gunslinger808]

Those that do fit LTs always complain about the ride being harsh, even on the highway. Given most off-road vehicles spend 95% or more of the time on asphalt, do you REALLY need LTs?

Huh, I've never thought the ride was harsh, actually I thought it was nice and smooth.
Also, my vehicles are driven off road quite a bit as we own a ranch/farm outside our town and off the beaten path.
And really which will be worse, a street tire beat to death off road, or an off road tire on the road?

Yeah, I know, you think my vehicles are weekend warriors, but they are both work trucks, both pull their weight, and really I was using my ONE bad experience as an example to others to gear up for possible problems.

The tire was not under inflated, my driving was not erratic, and conditions were good, it's just one of those things that happens.

BTW, I already bought another one to replace the blow out, been running this same tire on both our vehicles for more than 20 years on my Tahoe, and not much less on her truck.

but 40 pounds sounds a bit too low to me.

I inflate at COLD temp, realize in AZ our temperatures run well into the 110 air temp during the Summer, it was 102 air temp when my tire went blooie, which means ground temp was at least 130.

Picks of the offending vehicle tire combos:

Hers (note she likes her lettering facing inside)

And my baby I bought new in 1993

 

[K1500]

My experience in agriculture and living down a flint rock dirt road was LT tires seemed to have fewer punctures than p-metric tires. I have never understood people who thought they rode rough. I drive a 3/4 ton diesel that has to have load range E tires, and it doesn't seem to ride rough. Wife, family, etc agrees. If you ride that rough maybe the suspension is messed up (or you need to buy a Subaru).

In any event, here is a table for proper inflation pressures when going from a truck factory equipped with P-metric to LT tires. Cold pressure is just that, at normal temp after sitting (perhaps overnight). You DO NOT adjust downward because you live in Arizona and it gets extra hot outside.

http://toyotires.com/tires-101/tire-load-and-inflation-tables

 

[1morethan8]

I've had good service from BFG.. had the T/A tires on a van for 7 years without a problem, changed them only because of their age.

Put four BFG tires on the Jeep last month...

 

[pluspea]

No bad tires here, lug broke and front tire came off completely as it reached the drive way, had to order a new hub. Thankful it wasn't on interstate or highway.