i am pretty sure i already know the answer to this question but im not sure and the tires i buy are gonna be on my truck for the next few years so im trying to make sure i make the right choice. heres the deal. im looking at the firestone destination A/T. tire rack has two different versions of this tire. one regular one and one that has a E load rating. i know that the E rating is a much stronger tire but my issue is that i dont know if i should spend the extra money. i mean the only hauling i do is help a friend move some furniture every now and then. and the only towing i do is pulling a 18 foot cobia monte carlo a few miles to the river and back. i dont think i will need the higher load rating. what do yall think?

 

I really don't think with the little bit of towing/hauling that will make much of a difference to you. I'm sure you were doing all the towing and stuff on a regular tire anyways. I wouldn't worry about the E rated tire IMO.

 

you should be fine without the E rating!

 

i appreciate it guys. thats what i was thinking but i figured i would get another opinion.

 

yup E rating is on trucks like mine but they work for yours ...and good tire choice i love them

 

yeah a buddy of mine had them on his last truck and he loved them to. looks like when the tax man deposits my gift in my account i will be buying a set of them in 285/70/17. that and a level kit from fatbobs and my baby will be sitting pretty!! woo hoo! cant wait!

 

Ok, if you're getting a level kit and larger tires. Try looking at the 295/70/17 instead of the 285's. You're gonna think the 285's look small in the wheel well. Just something to think about. That's what I'm running and I still have room to go up a size or two. Mine's a little over a 33 and you're looking at a tire in the 32 range. Maybe a 305/70/17????

 

see i was thinking about that after i saw somebody else post a thread where they bought 265/70/17 nittos terra grapplers and they looked to small. but apparently firestone doesnt make the destination in a 295 or a 305. and i am starting to reconsider my tire choice anyway due to the fact that i am going to a meet and greet for the NC dodge club on here and its at a national forest with some pretty narly trails. and from what i understand the destinations dont do very well in mud. i may just go ahead and bite the bullet and spring for a set of Nitto terra grapplers in 295/70/17. i would love the 305s if they would fit but i dont think there is quite enough room in the budget.

 

Go big or stay home!!! Lol!!

 

lol screw it! it will max out my tax return but im gonna go for the 305s. they work out to a 34x12.01x17 according to the calculator i found. will those fit my truck with just a level?