Ok on my tires they are rated E. Is that pretty much standard on all trucks now light and heavy duty or just for towing trucks? My dads Tacoma has E rated ones also and I was thinking that was a bit overkill. What y'all think?

 

i might be getting old and scary but i wont run anything but e rated tires. my son had a blow out on his cummins with d rated tire and it was on the front. lucky he didnt wreck. it beat the inner fender plastic stuff out.

 

Dang yeah atleast he didn't wreck and was ok. Ok I was just wondering. I figured they were just trying to sell him the most expensive ones. But I guess better to be safe than sorry.

 

i have saw where guys get by on d rated but i think they are more of a chance.

 

The alpha rating of D or E is a misnomer of recognition because each of their rating classes have a wide span. You can get an E rated tire with a load/weight capacity of 2800 and also a D rated tire with a load/weight capacity of 3400. Always make sure you also read the load/weight capacity. Same applies to the ply/sidewall ratings, they can vary as well. If you were to get stopped in a DOT checkpoint pulling a trailer, the DOT guys only seem to care about the load/weight capacity of the tire. They will also look at the load/weight capacity of the wheel, it should be stamped on the wheel.

The stock tires (note that there are several tread types available) that Dodge puts on our trucks has a load/weight capacity of 3195. That is actually the spec your tires should meet, and this is the spec that your insurance company cares the most about if you were to get into an accident. I have seen sidewall give out in C, D, E, F, etc tires and really mess up the wheelwells they were in, trucks or trailers alike.




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this is true.

 

Ok so my dads Tacoma don't tow. Does it need e rated tires?

 

i kinda wondered why a light truck like that was put out with e rated tires.

 

I don't think It came with em. That's what got put on at the tire place. That's why I was wondering if all trucks came with em or if the tire place just wanted to put them on. I'm sure. I don't understand why they used that rating tire on it. Dad was saying maybe the tread will last longer. Just not sure. Guess they just wanted more money.

 

a good tire shop should be able to show you what it is suppose to have on it.