What is the benefit of a load E tire or F? Y’all are putting 1 ton truck tires on a little SUV (12 ply tires). Why? If you don’t have a good enough reason than put the manufacturer spec tire on it. This horse has been beat to death in the Jeep world for sometime. I just went through this with my old wrangler. There are fewer and fewer load range C tires in 15” for my Jeep. A lot of people have tried load range E and regret it on the Jeeps. I stuck with a C tire and I’m glad I did, rides good and airs down nicely (gives a nice footprint). At some point I might have to switch to a 17” wheel on my Jeep to get enough selection to find a C tire, 15’s are just slowly going away. I’ve read that many E tires won’t even begin to bulge the sidewall until they get down to less than 10 PSI (with a Wrangler sized vehicle). Everyone who is buying F tires isn’t buying them for function but rather for form. You are correct, to each their own. Here is a picture of my tires with 12 PSI, ended up going to 8 later and they were perfect in the dunes. Our Bronco was at 12 PSI with C tires and did fantastic, probably should have went lower with them also. C range is fantastic on and off-road and matched to the weight of our Bronco’s (and Jeeps).
Again, again, etc., run what you like and what works for you. I don't think you genuinely want to know why anyone runs anything other than what you do. The places I go and the things I do, I want thicker, heavier construction. At proper PSI, they work great on and off road. If you only want C, great. Really. Stick to what you know.
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