275/70/18 tire dilema
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Sorry for the delay. The tire has two different sidewall designs.
tbh, the only downside i noticed driving these tires is the loss of some stability because of the softer sidewall compared to an E load. a fair price to pay for all the good things they offer.
I went with 265/70/18 like yours. Goodyear Duratrac RTs (SL load) since they’re offering 30% off for USAA members + $100 rebate = about $460 saved total.
They’re going on the truck on Saturday!
Edit: 30% off for USAA members. $100 rebate ends sometime in November I think
I think you’ll like this size and weight, post some pics after install. Take care
i've got that size on my other 100. highway tread. also a viable option, especially with that discount.
I can’t wait to get them off road and in some snow this winter. Hopefully we get a good snowfall here in central PA to really test them.
Newly installed 265/70/18 Duratrac RTs on my LX just in case anyone on this thread is contemplating this size as well. I like a good bit of fender gap so this size is absolutely perfect for me. They ride nice too since they’re SL rated.
AHC in neutral position, slight incline toward the building.
AHC in neutral position, slight incline toward the building.
I just put on LT275/70 R18 Michelin AT2 tires with 25mm spacers on my 2007, I get a very slight rub when turning. Also replaced the tpms sensors with Autel brand. E load rated, ride is excellent. Speedo now reads 4 mph slower than actual speed per gps.
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I'd have a hard time going with SL-rated tires, when my LTX MS2 are a "superior" rated XL, ride great on the hwy, and did well in the little bit of snow last weekend outside of Mammoth, and pretty good on another less-traveled rockier FS road in that same area before the snowfall, much more rock than in the 3rd photo but I was busy drving as I had zero recovery/boards/shovel/etc and was too busy trying to avoid damaging my 6 yr old LTX MS2s at 35PSI. ALso had zero cargo, 3rd row seats removed, and just me in the car, so probably couldn't get it any lighter.
EDIT: if my goal wasn't to get this LX to Death/Panamint Valleys and higher in the Eastern Sierra , where the rocks get a lot sharper, I imagine XL and SL would be less worrisome for me.
EDIT: if my goal wasn't to get this LX to Death/Panamint Valleys and higher in the Eastern Sierra , where the rocks get a lot sharper, I imagine XL and SL would be less worrisome for me.
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Today I went down the rabbit hole of looking at buying new 17" wheels so I could go with a 285/70/17 C-rated tire because I'm so obsessed with weight and ride. Then I started looking more closely at tire weights, hoping that a lot of the "poor" ride issues with E-rated tires may be partially attributed to their weight. This is what I found per America's Tire...
BFG KO3 in 285/70/17 C-rated is 56-57 lbs
In 275/70/18:
BFG KO3 in E rated is 60 lbs
Nitto Terra Grappler G3 E-rated is 52.4 lbs
Michelin LTX M/S2 E-rated is 55 lbs
Toyo Open Country ATIII E-rated is 50 lbs (Edit: their C-rated 275/65/18 is a pound heavier
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I'm thinking I'll be going with Toyo Open Country ATIII in load range E based on this weight analysis.
BFG KO3 in 285/70/17 C-rated is 56-57 lbs
In 275/70/18:
BFG KO3 in E rated is 60 lbs
Nitto Terra Grappler G3 E-rated is 52.4 lbs
Michelin LTX M/S2 E-rated is 55 lbs
Toyo Open Country ATIII E-rated is 50 lbs (Edit: their C-rated 275/65/18 is a pound heavier
)I'm thinking I'll be going with Toyo Open Country ATIII in load range E based on this weight analysis.
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My son has 275/70r18 BFG KO3s on his stock 2004 LC and they ride like butter and haven’t seemed to effect braking or acceleration that I’ve noticed. They are are also really quiet on road. I had Toyo OC AT3s in the Pmetric weight on my 04 and they hummed right out of the gate.
I honestly think our stock 18s (I have the same wheels) with the tires you have are the best combo going. I got some 17" nomads and Falken AT3s in SL load rating, and I am going back to stock wheels with some slee spacers and 285/65 Michelin in XL load rating.
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I can't disagree with that, especially after my recent trips taking the LX up to the Mammoth area the past month. I spent the last 20 yrs mostly taking my built 4th gen on those trips as the LX is my wife's mall cruiser. The LX handles the 700 miles of freeway speed pavement journey so comfy, like I'm sitting on a lounge chair in my living room, and the off-roading I'm envisioning isn't likely to be anything really crazy so I'm not completely convinced the LTX wouldn't be satisfactory. A solid set of 33" tires and Slee step-slider and I'm done. I think?? Until the OCD creeps in. I searched on America's Tire and don't see the LTX in XL load rating, only SL and E.
I stumbled across this 17-page thread in the 200 forum regarding Toyo OC AT3 Toyo OpenCountry AT3 Experience? - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/toyo-opencountry-at3-experience.1220561/ if anyone is interested in MUD feedback on them.
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Yeah, I have noticed the same on Discount Tire Co's website, but on the Michelin page, it shows the Defender LTX M/S 2 in 285/65R18 XL (MSPN 49085). I have been meaning to call my local DTC and verify that maybe their webpage is just incorrect on this.
285/65R18 Fits with stock suspension and no spacers, with no rubbing in any conditions?
Going through this process myself. Would like to avoid an E tire, but there’s so little in 275/70R18…
Going through this process myself. Would like to avoid an E tire, but there’s so little in 275/70R18…
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Bumping this with the same question. This would depend on the wheel. That said, when my wheels arrive (18x9 ET28) I am assuming I'll have no rub at all on my stock '01 LX470. The Michelin Defender LTX M/S2 comes in 285/65R18 XL rated format (42 lbs) and this would seem to be about perfect for my uses and will look better to my eye while being taller and wider than the OEM tire.