hoser
SILVER Star
Why would you run them at the max pressure?
Just one question about BFG AT
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Better fuel economy, I guess. I've always just been in the habit of airing my tires up to whats on the sidewall, rather than the door jam. Is that bad? 
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What pressure holds the best balance of safety and economy? 40 or so?
hoser
SILVER Star
I'd say 40 psi would be a good starting point. Maybe less pressure if stock weight and more if heavy weight.
jonharis
Adventure Imports
This is all in the tomes of the forum.
They are essentially the same tire but the difference between E and D tires are the E's are 10 ply and the D's are 8 ply. The E's will have a slightly stiffer sidewall than the D's. They should be a little tougher than the D's as well.
D's usually go on heavy half ton and gas powered 3/4 ton trucks. The E's they usually put on diesel powered 3/4 and one ton trucks because of load and weight issues.
Down in central and south Texas, everything offroad has thorns. It doesnt matter what kind of vehicle I put down at the deer camp, I always change the wheels to 16" and tires to E's. They are much more puncture resistant.
That being said, I put D's on my 100 LC. I spend 95% of my time on the road and was worried about losing the plush ride. I have had them about 10k miles now and am very pleased. And yes, mine have the snowflake.
Aired down to 40 psi.
I went with E's over D's mostly because it was what was available, however, had they both been available I still would have went with E's for that reason precisely. After my trip I'm glad I did.
I went with E's over D's mostly because it was what was available, however, had they both been available I still would have went with E's for that reason precisely. After my trip I'm glad I did.
Sorry but BFG's for winter use can suck my ass, snow flake or not. If you want a good winter tire then get hakka studded tires, they are amazing and you live in quebec so you won't have issues. I am in ottawa and will be buying them this summer as I drive up past fort coulonge about 120 kms in the winter pulling a sled trailer and all my gear. Once the BFG's get to about 3/4 tread wear they are useless, and once they his half tread they are just dangerous on a snow covered road. I've owned probably 15 sets of BFG At's or more and I'll never buy them again - oh and they don't balance worth s***.
Buy Hakka studded in the states and you'll save 1000 bucks.
louis
Buy Hakka studded in the states and you'll save 1000 bucks.
louis
