18” M/T Load Range E Tires

[Mobeydick]

My 06 is Needing New Tires, the truck came with 18” Wheels. I would like to put some M/Ts on it. Apparently no company makes 18” load range E M/Ts!! Anyone have any suggestions? I would love to put these 17” Wheels

Budnik Wheels - HDX Series Road Wheels

and some 17 “ Load range E M/Ts. But the Company says they don’t know if the will ever build any more of those Wheels!! I’m looking for Wheels and tires or some combinations of the Two!!

 

[Crumm]

Toyo Open Country M/T's come in LT275/70R18, 33X12.50R18LT, 35X12.50R18LT and some larger 18" sizes all of which are E rated 10 ply tires. I purchased a set of Open Country M/T's last spring and have been very happy with them.

 

[JLDickmon]

notice the guy from Alaska said "last spring" and the truck is on hardpack snow...

 

[Crumm]

End of March is spring isn't it? Snow is usually gone sometime in late April or May.

 

[Mobeydick]

Toyo Open Country M/T's come in LT275/70R18, 33X12.50R18LT, 35X12.50R18LT and some larger 18" sizes all of which are E rated 10 ply tires. I purchased a set of Open Country M/T's last spring and have been very happy with them.

Those tires don't look that bad, as far as mud tires go. I would really like a Ground Hawg. (Made in the U.S. 3,660# load range) I may have to settle on something like the TOYO though. The LT275/70R18 (Really too small) and 35X12.5R18s (Really too Large) are Load range E The best size for a stock truck 33X12.5R18 are 2,910# load range (D).

 

[Mobeydick]

I just read that the Toyo Open Country MTs are made in White GA. I might have to look more into them!!

 

[big_rooster]

bf goodrich makes a mud terrain km2 tire in an E range tire 305/60 r 18 which is a 33 inch tire and will fit stock height trucks

 

[Mobeydick]

I like the BF goodrich Tires, the only ones I've ever had were the ATs. They lasted for 70K miles but were use-less in the mud or sand. They worked well on the pavement!! That one is a little more aggressive, it's not what I would really call a Mud Tire though!!

 

[big_rooster]

They tested it in october's petersen's 4x4 and gave it rave reviews. It is a closer lugged version of their rock crawlers.

 

[Crumm]

The best size for a stock truck 33X12.5R18 are 2,910# load range (D).

The 33X12.50R18LT are E/10. That is E rated and 10 ply although they are only good for 2,910#. It is strange that some of the D rated 37"+ Toyo's are rated at much more weight than the E rated 10 ply 33's but they are listed as E rated.