I want to go to a narrower tire as they seem to grip better. Unfortunately, 23585R16s (~32x9.5) only seem to come in a load range E. Has anyone ever had a similar tire on their truck?

I am interested in the differences in traction you perceived, and the effect of going to an E range tire.

There is NO deep mud anywhere near me, some deep snow, but lots of slush covered roads in the winter when I go fishing. A "wider" tire like a 31X10.5R15 doesn't cut through the snow well at all.

I'm thinking of getting General Grabber AT2s.

 

I ran them for a couple years on my 97 and liked them overall. The ride was definitely harsher. Only wheeled them once but they did great. I liked them well enough that I kept them off my 97 when I sold it and will run them on the 85 when it's done.

 

That's because that size tire is made for a Dually. There is one that I know is only a load range C. Its the Dunlop Rover RVXt.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....1=yes&place=18

 

I really wish they made skinnier tires in a size and load range appropriate for our trucks. In my experience, 10.5" is just too wide. For instance, I used to drive an Volkswagon Van (FWD). Down the exact same slippery FSR roads, I have to put my truck into 4wd sooner than I got stuck with the van. The only advantage the van had was that it had skinnier tires. The skinny tires just seemed to saw down into something that gave traction whereas the fatter tire seems to simply load up and spin even though the truck tire is way more aggressive.

 

check out the toyo a/t. they make it in a 215/85-16 size which works out to 30.5" tall and 8.5" wide. or any tire in a 215/85-16 for that matter

 

Matt16, skinnier tires are definitely the way to go in snow and ice. More surface area in contact with ice, the less traction your going to have.
If you are interested in a tire for wintertime use, we run the Bridgestone Blizzak on our Tacoma, they are one of the best rated studless snow tire on the market, with the supercharged 3.4, it can be hard to go anywhere on the ice without a tire like that.

 

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compar...6&startIndex=0

 

I don't want to run a snow tire, as here in Vancouver and area, we don't really get a proper winter with lots of snow. Instead, we get a muddy, rainy miserable season, then I drive into the snowy areas and I'm faced with feet of snow. I think a 33x9.5 or something would be killer up here.

 

You have a second gen 4runner, no?

What on earth do you need a load range E for?

My brother has been running 235/75R15s LR C for years on his 95. I ran them for a long time on my truck as well. They were great, except they were only 28.5" tall, so I went to a 33.

Seriously though, why all that extra rating?

 

No, only one 4Runner, sadly. I owned a second briefly, but the HG blew on my way home from the seller. It was returned.

I don't want a E range tire, I do however, want a 235/85r16. Everything I know about tires says that a skinny tire is better unless you JUST mud bog and have high hp (not a 22re).

 

Ah.

Well, just so you know, the title of your thread clearly says:

235/75r15.

That is what threw me.

Good luck in the search.

 

Ah, brain fart.

 

Hey, did you ever get a set? I'm actually going to get a set of 235/85/16's. ~32" tire.

http://www.expeditionportal.com/foru...ad.php?t=19750

 

I had BFG ATs in a 235-85-16 (load range E) on my F250, loved em... Definitely will make our lighter vehicles ride a bunch stiffer, and you can prolly air down much more than with a lighter tire.

I got 25,000 on my ATs on my 250, with roughly75-80 percent of my miles on road. The off roading was usually done with 1200 pound loads of rock on limestone & shales, which can chunk out tires quickly. At 25,000 miles the tread was chipped badly on all 4 with one tire showing some steel belting, so a replacement set went on. The sidewalls had some scratches, but were otherwise fine.

If you have these tires on your rig it would be way overkill, but it is also a pretty cool tire size for the tall & skinny crowd and would be practically indestructable on a `yota. JMHO

 

I never did get the tires, university tuition ate my money up pretty quick. I still plan on getting a set... someday.

 

you also gotta remember if you put a lift on it and you got skinnys you will increase your rollover rate by ten fold. im liftin my 4runner 6" by doin the SAS and im gonna be runnin a set of custom cut boggers that are 14" wide but then again it also depends on what your lookin to do off road so yea thats my two cents