Ive been looking at Toyos and even km2's and both the sizes ilike are in laod range E. Is it really that much rougher of a ride then a load range d? is it true they dont flex as much?

 

I had originally bought some Pro Comp Xtreme All terrains for my JK from 4WP. When my wife took the Jeep to get the tires put on, the local 4WP wouldn't install them. Said it was against company policy to put load range E tires on somethin as light as a Jeep.

Make sure you don't have to deal with that too.

BTW, instead of the 265/75r16 extreme all terrains (Load range E), I ended up with 285/75r16 load range D's.

 

I have no problems with the load range E Toyo MTs on my 2 door. At the end of the day with 35s, bumpers and a winch, my 2 door weighs in at the same as a 2 door Dodge Ram short bed. Add in a driver, passenger, a weekends worth of gear and I'm probably at 5,500lbs. That's hardly a light vehicle any more and I don't get as much sidewall flex which reduces sway at highway speeds when dealing with nasty crosswinds.

I run the Toyo MTs on both my quad cab ram 2500 and my 2 door JK and couldn't be happier with them. The inflation rate on the JK is half as much as on my truck, and I have the piece of mind that I won't be dealing with a sidewall puncture near as much as my counterparts on the trail.

If you want that big squishy ride it might not be the tire for you. If you want a solid, firm and durable tire on the road and trail I don't thinl there is anything better than the Toyo Open Country MTs.

 

To answer your question, Yes the E will ride rougher than a D or a C rated tire and it is true that they don't flex as well. I can air down to 15 pounds but you would never know that I did, I have to get down to 8-9 pounds before they begin to bulge.

I love my Mud Grapplers but will not put a set of E rated tires on the next time.

 

Load range E = Less flex, more sidewall strength

Load range C = More flex, less sidewall strength

Load range D = somewhere in the middle

Kinda like the three bears thing....

 

There is little to no difference in ride quality in D vs. E - you will not be running high enough air pressures to "stiffen" the ride. On either tire you will be in the 30 - 37 psi range on the highway. I have run both on past Jeeps.