Onlyinajeepcj7

Jimmy,
The lesson I learned is most likely what your talking about. That is, most, not
all, of the smaller to mid sized metric tires are whats called "standard load"
while the truck tires are "C" load. The truck tires have thicker sides and
stronger plys. You have to run lower air in them to make them feel like the
stanard load, but even then, it's not the same. For heavier loads or if rock
crawling/trailriding a lot, sure, go with the bigger and stronger tire. But for
daily driver/light off roader, I would stay with the standard load ...in your
case, a 265 70 R 15 OR a slighty larger 265 75 R 15 (about a 31) will do great
for you.

Onlyinajeepcj7

Jimmy,
The lesson I learned is most likely what your talking about. That is, most, not
all, of the smaller to mid sized metric tires are whats called "standard load"
while the truck tires are "C" load. The truck tires have thicker sides and
stronger plys. You have to run lower air in them to make them feel like the
stanard load, but even then, it's not the same. For heavier loads or if rock
crawling/trailriding a lot, sure, go with the bigger and stronger tire. But for
daily driver/light off roader, I would stay with the standard load ...in your
case, a 265 70 R 15 OR a slighty larger 265 75 R 15 (about a 31) will do great
for you.

Onlyinajeepcj7

Jimmy,
The lesson I learned is most likely what your talking about. That is, most, not
all, of the smaller to mid sized metric tires are whats called "standard load"
while the truck tires are "C" load. The truck tires have thicker sides and
stronger plys. You have to run lower air in them to make them feel like the
stanard load, but even then, it's not the same. For heavier loads or if rock
crawling/trailriding a lot, sure, go with the bigger and stronger tire. But for
daily driver/light off roader, I would stay with the standard load ...in your
case, a 265 70 R 15 OR a slighty larger 265 75 R 15 (about a 31) will do great
for you.

The Commish

I'd never thought of that at all! So, I checked out the tire dimension
chart for the Bridgestones I wanted to get and sure enough, it does
say that the 30x9.5's are C load range rated. The P265/70R15's aren't rated
at all, and they're also exactly 29.6 inches in diameter.
They do however have a larger overall section width (10.6 vs. 9.9) a larger
tread width (7.8 vs. 7.3) and a smaller tread depth (13 vs. 16).
I'm new at this, but do those numbers mean anything significant? I mean, is
there any other reason anyone can tell me NOT to go with the
265's?

http://www.bridgestonetire.com/CA_EN/dpp/index.asp

Thanks all!

Jimmy

"Onlyinajeepcj7" <onlyinajeepcj7@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20031017233225.00711.00000516@mb-m04.aol.com...
> Jimmy,
> The lesson I learned is most likely what your talking about. That is,
most, not
> all, of the smaller to mid sized metric tires are whats called "standard
load"
> while the truck tires are "C" load. The truck tires have thicker sides and
> stronger plys. You have to run lower air in them to make them feel like
the
> stanard load, but even then, it's not the same. For heavier loads or if
rock
> crawling/trailriding a lot, sure, go with the bigger and stronger tire.
But for
> daily driver/light off roader, I would stay with the standard load ...in
your
> case, a 265 70 R 15 OR a slighty larger 265 75 R 15 (about a 31) will do
great
> for you.

The Commish

I'd never thought of that at all! So, I checked out the tire dimension
chart for the Bridgestones I wanted to get and sure enough, it does
say that the 30x9.5's are C load range rated. The P265/70R15's aren't rated
at all, and they're also exactly 29.6 inches in diameter.
They do however have a larger overall section width (10.6 vs. 9.9) a larger
tread width (7.8 vs. 7.3) and a smaller tread depth (13 vs. 16).
I'm new at this, but do those numbers mean anything significant? I mean, is
there any other reason anyone can tell me NOT to go with the
265's?

http://www.bridgestonetire.com/CA_EN/dpp/index.asp

Thanks all!

Jimmy

"Onlyinajeepcj7" <onlyinajeepcj7@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20031017233225.00711.00000516@mb-m04.aol.com...
> Jimmy,
> The lesson I learned is most likely what your talking about. That is,
most, not
> all, of the smaller to mid sized metric tires are whats called "standard
load"
> while the truck tires are "C" load. The truck tires have thicker sides and
> stronger plys. You have to run lower air in them to make them feel like
the
> stanard load, but even then, it's not the same. For heavier loads or if
rock
> crawling/trailriding a lot, sure, go with the bigger and stronger tire.
But for
> daily driver/light off roader, I would stay with the standard load ...in
your
> case, a 265 70 R 15 OR a slighty larger 265 75 R 15 (about a 31) will do
great
> for you.

The Commish

I'd never thought of that at all! So, I checked out the tire dimension
chart for the Bridgestones I wanted to get and sure enough, it does
say that the 30x9.5's are C load range rated. The P265/70R15's aren't rated
at all, and they're also exactly 29.6 inches in diameter.
They do however have a larger overall section width (10.6 vs. 9.9) a larger
tread width (7.8 vs. 7.3) and a smaller tread depth (13 vs. 16).
I'm new at this, but do those numbers mean anything significant? I mean, is
there any other reason anyone can tell me NOT to go with the
265's?

http://www.bridgestonetire.com/CA_EN/dpp/index.asp

Thanks all!

Jimmy

"Onlyinajeepcj7" <onlyinajeepcj7@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20031017233225.00711.00000516@mb-m04.aol.com...
> Jimmy,
> The lesson I learned is most likely what your talking about. That is,
most, not
> all, of the smaller to mid sized metric tires are whats called "standard
load"
> while the truck tires are "C" load. The truck tires have thicker sides and
> stronger plys. You have to run lower air in them to make them feel like
the
> stanard load, but even then, it's not the same. For heavier loads or if
rock
> crawling/trailriding a lot, sure, go with the bigger and stronger tire.
But for
> daily driver/light off roader, I would stay with the standard load ...in
your
> case, a 265 70 R 15 OR a slighty larger 265 75 R 15 (about a 31) will do
great
> for you.

Mike Romain

In my opinion, they are too wide for the street. That goes triple if
you see snow.

Jeeps are light/short and wide tires just plain don't have enough psi on
the ground for good handling in snow or on wet surfaces.

Tall skinny is the best for winter.

I had a 10.5 mud tire on that has a real 10" wide of tread and did not
like them much. They were extremely dangerous at any speeds over 30 mph
on the road in snow. They started to float and the steering control
disappeared.

I went to a 9.5" mud tire with the same tread and these only have a 7.5"
wide footprint. There was a Radical difference!

I still don't know at what speed they lose control in the snow, they do
just fine on the highway following transport trucks at 55-60 mph which
is good enough for me.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

The Commish wrote:
>
> I'd never thought of that at all! So, I checked out the tire dimension
> chart for the Bridgestones I wanted to get and sure enough, it does
> say that the 30x9.5's are C load range rated. The P265/70R15's aren't rated
> at all, and they're also exactly 29.6 inches in diameter.
> They do however have a larger overall section width (10.6 vs. 9.9) a larger
> tread width (7.8 vs. 7.3) and a smaller tread depth (13 vs. 16).
> I'm new at this, but do those numbers mean anything significant? I mean, is
> there any other reason anyone can tell me NOT to go with the
> 265's?
>
> http://www.bridgestonetire.com/CA_EN/dpp/index.asp
>
> Thanks all!
>
> Jimmy
>
> "Onlyinajeepcj7" <onlyinajeepcj7@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:20031017233225.00711.00000516@mb-m04.aol.com...
> > Jimmy,
> > The lesson I learned is most likely what your talking about. That is,
> most, not
> > all, of the smaller to mid sized metric tires are whats called "standard
> load"
> > while the truck tires are "C" load. The truck tires have thicker sides and
> > stronger plys. You have to run lower air in them to make them feel like
> the
> > stanard load, but even then, it's not the same. For heavier loads or if
> rock
> > crawling/trailriding a lot, sure, go with the bigger and stronger tire.
> But for
> > daily driver/light off roader, I would stay with the standard load ...in
> your
> > case, a 265 70 R 15 OR a slighty larger 265 75 R 15 (about a 31) will do
> great
> > for you.

Mike Romain

In my opinion, they are too wide for the street. That goes triple if
you see snow.

Jeeps are light/short and wide tires just plain don't have enough psi on
the ground for good handling in snow or on wet surfaces.

Tall skinny is the best for winter.

I had a 10.5 mud tire on that has a real 10" wide of tread and did not
like them much. They were extremely dangerous at any speeds over 30 mph
on the road in snow. They started to float and the steering control
disappeared.

I went to a 9.5" mud tire with the same tread and these only have a 7.5"
wide footprint. There was a Radical difference!

I still don't know at what speed they lose control in the snow, they do
just fine on the highway following transport trucks at 55-60 mph which
is good enough for me.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

The Commish wrote:
>
> I'd never thought of that at all! So, I checked out the tire dimension
> chart for the Bridgestones I wanted to get and sure enough, it does
> say that the 30x9.5's are C load range rated. The P265/70R15's aren't rated
> at all, and they're also exactly 29.6 inches in diameter.
> They do however have a larger overall section width (10.6 vs. 9.9) a larger
> tread width (7.8 vs. 7.3) and a smaller tread depth (13 vs. 16).
> I'm new at this, but do those numbers mean anything significant? I mean, is
> there any other reason anyone can tell me NOT to go with the
> 265's?
>
> http://www.bridgestonetire.com/CA_EN/dpp/index.asp
>
> Thanks all!
>
> Jimmy
>
> "Onlyinajeepcj7" <onlyinajeepcj7@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:20031017233225.00711.00000516@mb-m04.aol.com...
> > Jimmy,
> > The lesson I learned is most likely what your talking about. That is,
> most, not
> > all, of the smaller to mid sized metric tires are whats called "standard
> load"
> > while the truck tires are "C" load. The truck tires have thicker sides and
> > stronger plys. You have to run lower air in them to make them feel like
> the
> > stanard load, but even then, it's not the same. For heavier loads or if
> rock
> > crawling/trailriding a lot, sure, go with the bigger and stronger tire.
> But for
> > daily driver/light off roader, I would stay with the standard load ...in
> your
> > case, a 265 70 R 15 OR a slighty larger 265 75 R 15 (about a 31) will do
> great
> > for you.

Mike Romain

In my opinion, they are too wide for the street. That goes triple if
you see snow.

Jeeps are light/short and wide tires just plain don't have enough psi on
the ground for good handling in snow or on wet surfaces.

Tall skinny is the best for winter.

I had a 10.5 mud tire on that has a real 10" wide of tread and did not
like them much. They were extremely dangerous at any speeds over 30 mph
on the road in snow. They started to float and the steering control
disappeared.

I went to a 9.5" mud tire with the same tread and these only have a 7.5"
wide footprint. There was a Radical difference!

I still don't know at what speed they lose control in the snow, they do
just fine on the highway following transport trucks at 55-60 mph which
is good enough for me.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

The Commish wrote:
>
> I'd never thought of that at all! So, I checked out the tire dimension
> chart for the Bridgestones I wanted to get and sure enough, it does
> say that the 30x9.5's are C load range rated. The P265/70R15's aren't rated
> at all, and they're also exactly 29.6 inches in diameter.
> They do however have a larger overall section width (10.6 vs. 9.9) a larger
> tread width (7.8 vs. 7.3) and a smaller tread depth (13 vs. 16).
> I'm new at this, but do those numbers mean anything significant? I mean, is
> there any other reason anyone can tell me NOT to go with the
> 265's?
>
> http://www.bridgestonetire.com/CA_EN/dpp/index.asp
>
> Thanks all!
>
> Jimmy
>
> "Onlyinajeepcj7" <onlyinajeepcj7@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:20031017233225.00711.00000516@mb-m04.aol.com...
> > Jimmy,
> > The lesson I learned is most likely what your talking about. That is,
> most, not
> > all, of the smaller to mid sized metric tires are whats called "standard
> load"
> > while the truck tires are "C" load. The truck tires have thicker sides and
> > stronger plys. You have to run lower air in them to make them feel like
> the
> > stanard load, but even then, it's not the same. For heavier loads or if
> rock
> > crawling/trailriding a lot, sure, go with the bigger and stronger tire.
> But for
> > daily driver/light off roader, I would stay with the standard load ...in
> your
> > case, a 265 70 R 15 OR a slighty larger 265 75 R 15 (about a 31) will do
> great
> > for you.