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Originally Posted by MAST4R
That's not fast but I generally don't do less than 28 unless it is a low range trail with real challenges. The issue would be if you hit something: the tire squashes a lot and you can get a pinch flat or even damage the wheel. You can see how much it squashes by filming yourself and reviewing in really slow motion. That's LTE, I would not run an SL low unless I really had to like deep sand.
The longer shot issue would be the tire itself, high speeds and temperatures at low pressures damage the tire permanently but how often that results in a burst tire is hard to tell.
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This is a really good point also. The load rating really really matters here. And what your doing really really matters. How heavy the rig is really comes into play.
The 10 ply rating or (load range E) really shines when abused, trashed, ran hard and fast over rocks etc. But you have to ask what is your use case. The once a year in the gravel for a couple miles and the other 99.9% is daily miles to the office would be doing yourself and your rig a disservice to run LTE tires. The SL tire would be perfect in that use case.
I so wished load C 3 ply sidewall 3PMSF tire existed in a very aggressive at/mt. That would be the most shut up and take my money situation ever in my life. But sadly, that tire is unobtainium to my knowledge and hours and hours of searching the entire catalog of all the makers I could find. So an LTE it is and I live with the drawbacks. 40 psi on pave basically solves all the issues and let’s me get 18-19 mpg when I drive 4-8 hours to where I camp and wheel. 12-13 mpg when I wheel long distance. But my use case is I treat my T4R like a side by side with air conditioning that I don’t have to trailer. It just happens to be able to be able to be daily’d if I wanted to or needed to. It’s job is to be my fun/adventure rig.
Be brutally honest with what you want. KBro2’s in SL is what most guys probably should run but don’t. If you trash your rig off road, I vote LTE in a 3 ply sidewall. Sorta wheel some, LTC or D would probably be about right. E’s bring some serious drawbacks in ride, weight and fuel economy, but the ability to be rode hard and put up wet is undeniable.
