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: TIRES for street, strip, and towing ?


gmccall
05-07-2009, 03:38 PM
Who makes an S speed rated good E load rating tire ?
I may be at the track one day and pull my travel trailer the next day.
I need a tire with a load rating of 3200lbs and a min. of a speed rating of S (up to 112mph) . The Goodrich KO tires have been the only tire I can find with the specs I want.

I will be needing tires soon and have been running 265 x 75 x 16 Goodrich A/T KO (S speed rated) tires "forever". The KO tires have been great for me, but I will not be driving offroad as much and was thinking about a highway tire.

I keep seeing posts about this tire and that tire and the are not rated for over 100 mph. :eek: I know the 100 mph tire can run faster for a short time, but Why take a chance?

hookdOnDmax
05-07-2009, 04:00 PM
Go to Tire Rack's All-Terrain Owner Survey (http://www.tirerack.com/tires/surveyresults/surveydisplay.jsp?type=ORAT) to see your KO rated against a long list of competitors. Click any tire in that chart for the tire description, then click to that Mfg's Specs page for sizes and ratings, or the Size/Pricing page. There are a half-dozen tires that are owner-rated much higher than the KO . . . but different strokes.

I chose Pirelli Scorpion ATR, 305/55r20, S-speed, E-load. They were expensive at about a thousand bucks but wet traction and cornering stability are superb. You could choose Pirelli's 17-incher and save almost half that cost. Good luck in your search. :)

tinypeckerwood
05-08-2009, 01:23 AM
Take a look at the Nitto dura grappler. That will be my next tire.