Hey, thanks guys on the tire responses. Jon, thanks, I feel so dumb, never
thought about the door sticker. It says P215-75R-15. I ordered my truck with
the tire and handling pkg so it came with the LT 31-10.5-15. I dont think
that P235-75-15
should be a problem as I dont haul anything around during the winter.
Also the Goodyear Nordics are a winter tire made exclusively for
Canadian-Tire, so many of you guys in the States probably never even heard
of them.
Jay.
----- Original Message -----
From: <jon@dakota-truck.net>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 5:37 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Winter tires
>
> "Jay & Dana" <jdbear@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
>> First off Happy New Year to all on the DML, and a special Happy New Year
>> to
>> Rascal.
>
>> On my 97 4x4 is there any problems with running a P rated winter tire
>> (P235-75R-15)as opposed to a LT235-75R-15?
>
>
> No, that should not be a problem. The main thing to be aware of
> with a P tire as opposed to LT is that the load rating on the P tire
> is typically less. So, check the load ratings on a prospective tire
> before purchasing to make sure that it will work for you. Obviously,
> this is more of a concern for people who use their truck as a truck -
> carrying heavy loads, etc. If the truck is running empty most of the
> time, i.e. drag raced or being used as a passenger vehicle, then you
> can probably get away with a passenger tire.
>
> Now that I think about it, I don't know if any Dakota came from
> the factory with LT tires. Maybe someone else can confirm/deny this,
> but I think all Daks are equipped with P tires. (If in doubt, you can
> check the driver's side door placard.) I don't think the LT tires
> start coming into play until you move up to something like a 2500 or
> 3500 series Ram.
>
> --
> -Jon-
>
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