C, D or E rated tires?

[HenryMac]

My message from the other thread that @HenryMac referenced in the first response...

As a follow on, I just ordered tires for the Truck - 265/70/17 C Rated BFG ATKO. Ordered it all online and the website shows it in stock at my location, so I set an appointment for this Friday (that was on Tuesday). Guy calls me up from the store and tries to talk me into a set of E Rated tires. LORD NO! Why would I do that? I mention (almost quoting the information above) the detractors for E and that C is more load than the truck can handle any way.

The guy says, "Oh Yeah. Never thought of it like that. Well the only reason I mentioned it is that your C rated tires are in Lenexa Kansas and have to be Fed Ex'd in (to Phoenix Arizona). They won't be here by Friday but I have plenty of E rated tires in the shop if you want one.

No thanks. I'll wait.
But now I know how @Deathrider got hooked into those E Rated tires in his other post.

It is astounding to think that the BFGATKO is one f if not the top selling off road tires in a state that that is probably 60% off road and where that off road is enjoyed by a lot of Jeeps and Light Trucks (mid size). And that they do't usually sell a lot of C rated tires. I can guarantee that if some guy is out bouncing around the desert in a Frontier or Jeep and running a set of E-Rated ATKOs, he's probably miserable. That C-Rated tire should at least be as popular in this state as the D and E rated versions. Maybe more.

Makes me wonder how many "suspension issues" people have that are really tire issues created by a tire dealership pushing E rated tires.

Thanks for posting this. My thought is Caveat Emptor. The guy at the tire shop acts like he is looking out for you... but in reality he is doing you an injustice. Sales folks just ain't what they used to be.

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[GTGallop]

I'm still a big fan of Discount Tire. I just think, like you said, you have to really know what you want. Caveat Emptor.

Otherwise is you go in and ask for some round rubber black spinney bouncy things, that's exactly what you are going to get because they have it in stock and can close the deal before you leave and go somewhere else. And that applies to all tire shops.