Most half-ton pickups sold in the U.S. don’t actually come with truck tires,” says John Wu of Maxxis Tire. Bafflingly, he’s not wrong: Most 1500-series pickups sold in this country come standard with P-metric passenger-series tires.
To get a true LT-grade tire on your new truck, you have to either go deep into the options sheet, swap out to upgraded rubber, or make the leap to at least a 2500- series pickup.
“It’s just the way most people use trucks,” Wu continues. “Most pickups are basically passenger cars or SUVs with beds. Owners might throw a couple bags of mulch or a few 2x4s in at Lowe’s or Home Depot, but mostly they’re not being used as high-load vehicles.”
And that’s the key term right there: load. Because that’s what separates a true LT truck tire from a passenger tire that just happens to fit a truck.
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