37" E Rated Options

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Dwolff23

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Greetings All,

I now have about 2 months on my 2022 and ready to upgrade the 35's to 37 inch'ers. I wanted the 37 package originally but do not love the blue interior, so I opted for the 35's with the intention to upgrade them. I am going to take the opportunity to replace the wheels with something a bit more to my liking, either an 18" or a 20" wheel with the 37's. Something that fills out the tire a bit more.

My question for those owners who are currently running E rated tires in a 37" size, ideally with an 18" or 20" wheel, how have you found the ride quality in comparison to the OEM C load rating? I understand they are going to be inherently stiffer by design. But aired down to say, something like 30-32PSI cold, how do they compare in ride comfort to something like the C load range on the Raptor?

I am looking at AT style tires, not mud terrains. There is a recent thread from another poster on AT recommendations, but my question is more related to the ride quality of E rated AT tires compared with C load ratings. Look forward to reading some opinions and experiences.
 

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Aired down the E's are more comfortable than aired up. I've had both C and E and I'm probably one of the few that prefer a D or E over C. The C always felt a little too squishy for my liking. But they did eat up small bumps better.
 
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Thanks for sharing your experience. What wheel size would you or have you run? Any opinions based on feedback from customers on whether a 20" on a 37" aired down would negatively affect the ride? Understanding of course that the E will give up some of that small road crack like compliance and not be quite as cushy. I share the same opinion as others that have posted here. I think a 37 on 17"s on these trucks look a bit too balloonish.

Thanks again!
 

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I've actually never had anything but a 17" on my Raptors. With the right air pressure I'm confident you could make the 20" ride pretty well. Especially if you do a 37 on a 20"
 
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Thanks! For comparison I have been running 40psi at temp (35 cold) on the current 35" C KO2's. So hope 35-38psi at temp on an E would net only slightly harsher. Not how much lower one could go without really increasing the premature wear rate.
 

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I had 37 " X 18" wheels/Nitto trail grapplers load range E on my 2020. I definitely noticed more wheel hop and vibration than I did with c rated KO2's. I aired mine down to 34-35 PSI and it greatly helped. I would assume the Gen 3 could handle better due to the better back end suspension.
 

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I have D rated 37s on stock 17” beadlock wheel for the raptor. Rides like butter at 38 psi.

On my TRX I have 2 sets of E rated 37” tires on 20” wheels. BFG KO2 and Falken Wildpeak AT. Both at 37 PSI. The Wildpeaks are better at absorbing the small bumps and are overall a smoother tire. I am going to try and air down the KO2s to 34 or 33 PSI and see how they feel.
 

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Aired down the E's are more comfortable than aired up. I've had both C and E and I'm probably one of the few that prefer a D or E over C. The C always felt a little too squishy for my liking. But they did eat up small bumps better.
I felt the squish on the C load also. Very noticeable in turns.
 
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