I thought the same...and totally understand the liability of not following the manufacturers guidelines for the tire store.Some tire places will literally only put the tires at the PSI listed on the door. I don’t know if it a liability issue or just lazy.
Try getting a shop to put 80 PSI in your truck tires. They will think you are crazy
Still 16's...but really wanted 15's but couldn't find a wheel/tire combo as fast as I wanted to make the change...found a sweet set of tj wheels with KO2 tires that we're near new that sold instantly...set if 5, and I was getting really tired of waiting.
The thread is old, but the argument rages on!
That's why people should ALWAYS buy stuff for THEIR Jeep needs/wants and not go with the idea that if you don't buy X brand, your Jeep is somehow inferior to others. Driver skill is usually a larger factor than less expensive parts. I learned this racing motocross with rich kids.
You can't compensate for lack of skill with any amount of money thrown into a vehicle IMO.
Load is related to tire pressure. A higher load range tire is built to have a higher max pressure and has a stronger construction. What exactly that entails I'm not 100% sure but I would bet it has thicker sidewalls, more cords spaced closer together, stronger tread area, etc. This all makes the tire weigh more and also ride stiffer.
Because if you stick with metric size tires, especially on 16" Rubicon wheels, most are D or E rated in the sizes we run on our Wranglers. I have no problem finding C rated tires in the inch-size tires I run.
