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TRUCK & LT // LOAD RATING FIRST

Truck & LT Tires in Okotoks

A truck tire is a load rating with tread on it. Get the LT load range right for what you tow and haul, then pick the tread for the roads you actually drive: highway for the Highway 2 commute, all-terrain for the range roads, mud-terrain for the few who really need it.

LOAD RANGE
C, D or E to match the truck
TREAD
Highway, all-terrain or mud-terrain
STOCK
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P-metric or LT: which does my truck need?

The door placard decides, not the badge on the tailgate.

Most half-tons leave the factory on P-metric tires: passenger construction in a truck size, softer riding, cheaper, fine for a truck that carries groceries and the odd load of mulch. An LT tire has a stiffer sidewall, more plies and a higher load range, and it is built for weight, towing and gravel. Three-quarter-tons and one-tons run LT, always. Half-tons that tow a trailer every weekend or run the range roads every day are usually happier on LT too, at the cost of a firmer ride and a little fuel.

The load range letter, C, D or E, is the number that matters, and the placard on the driver's door jamb tells you the minimum the truck was built for. Going below it to save money is how a tire fails on Highway 2 with a trailer behind you. Going above it on a light truck buys a harsher ride and nothing else. We match the range to the truck and to what it actually hauls, and we say so when the cheaper tire is the right one.

Highway, all-terrain or mud-terrain?

Three treads, organised around the one most Foothills trucks should run.

The short version: a highway tread is the quiet, long-wearing choice for a truck that lives on pavement; an all-terrain gives up a little of that for real bite on gravel and, on the good ones, a snowflake for winter; a mud-terrain is a specialist that costs you noise, fuel and tread life for the day you are axle-deep. Around Okotoks the all-terrain is the honest pick for most trucks, and it is the one in the navy column.

HOW THEY COMPARE

Rated for Foothills trucks: pavement in the week, gravel on the weekend.

All-terrain Our pick for range roads and Highway 2
Highway Quiet and long-wearing for the pavement truck
Mud-terrain The specialist, for the day you are axle-deep
Highway ride & noise Good a light hum on the good ones Best Loud
Gravel range roads Best Fair chips and cuts Good
Mud, ruts, deep snow Good Poor Best
Snow & ice Good snowflake on the good ones Fair some lines carry the snowflake Poor on ice
Tread life Good Longest Short
Fuel economy Good Best Poor
Load ranges LT C to E LT C to E LT D and E

Where each tread is in its element

Solid = the tire is in its element. Hatched = it copes. The rule line is the county range road, which is where most Foothills trucks spend their weekends.

PAVEMENTCHIP SEALGRAVELRUTSMUD & ROCK
All-terrain
Highway
Mud-terrain
RANGE ROAD
LOAD RANGE
HALF-TON: P OR LT CTHREE-QUARTER-TON: LT D OR EONE-TON: LT E
Three-quarter-ton and up: LT load range D or E, no exceptions. Half-tons: the door placard decides.

Winter on a truck: LT winters or a snowflake all-terrain?

The snowflake on an all-terrain is real, with a caveat.

Plenty of all-terrains now carry the three-peak mountain snowflake, and they earn it: on packed snow and gravel a good snowflake A/T is a genuine winter tire. The caveat is glare ice, where a dedicated LT winter with its softer compound and dense siping stops shorter. For the truck that does town, Highway 2 and the odd range road, a snowflake all-terrain year-round is the popular compromise and a good one. For the truck that lives on gravel and hills through the chinook cycle, a set of LT winters on their own wheels, studded if the road calls for it, is the safer answer.

Either way, load range does not change with the season. The winter set needs the same C, D or E the placard asks for, and a snowflake A/T needs checking every fall, because the winter rating fades before the tread is done.

Which truck tires do we stock?

The LT lines from the majors, highway to mud.

BFGoodrich All-Terrain and Trail-Terrain, Toyo Open Country in all-terrain, highway, rugged-terrain and mud-terrain, General Grabber, Cooper Discoverer, Goodyear Wrangler, Michelin LTX and Defender LTX, Bridgestone Dueler, Hankook Dynapro, Yokohama Geolandar and Hercules Terra Trac are the truck lines that move through the bay, in P-metric and LT sizes up to the lifted stuff. The search below is the source of truth for the shelf today, and anything we do not have, we order in.

What do truck tires cost in Okotoks?

Size and load range move the number; the search does not guess.

Truck tires span the widest price range on the rack: a P-metric highway tire for a half-ton at one end, a load range E mud-terrain in a 35-inch size at the other. Size, load range and tread do most of the moving, brand does the rest. Price your exact size live: what is in stock or available to order, installed in our bay, all-in pricing quoted up front. Lifted or levelled truck? Say so when you book; the alignment after a tire change on a lifted truck is a different job.

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FAQ // TRUCK & LT TIRES IN OKOTOKS

Straight Answers

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Do I need LT tires on my half-ton?

Not always. Check the placard on the driver's door jamb: if it calls for P-metric and you do not tow or haul heavy, a P-metric highway or all-terrain is fine. If you tow every weekend or live on gravel, LT load range C or D rides firmer and lasts.

Are all-terrain tires good in snow?

The good ones carry the three-peak mountain snowflake and earn it on packed snow and gravel. On glare ice a dedicated LT winter still stops shorter. For most Foothills trucks a snowflake all-terrain year-round is the honest compromise.

Can you fit 35-inch tires on a lifted truck?

Yes. Bring the truck; fitment depends on the lift, the offset and the fenders. We mount, balance and do the alignment afterwards, set to numbers that suit the setup rather than the factory sheet.

How long do truck tires last on gravel?

Shorter than on pavement, and a mud-terrain shortest of all. An all-terrain rotated every 8,000 to 10,000 km and kept at the right pressure for the load is the best balance for a truck that sees both.

How much do truck tires cost in Okotoks?

The widest range on the rack: size, load range and tread do the moving. Search your vehicle or size below for live pricing and availability, installed here, all-in pricing quoted up front.

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