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Old 10-09-2016, 04:16 PM   #11
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I agree. Make it simple and go with the available D's. If you maintain your tires, which most people don't, your chances of any trouble are slim without a lot of high speed heavily loaded driving.


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Old 10-09-2016, 10:26 PM   #12
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My (two) spares are both D-rated BFGs. My van is really close to your van's weight (8300 total), so the D-rated tires are OK but marginal.

I've done back to back on just on axle and on a single tire. The D-rated tire does have a much softer sidewall, and I did not feel as comfortable going fast with it as I do with the E -rated ones. However, as long I keep it in mind and keep my speed reasonable and don't strap a dead moose to the hood, I'm not stressed about driving with the d-rated tires either.

If that's all you can get, just slow down a hair, of if you weren't pushing that hard to begin with, don't sweat it at all. Just don't load something stupid heavy in addition to where you already were with them.
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