^^^ Load range E. Would'nt be my first choice.
What’s wrong with that?
The idea that radial LR E light truck tires “ride stiffer” than the same tire in LR D is IMHO completely incorrect.
Especially when they don’t have steel sidewalls. And in many cases when they do.
Often, the tires are identical, the higher LR version has a lower speed rating and that’s it. That’s straight out of the mouth of a tire engineer I met in person at an exhibition that included his company’s tire.
In most cases, the writing on the sidewalls will show the same number of (polyester) plies, the tread will have the same number of plies; and often (not necessarily always) the weight will be identical.
If you can, please find examples of tires that are identical except for LR (same mfg, model, tread etc etc) and show me a weight difference.
In my long 4x4 experience with light and heavy 4x4s, the tire things that ensure a nice ride are:
1) smallest diameter wheel (and not too wide!!) that won’t interfere with brakes
2) bigger overall diameter
3) 1 + 2 work because air chamber is larger volume
4) lowest pressure that is appropriate for terrain and speed. I OVERinflate on highway, but not off highway. Speed control is critical for this.
5) Yes, a heavy traction tread will cause a bit of high frequency vibration going really slow on a really smooth surface, noise and heat running fast. But last time I checked, this isn’t a mall cruising site.
Looks like a winner!