New good year tires , very light

[Gsteve]

GY makes a new tire , wilderness i think its called. It comes on the TRX and the new bronco. Looks like a decent AT tire but the interesting part is its supposed to weigh 13 lbs less than the KO2. Should be interesting.......

 

[blwn]

These?

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Goodyear&tireModel=Wrangler+Territory+MT&sidewall=Blackwall%20Alternate%20Design&partnum=17SR7WTMT&tab=Sizes

52lbs for the 315/70

 

[Gsteve]

Yes

 

[Gsteve]

Would a guy notice a tire that’s 23 lbs lighter ?

 

[Idaho]

Interesting that Tire Rack also says the max tire inflation is 35 psi for that tire. The weight plus that low of a max tire pressure rating has me assuming they are not a very "tough" tire compared to others and could lead to punctures easier.

 

[Sernas]

If you lost 23lb per corner of unsprung weight it would be equal to dropping around 300lb of sprung weight. Translates to like 3 tenths faster in a quarter mile.

 

[lawdog]

Videos on it...say AT already on OEM new F-150s in 18" tires, MT on Silverado Realtree, TRX, and Bronco Sasquatch.

AT:

MT:

 

[Gsteve]

I went at looked at it on a trx. Looks fine , pretty expensive. I’m due for new tires so I’m looking.

 

[quikag]

If you lost 23lb per corner of unsprung weight it would be equal to dropping around 300lb of sprung weight. Translates to like 3 tenths faster in a quarter mile.

Yep, that much unsprung weight loss is very substantial and would actually affect how the Raptor drives. I'm definitely going to check these tires out too since I have about 30k on my OEM tires on my '19 and they are getting pretty loud and near the wear bars.

 

[quikag]

Would a guy notice a tire that’s 23 lbs lighter ?

It's 52lbs versus 65lbs for the K02, so 13lbs lighter. General rule is to take unsprung weight and multiply by 4 to get equivalent performance improvement compared to static weight. So, truck would perform roughly 52lbs*4 or 208lbs "lighter" in performance. It would probably be noticeable to a small degree.