Tyres & load indexes

[Paulio]

Hey so I was wondering why the eagle f1 gsd3 215/40/17 has such a low load index at 83 when a cheap ass tyre has a higher load index of like 87?? I though the eagle f1 would be more superior than some chinese one??
its frustrating trying to find a matching cheaper tyre for a wof.

[Bling]

Cheap ass tyres are likely made of shitty hard rubber so can handle a bit more weight. A soild rubber tyre could handle even more, does that make it a superior tyre?

I have 84(pretty sure) on my car which consists of a pair of F1 GSD3 and a pair of RE002. Both tyres are bloody good. Would I got for a cheap as chips tyre because it can handle twice my cars weight? No chance. You're only talking ~60kg difference and when the weights are 487KG vs 545KG it's kind of pointless to compare.

I was in the same boat as you are. I just sold the mismatched tyres (by weigh rating only, both were GSD3 tyres) and got new ones (the RE002s). Problem solved.

Having different brands with different wear levels is a pretty good recipe for crappy handling. A matching pair of crappy tyres would rate better. With a matching pair of good tyres being the best option. IMO.