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Ya whenever I want loot to have RE'd or to sell I hunt level three ties because they die quick and drop lots o loot.

Loot was made "tier appropriate" shortly after launch, partly to cut down on the massive flooding of having everything drop at roughly the same rate. Basically, that makes the drops look like what you're seeing. Low level ships are more likely to drop low level loots, and since low level loot is more common than high level, you see more loot from low tier ships. Higher tier ships are more likely to drop higher level loots, but there is no increase in the chance for such loot, just an increase in the overall percentage (because the low end drops were made less likely.

That all sounds confusing, but what it boils down to is this: Tier3 ships end up having the best mix of frequency and level distribution. However when you want higher end parts, it still pays to hunt tier4-5.