Why are they de-rated? I put tires rated to 1500# on a car and they are good to 1500#, if I put them on a pick-up that weighs the same as the car they are de-rated 10%. Why is 1500# not 1500# anymore? I don't see why a tire inflated to the max printed on the tire would be worth less (pounds of vehicle weight) if the vehicle it's on has a different shape. I do recall that LT tires can be inflated 10% over the printing because they are LT tires Does anyone know why? Thanks. Rob becida@comcast.net
At 10/16/2011 04:08 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote: >Hopefully those 215/65's are reinforced or XL rated. Otherwise they are at >the lower limit of acceptable capacity for the Vanagon. Especially if you >subscribe to the 10% de-rate when using passenger car tires on light trucks. > > >Dennis |
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