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Date:         Wed, 11 Jun 2014 13:45:42 -0500
Reply-To:     mcneely4@COX.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject:      maximum tire load question
In-Reply-To:  <z4YU1n01p08X5Fr014YW5E>
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I am getting information together for selecting new tires for my Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile, 2.1 waterboxer, manual transmission.  It is tan, Scott.


I am not intending to start a tire thread.  I have a single question.  In reviewing load data for several different tires, I see two different values given for the same tire.   The maximum load may be given as Load Range 106/104 followed by something like S65 psi 2094 lbs and D65psi 1994 lbs.


What do the S and D terms mean (I know psi of course) and why the two different load index values and two different maximum loads given for the same tire?  I reviewed tire specification descriptions on TireRack.com and on USDOT web pages and found descriptions of load index and maximum load, but nothing about the S and D or different loads for the same tire.


David McNeely
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