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Date:         Sat, 12 Jan 2019 15:32:45 -0500
Reply-To:     The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
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From:         The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
Subject:      Re: New GRABBERS and question on installing shocks
In-Reply-To:  <53D026A3-4AED-440B-9F26-B833C92EEE62@comcast.net>
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> > They were rated load index 97, 1,580 pounds
>
> All the info I'm finding shows Load Index 97 > 1609 Lbs
>  ~ not much more but more ~=


Remember that if it is not an LT rated tire the load capacity must be
reduced by 6% when installed on a light truck (which a Vanagon is
considered), as per DOT safety standards. So a passenger car tire rated at
1609 lbs is considered a 1512 lb tire when mounted on a Vanagon.   (If it
were an LT tire it would carry the full 1609 lb rating when used on a light
truck.)


Ron Salmon
The Bus Depot, Inc.
www.busdepot.com
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