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Date:         Fri, 21 Aug 1998 18:45:47 -0400
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <dhaynes57@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Dennis Haynes <dhaynes57@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Subject:      Re: yet another tire question
Comments: To: Lawrence Dongilli <buspilot@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM

The LT. refers to the tire being rated for Light truck applications. The P rating indicates passenger car service. When using P metric tires for light trucks, you are supposed to de-rate the tire 10% from the sidewall rating. Note that LT. tires are usually not rated for speed.

Dennis

-----Original Message----- From: Lawrence Dongilli <buspilot@WORLDNET.ATT.NET> To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM> Date: Tuesday, August 18, 1998 11:00 PM Subject: Re: yet another tire question

>> From: Mark McCulley <raven@HALCYON.COM> > >> Michelin offers the LTX M/S tire in both LT195/75/14 and P205/70/14. The >> P205 tire has a higher load rating than the LT195 tire. Is there more to >an >> LT designation than the load rating? > > >...my hunch is that it has to do with nothing more than the extra square >inches >of volume in the larger tire and the slightly larger contact patch. A >larger tire with >the same pressure should be able to carry a greater load....or the same >load with >less pressure. As an example, I have read that tires on the really huge >earth >moving dump trucks have pressure that is in low single digit psi pressures. > A >typical skinny tire on a road racing bicycle, on the other hand, will have >pressures >well in excess of 100 psi! > >By the way, we recently purchased the Michelin LTX MS 195/75 R14 (6 ply) >for our '87 GL Syncro. So far, we like 'em. Didn't care for the raised >white >lettering though, so in addition to having the tires mounted with the >lettering >inside, I took a permanent black marker and blacked out the lettering. >Works >well. > >Lawrence Dongilli


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