Maxmiller ST Tires
After only 3 yrs. and 3000 miles I had a Maxxis load range E tire with tread separation I looked at the Maxmiler ST tire manufactured by GT Radial. I have not heard of these before but oilfield compan...
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rascalsweet wrote:Chuck&Gail wrote:
If you decide to up the load range, be sure your RIMS are rated for it. Rating usually stamped on rear, or in valley UNDER the tire.
I don't understand, why would you need rims rated for the tires rather than rims rated for RV? I would think that a over rim rated tire would make rim the weak link, is the only thing think of.
A higher load rated tire requires more air pressure. A load range D tire is 65psi, a load range E tire is 80psi, and so on. Rim has to be designed and able to hold the higher rating of air pressure to prevent possible catastropic failure.
