Need New Tires

kedanie wrote:

avvidclif1 wrote:

kedanie wrote:
Here we go yet again. The only requirement for replacement tires is that they must meet or exceed the axle rating(GAWR). Any data that that the manufacturer has placed on the vehicle placard is solely a declaration as to what the equipment was at first sale. After first sale it becomes archival reference material and has no legal standing.

Keith

Show me the law that states the tires must exceed axle rating. Then if you find it tell me who enforces it?

Did you actually read what was written? It says meet or exceed the GAWR. That means it must be, at a minimum, equal to the axle rating.

Now if you want the actual statue from the code of federal regulations, you will have to ask FastEagle. I'm sure that he has it but doubt that he will post it as it will contradict everything he tries to pull over everyone's eyes.

Now then, if you want to put on tires with less capacity that the GAWR, I guess that is your prerogative. Enforcement will come into play if you ever have an accident that could be the fault of the tires that would be too weak to carry the rated load.

Keith

On edit here it is:

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS 571.120):

The sum of the maximum load ratings of the tires fitted to an axle shall not be less than the gross axle weight rating (GAWR) of the axle system as specified on the vehicle’s certification label (tire information placard).

Your argument is flawed when you add in the DOT mandated recommended (correct) tire pressures for the Original Equipment tires. Those OE tire’s recommended (correct) tire pressures are set by the vehicle manufacturer as directed by the DOT. Those tire pressures provide the vehicle owner with a clear picture of the load capacity needed for the OE tires. Nobody in the tire industry is going to dispute the vehicle manufacturer’s OE tire selection. Nobody in the tire industry is going to knowingly install replacement tires with less load capacity than the OE tires.

FastEagle