Need New Tires
Because I had a blow out on my one year old Towmaster ST 235/80/16 rated E made in China tires. I'm thinging of buying 4 new ST tires or LT tires made in the USA any ideas out there for size and make ...
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FastEagle wrote:
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
You seem to leave out the fact that your information only applies at first sale. After that, you are dealing with reference information only.
When installing replacement tires, one must insure that they meet the load capacity of the axle. This done with air pressure load charts or the sidewall ratings on the tire.
Keith
