ST235/80R16 Tire Replacement
I wish to go to the LT tires, and the shop I called said they do not make them in that size, I would have to go to an LT235/85R16 tire. He said since this tire is a bit larger than the old, you have ...
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JIMNLIN wrote:
S5.1.2 Except in the case of a vehicle which has a speed attainable in 3.2 kilometers of 80 kilometers per hour or less, the sum of the maximum load ratings of the tires fitted to an axle shall be not less than the gross axle weight rating (GAWR) of the axle system as specified on the vehicle's certification label required by 49 CFR part 567.
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Reserve capacity is nice but not a regulation or requirement for the trailer in question.
That regulation is directed at the vehicle manufacturer to insure minimum requirements are met during the certification process.
When reading and validating that regulation you will also see that the tires on the vehicle MUST match the information on the certification label at the time of first sale. That insures the new owner and all subsequent owners have been made aware of the vehicle manufacturer’s minimum standard for those items for that vehicle.
In the same regulation, the vehicle manufacturer is required to properly identify the axles, rims and tires on that vehicle and put that information on the trailer‘s federal certification label. They are also required to set the recommended (cold) tire pressures for the installed tires which establishes the minimum allowed load capacity for the tires on that vehicle.
Your first post in this thread was directed at the thread in general. I just responded to the information you provided and directed it to you via the quote tab. If I don’t use the quote tab I’m also directing my post to the thread and not a single poster.
FastEagle
