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MFL
Nomad II
Mar 15, 2022

trailer wheel weight rating/compared to tire psi rating?

My 6-bolt wheels on 5200 lb axles with oem 225/75R 15 D-rated 2540 max wt tires. My wheels are steel and are marked 2,600 max weight. My FW GVWR is 12,110, which would mean 10K max on tires/whee...
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BurbMan
Explorer III
Mar 18, 2022
Cummins12V98 wrote:
Answer this. I am around 4,500# load on each tire and the GY "H" tires were not holding up running them at 125psi with a rating of 4,805#. Now I went with the Continental's with 6,005# rating at 125psi. Would you run 125 psi or lower pressure like 100 that gives 5,200# capacity?


Some insight from CapriRacer's webpage

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