Are truck/trailer rims a weak link?
After reading a lot of information in regard to weights and towing on this forum I was crawling around my F350 srw looking at weight ratings for the various components on my truck. I have 3750 per ti...
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I cracked 2 rims as well. Both were Alcoa dually wheels, but I was regularly overloading them by about 500 pounds each. No doubt the overweight condition was a factor, but I also travel on a lot of rough terrain.
I wouldn't worry about dynamic loading. That's already factored into the engineered ratings. But I never realized the rating on my Alcoas could be an issue, because the weight rating was inside the rim on the tire side, so I never saw it until I cracked one and had the tire off.
I wouldn't worry about dynamic loading. That's already factored into the engineered ratings. But I never realized the rating on my Alcoas could be an issue, because the weight rating was inside the rim on the tire side, so I never saw it until I cracked one and had the tire off.
