E-rate question
I just got myself an 2008 Tundra 5.7L with towing package. I believe tow max to 10,100 lb. The tires on them are showing their ages. Looking for replacement. I am also looking for TT around 5000 lb...
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Capri...please don't be sorry, as you are in the business and I'm just a gear
head, boy racer who loves anything like this stuff.
Do want to be correct in my advice and wish to learn and/or correct myself
Empirical my comments on load range
Back when working my way through college...one job was in a tire shop. Learned
a lot from the owner. We were one of the high end 'performance' shops dealing
with exotic's and boy racers of the area. Was also the techie kid for the local
Morgan Club and was also hanging out with the older guys in SCCA (never joined
as it cost too much...the safety equipment cost).
My take is that back then, no LT tire had 'numeric' load designations. Just
the letter load designations. Never saw that reference in any of the OEM tire
brochures (60's...before the Internet)
Recently have started to notice that the OEM tire spec sheets now include the
numberic. Haven't seen them molded in yet.
So, my assumption is that the industry is going towards the numeric and might be
going away from the old ply letter designation. Help me understand that, as am
on an assumption there
Hat's off to you tire designers, as you have designed in such high margins
that with all the abuse the general public does to their tires...amazing that
more accidents happens
head, boy racer who loves anything like this stuff.
Do want to be correct in my advice and wish to learn and/or correct myself
Empirical my comments on load range
Back when working my way through college...one job was in a tire shop. Learned
a lot from the owner. We were one of the high end 'performance' shops dealing
with exotic's and boy racers of the area. Was also the techie kid for the local
Morgan Club and was also hanging out with the older guys in SCCA (never joined
as it cost too much...the safety equipment cost).
My take is that back then, no LT tire had 'numeric' load designations. Just
the letter load designations. Never saw that reference in any of the OEM tire
brochures (60's...before the Internet)
Recently have started to notice that the OEM tire spec sheets now include the
numberic. Haven't seen them molded in yet.
So, my assumption is that the industry is going towards the numeric and might be
going away from the old ply letter designation. Help me understand that, as am
on an assumption there
Hat's off to you tire designers, as you have designed in such high margins
that with all the abuse the general public does to their tires...amazing that
more accidents happens
