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GVWR sticker numbers Shalt Not Be Exceeded upon pain of frames breaking in half, sudden loss of control, veering over a cliff, crashing and burning, injury or death... But tire manufacturers load a...
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There is no debate on MAX GVWR and GCVWR ratings because if you exceed them you are wrong.
The debate on tire inflation comes from three things
1: The prssures on the sticker (Nearly always wrong)
2: The pressure mentioned on the sidewall (The MAXIMUM pressure used only if you are hauling the MAXIMUM load which is also on the side wall)
3: The CORRECT pressure determined by rollong the wheel over a scale (You need wheel (not tire) weights not Axle Weights and the Tire Company chart
Some like to add 5 PSI to the tire company chart.. Myself among them, but I wont argue the point. This paragraph is as strong as I get on that issue.
The debate on tire inflation comes from three things
1: The prssures on the sticker (Nearly always wrong)
2: The pressure mentioned on the sidewall (The MAXIMUM pressure used only if you are hauling the MAXIMUM load which is also on the side wall)
3: The CORRECT pressure determined by rollong the wheel over a scale (You need wheel (not tire) weights not Axle Weights and the Tire Company chart
Some like to add 5 PSI to the tire company chart.. Myself among them, but I wont argue the point. This paragraph is as strong as I get on that issue.
