China Tire Manufacturing
In the referenced document you will find information that may help your fears about double standards for “off shore” tire manufacturers. This is about Passenger and Light Truck tires. Many of them ...
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Come on Francesca Knowles, you've been drinking too much of FE's cool-aid.
What he is saying is replacement tires must equal or exceed the OE tires no matter what their capacity. In fact, the NHTSA regulation stipulates that they shall not be less that the axle gross weight rating. There is a big difference there. In layman's terms, 2 3042# tires on a 6,000# axle exceeds the requirement. Just because the manufacturer installed tires that carry a much higher rating is meaningless. As long as you meet or exceed the GAWR, you are legal.
Keith
What he is saying is replacement tires must equal or exceed the OE tires no matter what their capacity. In fact, the NHTSA regulation stipulates that they shall not be less that the axle gross weight rating. There is a big difference there. In layman's terms, 2 3042# tires on a 6,000# axle exceeds the requirement. Just because the manufacturer installed tires that carry a much higher rating is meaningless. As long as you meet or exceed the GAWR, you are legal.
Keith
