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CapriRacer
Explorer II
Feb 07, 2012

Revived Trailer Tire Thread (formerly on the 5th Wheel Forum

OK, I'll try this again but with a different tack. I am of the opinion that ST tires should have a 15% reserve capacity (85% of the load at a given pressure) in order to be reasonably sure they wo...
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Tireman9
Explorer
Feb 24, 2012
kedanie wrote:
Tireman9 wrote:
A teaser

L=KxP**.585xSd**1.39x(Dr+Sd)


So lets get the requested info in boys and girls so we can get the magic decoder ring so we can understand the formula.

A little explanation of the formula you provided would be helpful!!!!

Not everyone here has you high degree of tire knowledge. In other words, put in layman's terms!!!!!!!!!!

Keith


I promise to include both the full explanation and a one line "layman's" explanation after I see some posts with the information I requested.

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