18" tire question - ANOTHER UPDATE
Was in this forum where someone was taking about 18' tires with a 4000lb load rating?? Trying to find them. UPDATE BELOW The pick up some nice size ricks between the lugs wh...
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ticki2 wrote:Siletzspey wrote:
My 2015 F350 SRW 4x4 came with LT275/70R18 tires rated at 3640-lbs, and the wheels (rims) are rated for 3590-lbs. Ford publishes a spec book, and if you can find it via Googling,
That’s the first I’ve heard of something published where the oem wheels were rated less than the oem tires . Interesting.
Since Ford doesn’t actually make the wheels, I would consider that “rating” to be in the same category as their axle ratings, which are typically derated from the axle manufacturer’s rating.
My tire inflation sticker doesn’t call for the tires to be inflated to 110 psi. It specs ~90 front and 85 rear. That effectively derates the max load capacity for each tire.
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