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Jul 04, 2018Explorer
Grit dog wrote:
Good point jimlin, but to ease the OPs mind, I’ve been hauling a lot more camper than the Cirrus on a shortbed with those same OE 20s for a few years now. Better part of 10kmiles with 75-80mph all day runs on the freeway and miles of logging and forest roads. Both with the OE Transforce tires and a set of firestone muddrrs.
I’m pretty confident the wheels are not going to break.
Assume a 3500lb wheel rating, car mfgs are not going to put out anything that doesn’t have a HUGE factor of safety for liability purposes alone.
Count the number of severely overloaded trucks you see daily on the freeway and the number of brokeennwheels onthe side of the road.
I’ve personally done waaay worse things to wheels thanbeing a couple hundred lbs over rating. Not reccomending it to others, ratherststing there little real world concern here, within reason.
I have had much this same discussion in my own mind, glad to see you put it in words on "paper"!
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