Another tire question
Tire says E rating, online it says E rated tires are 43mph which seems silly. What am i missing?
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There is an E speed rating, but in this case, it's referring to the Load Range. It's a way of designating how much load a tire can carry: For the same size, a LR E will carry more load than a LR D (albeit at a higher inflation pressure.)
The old way of doing this was "Ply Rating" and the old 10PR = LR E - BUT - that confused many people into thinking that 10 PR actually had 10 plies! Not true, as a typical LR E tire uses 4 plies - 2 polyester body plies and 2 steel belts.
The weight, sidewall stiffness. and RR of a LR E is only slightly worse than a LR D - and that's because LR D tires also have - typically - 2 polyester body plies and 2 steel belts, just a bit stronger.
That means you shouldn't worry about using a LR E in place of a LR D - the differences are minor.
The old way of doing this was "Ply Rating" and the old 10PR = LR E - BUT - that confused many people into thinking that 10 PR actually had 10 plies! Not true, as a typical LR E tire uses 4 plies - 2 polyester body plies and 2 steel belts.
The weight, sidewall stiffness. and RR of a LR E is only slightly worse than a LR D - and that's because LR D tires also have - typically - 2 polyester body plies and 2 steel belts, just a bit stronger.
That means you shouldn't worry about using a LR E in place of a LR D - the differences are minor.
