Goodyear Endurance tires?
My double axle travel trailer has a GVWR of 9597 pounds. The tires are ST225/75/15, load range D. They are Constancy LY188 with a max load of 2540 pounds each and speed rating of 75mph. The max pre...
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plasticmaster wrote:
The sticker on the side of the camper says GAWR of front and rear are 4400 pounds each. It says the rims are 15x6.0JJ. Does any of this indicate whether or not my rims can handle 80psi?
No! It does NOT indicate that. Rims are not required to be marked with max load or max inflation. Some are, and some aren't.
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It is my understanding that it isn't pressure that causes wheels to fail- it is load. So the wheel manufacturers figure out what the max possible loads would be for a given wheel (based on rim width!) and test to that.
That should also mean that the wheel can handle the max pressure provided the tire is properly sized for the wheel.
