Maxxis Load D To E - Bouncy Ride
Had maxxis load E's mounted and balanced to replace my factory D's. TT weighs about 9500 loaded but wanted peace of mind. Drove home and ride was bouncy and I could feel it in the drivers seat. Cal...
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We replaced our "Vail"-brand tires with a set of Maxxis 4 weeks after we bought our new trailer, and went from LR D to E as well.
I did this because the no-name tires were running about 95% of their max load capacity from the factory, and now the LR-E tires are running close to 80% of capacity. It has to create a safety factory to not run a component so close to failure.
Not sure where your 80 PSI came from, but I'll bet it was from the sidewall. I just went thru a long e-mail debate with Micheline on my new truck tires versus a load chart versus pressure/load numbers provided by Micheline.
I finally understand that the data on the sidewall, something like: 80 PSI max, XXXX lbs max load" is very misleading. These two pieces of data are meant to stand separately. It is not XXXX lbs max load AT 80 PSI, it is 80 PSI max pressure at some load, and XXXX lbs max load at some pressure -- two separate and unrelated pieces of info. It's a screwy way to do this but this is the only way it makes sense.
I found a load/pressure chart on the MAXXIS website. A Maxxis tire in my size uses the same pressure for the same load for both LR D and LR E, but the chart for the LR E goes up to higher loads.
Last week we reached a 3-year total of 12K miles on the Maxxis tires and I am very pleased. And, no bounce (at 50-55 PSI).
I did this because the no-name tires were running about 95% of their max load capacity from the factory, and now the LR-E tires are running close to 80% of capacity. It has to create a safety factory to not run a component so close to failure.
Not sure where your 80 PSI came from, but I'll bet it was from the sidewall. I just went thru a long e-mail debate with Micheline on my new truck tires versus a load chart versus pressure/load numbers provided by Micheline.
I finally understand that the data on the sidewall, something like: 80 PSI max, XXXX lbs max load" is very misleading. These two pieces of data are meant to stand separately. It is not XXXX lbs max load AT 80 PSI, it is 80 PSI max pressure at some load, and XXXX lbs max load at some pressure -- two separate and unrelated pieces of info. It's a screwy way to do this but this is the only way it makes sense.
I found a load/pressure chart on the MAXXIS website. A Maxxis tire in my size uses the same pressure for the same load for both LR D and LR E, but the chart for the LR E goes up to higher loads.
Last week we reached a 3-year total of 12K miles on the Maxxis tires and I am very pleased. And, no bounce (at 50-55 PSI).
