Replacement tire for the Chinese OEM rubber
My 35 foot Keystone Bullet bunkhouse is less than 2 months old and has about 500 miles on the 205/75/R14 OEM tires. I've been reading that tires are a second thought with most manufacturers and ultima...
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CapriRacer wrote:Merrythought wrote:
I have a question about PSI. The local Western Auto tells me that PSI ratings are not stamped on rims. If that is true, how do I know that the rim can handle the PSI rating of the tire? No one at the shop could tell me the rating but did say the new rim load capacity was the same as the load capacity of the tire.
Thanks!
The best information I have been able to gather is that PRESSURE isn't a big limitation for wheels, but LOAD is. I have talked to 4 wheel designers and none of them cited inflation pressure as something they look out for.
Why the federal government doesn't require the max load to be stamped on the wheel is beyond me - except to say, this is a good counter example for folks who think the government is too intrusive.
My rims are stamped with load. 2150 for 5 lugs and 2540 for 6 lugs. So I assume the max PSI is 65.
