Dave_H_M
Dec 29, 2020Explorer II
SRW Tires
I tow with an F250 and am always concerned/watch the weight capacity of the tires. I see the folks referring to the weight ratings of the F350. What kind of tires/weight ratings do the SRW 350's h...
BurbMan wrote:
Dave, you're on the right track, but the key is this:valhalla360 wrote:
You may need to change tire size to get the higher ratings...
You are correct that the RAWR on SRW trucks is mostly the product of twice the rear tire rating. However, not all E rated tires are rated the same...
I happened to be looking at Nitto Ridge Grapplers so we can use that as an example. Look HERE at the load rating table for 17" tires. The highest load-rated tire is the LT285/75-17E at 3195 lbs.
Now look HERE at the ratings for 18" tires...that same tire in LT 285/75-18E is rated at 4080 lbs.
In this example going from 17" to 18" with the same 285/75-E tires nets up an increase of 1,770 in RAWR just from the tires.
Make sense?