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JIMNLIN
Jun 18, 2015Explorer III
???
Never heard that one before. Can you show us a reference? Is this assuming that the load sticker on the truck specifies LT? If it is, I can tell you that most 1500/150 series trucks and large SUVs come with "P rated tires, and their door stickers reflect that.
Its a fed requirement per tire selection CFR 49 571.110/.120
571.110 for 10k and under (snipped)
S4.2.2.2 When passenger car tires are installed on an MPV, truck, bus, or trailer, each tire's load rating is reduced by dividing it by 1.10 before determining, under S4.2.2.1, the sum of the maximum load ratings of the tires fitted to an axle.
And for over 10k vehicles;
571.120
S5.1.2 (snipped)
When a passenger car tire is installed on a multipurpose passenger vehicle, truck, bus, or trailer, the tire's load rating shall be reduced by dividing by 1.10 before calculating the sum (i.e., the sum of the load ratings of the tires on each axle, when the tires' load carrying capacity at the recommended tire cold inflation pressure is reduced by dividing by 1.10, must be appropriate for the GAWR).
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