Tires and Dynamic vs Static Loads
Lots of debate on here about rear tires - SRW vs DRW, E rated vs 19.5.... But what about the front tires on a pickup with a heavy camper. The door sticker states the maximum load on the front and re...
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From engineering understanding and a few years of hauling a camper under my belt, I'd say it's virtually impossible to put as great of a dynamic load on a front tire as it is a rear tire under a camper.
I don't even air up the fronts any more than whatever is in them for bob tailing around and never felt a bit of issue even during hard braking, cornering, evasive maneuvers.
Or to look at it another way, if the fronts saw anywhere near what the rears did, the front springs would need to be much heavier just for normal driving to keep from bottoming out.
I don't even air up the fronts any more than whatever is in them for bob tailing around and never felt a bit of issue even during hard braking, cornering, evasive maneuvers.
Or to look at it another way, if the fronts saw anywhere near what the rears did, the front springs would need to be much heavier just for normal driving to keep from bottoming out.
