recently bought a new TC and fully loaded, ready for travel, weighed it at a CAT scale. left me just a few #'s under what the tires are rated for. It rides good, no sway, no sag but being so close to max on the rear tires bothers me. last thing I need to do is blow a tire. Is this thing that bothers me worth looking into larger tires, wheels? As is, tires are new Michlean's and capable of 50/70 #'s more. Thanks for your opinions.

Close to the max is ok as long as you don’t plan to carry anything more or tow. If you feel uncomfortable, look for some different tires/wheels. You may not have to go larger ... just different.

More info might be helpful:What kind of tires? What size tires? SRW(??) I considered new tire & wheel combo until I dove into the number more closely.

Did you check the wheel maximum weight too?

I went a little extreme.....Alcoa 22.5" wheels and load range H tires. No worries about overloading :)

Camper weight is all on 1 wheel? I dont know what would be considered normal weight transfer side to side or percentage of total weight seen by one side but I cant imagine rear axle weight (scaled) could be seen by one tire. IE if 3000# camper, 2800# on back axle- (just to generate a make believe number) if 75% could transfer to one tire that would be 2100#. Curious what weigh rating is on tires.

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AnEv942
Nomad
Apr 24, 2019
Camper weight is all on 1 wheel? I dont know what would be considered normal weight transfer side to side or percentage of total weight seen by one side but I cant imagine rear axle weight (scaled) could be seen by one tire. IE if 3000# camper, 2800# on back axle- (just to generate a make believe number) if 75% could transfer to one tire that would be 2100#.
Curious what weigh rating is on tires.
PNW_Steve
Explorer
Apr 24, 2019
I went a little extreme.....

Alcoa 22.5" wheels and load range H tires. No worries about overloading :)
Lwiddis
Explorer II
Apr 24, 2019
Did you check the wheel maximum weight too?
d3500ram
Explorer III
Apr 24, 2019
More info might be helpful:
What kind of tires? What size tires? SRW(??)
I considered new tire & wheel combo until I dove into the number more closely.
jimh406
Explorer III
Apr 24, 2019
Close to the max is ok as long as you don’t plan to carry anything more or tow. If you feel uncomfortable, look for some different tires/wheels. You may not have to go larger ... just different.

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