Wheel capacity vs tire capacity
I'm looking to upgrade my stock tires to the Cooper ST that has a 4080 lb rating. This should cover my needs, but it seems most stock wheels aren't rated that high. I'm sure many people are running ...
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This is interesting.
I've stuck with OEM Ford wheels. Though this is partly because I am too tight-fisted to pay for replacement wheels.
I often like to think about the motivations of a manufacturer and wonder how that affects their products.
A truck manufacturer has a lot at stake. Plenty of people will use trucks near their payload limits like we all do. If their trucks start having accidents due to failed components like wheels the damage to reputation would be very public and expensive.
An after-market wheel manufacturer might be selling most of their wheels to people wanting to achieve a certain style on lightly loaded vehicles.
Could the above affect the level of design and testing the respective manufacturers apply for handling heavy loads over the expected operational lifespan of the wheel?
Steve.
I've stuck with OEM Ford wheels. Though this is partly because I am too tight-fisted to pay for replacement wheels.
I often like to think about the motivations of a manufacturer and wonder how that affects their products.
A truck manufacturer has a lot at stake. Plenty of people will use trucks near their payload limits like we all do. If their trucks start having accidents due to failed components like wheels the damage to reputation would be very public and expensive.
An after-market wheel manufacturer might be selling most of their wheels to people wanting to achieve a certain style on lightly loaded vehicles.
Could the above affect the level of design and testing the respective manufacturers apply for handling heavy loads over the expected operational lifespan of the wheel?
Steve.
