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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I can tell you for safety as well as legal you do not want to mount a tire that exceeds the weight capacity of your wheel. In the event of an accident, or if you sell the vehicle and someone else has an accident, if you have exceeded carrying capacity of any component of the vehicle, you could be liable for cost of any damages.
Unless you feel present load range of your tires is insufficient, I personally would be very hesitant to mount a heavier LR, unless I was able to verify from the code on the wheel it would handle that heavier tire.
40 years in the tire industry; seen it all and done most of it.
Unless you feel present load range of your tires is insufficient, I personally would be very hesitant to mount a heavier LR, unless I was able to verify from the code on the wheel it would handle that heavier tire.
40 years in the tire industry; seen it all and done most of it.
