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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covered wagon wrote:
Yes Bill, give me till tonight, need to go to work. Takes me awhile to search too thru Google.Mike
I found the Video it was under Safety/Traing on their site. The Alcoa wheel has a higher failure point then the foreign wheel tested. The steel wheel bends in the test. This video does demonstrate one of the major differences in steel vs aluminum wheels. When a steel wheel fails it is likely to deform, when aluminum fails it is catastrophic.
Something to keep in mind...
Thanx.
