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CapriRacer
Explorer II
Feb 07, 2012

Revived Trailer Tire Thread (formerly on the 5th Wheel Forum

OK, I'll try this again but with a different tack. I am of the opinion that ST tires should have a 15% reserve capacity (85% of the load at a given pressure) in order to be reasonably sure they wo...
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Chris3
Explorer
Feb 15, 2012
CarpriRacer, can you address the question about 17.5 rims and tires for larger 5th wheels and when the 16" run out of capacity? For many larger 5th wheels there is not a 16" tire that allows for much reserve capacity. GAWRings in the 6750 to 7K range seem to be in never never land with many on OEM wheels only rated to 80 pounds inflation.

Chris

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