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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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NHIrish
Explorer
Feb 22, 2012
FOR THE EXPERTS;

The tires I just replaced on my Carriage Cameo were E rated DURO brand tires. The trailer has 7000 lb axles. The load rating and max psi seemed to have been overstamped at the factory from something to 3520 lbs at 85 psi.

This seems like a bogus rating to me as most E rated tires are rated at 80 psi. Could this be legit or an underhanded way to get the tire rated for 7000 lb axles?

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