Tire speed
Never saw this question asked, say your truck has 275/70/18 tires your trailer has 225/75/15 speed rated 65, if you’re truck is doing 65 how fast are your trailer tires going what I am getting on a ti...
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mph is mph
your truck is doing 65 so is your trailer
but your tall truck tires are turning at a slower RPM, than the smaller TT tires that have to turn higher RPM to cover the same driving distance
your confusing RPM with MPH they are too different things
the larger the wheel the lower the RPM, the smaller the wheel the faster the rpms for the same MPH of travel , rolling on the highway
both sets of tires are going 65 MPH, but the smaller set covers less road with each rotation, and has to rotate faster/more often, to maintain 65mph
your truck is doing 65 so is your trailer
but your tall truck tires are turning at a slower RPM, than the smaller TT tires that have to turn higher RPM to cover the same driving distance
your confusing RPM with MPH they are too different things
the larger the wheel the lower the RPM, the smaller the wheel the faster the rpms for the same MPH of travel , rolling on the highway
both sets of tires are going 65 MPH, but the smaller set covers less road with each rotation, and has to rotate faster/more often, to maintain 65mph
