Tire Ratings
There is no doubt about it. Truck campers are heavy and most of us are probably close to the load capacity of our trucks. When it comes to load capacity, the limiting factor is often the tires. I k...
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JimK-NY wrote:
Unfortunately, there is no up two sizes available. My truck came with 17" rims and the max load available seems to be 3200 pounds. Even so, what about someone else who upgraded and is still at the load capacity for the larger tires?
Is there a 55 or 60 mph limit on the rating? I can find load ratings but no speed ratings for my tire size.
295 70-17 size Toyo MTs are rated at 39xx lbs.
not a lot of options in 17s though for whatever reason. Strange considering they were the go to size for about 15 years and still are coming off the line everyday on HD pickups.
If you have a 8x6.5 bolt pattern there are a lot of reasonable priced options with OE Ram takeoff wheels in 18 and 20" sizes and more tire options with those.
