Thread: Tire choices
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Old 08-18-2009, 02:51 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by CapriRacer View Post
Consider for the moment: A 4.80-12 Load Range C has a load carrying capacity of 785 pounds at 60 psi. A 175/70R13 (a pretty common but pretty small tire) has a load carrying capacity at 1036 # at 35 psi. That's quite a difference.
According to Carlisle Tire (and every tire website I found today looking for 4.80x12 tires), a 4.80x12LRC tire has a capacity of 990 @ 90 PSI. It's the 4.80x12LRB that has the 785 @ 60 PSI. 990 to 1036 is not much of a difference.
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