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Old 05-19-2011, 11:54 PM   #75 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by UFO View Post
No, it specifically says on the tire, rated for xxx load @ xx psi maximum. Your link confirms that and makes my point: the load capacity of the tire increases with pressure all the way to the "sidewall maximum".
No, there are 2 ways the sidewall information is expressed:

1) Max Load XXXX at YY pressure

2) Max Load XXXX, Max Pressure YY

For Standard Load Passenger car tires with speed ratings T and lower, the first configuration is sometimes used.

For H and higher speed ratings you will see the 2nd configuration. But sometimes you'll see the 2nd configuration for T and lower.

These 2 configurations are not equivalent statements.

And I should warn you that for some reason Kumho uses the first configuration in a misleading way. So for the purposes of this discussion, let's stay away from the way Kumho is doing it, as it just confuses the matter more.
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