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Old 11-01-2012, 07:43 AM   #35 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by California98Civic View Post
Interesting. How might load rating affect FE?
Less sidewall flexing and less tyre deformation is good for FE - that's what you get with a higher LI tyre when it's only lightly loaded - provided most factors remain the same, i.e. profile, pattern, rubber composition, pressure.
Tyre weight will normally be a bit higher on the higher LI tyre though.
OTOH, higher LI tyres often also have higher allowed pressures to cope with the higher loads.

Wether the effect is measurable on the road when you're using say LI 94 tyres instead of 91 ?
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