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Old 08-03-2014, 09:25 PM   #47 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by CapriRacer View Post
First, that is REQUIRED by the Federal Government. Put another way, the regulations governing vehicles requires that the tire be capable of carrying the max load the vehicle was designed to weigh by axle. If the vehicle manufacturer doesn't do that, then that is a "defect" (I don't like using that word in that context, but the Feds do.) and subject to a recall.
We aren't manufacturers and can put on nearly any tire we please.

If you know you aren't ever going to load your vehicle to max capacity then it should benefit Crr to have smaller, lighter, fewer belted, lower capacity tires.
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