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Old 08-29-2008, 10:06 PM   #196 (permalink)
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there a small amount of overlap between passenger car tires and LT tires.
Yep - here is one list that directly compares the sizes - presumably for making the swap.
(thought it might be a handy link for this discussion)
Tire Tech Information - Diameter Comparison of Light Truck Tire Sizes


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The problem here is that the load carrying capacity of LT metric tires is lower than the "same size" P metric tire - due to the difference in the allowable deflection in calculating the loads.
Are you saying this because we are still expected to put 32 psi in them?
Because this article is all about not converting from LT to P rated tires
exactly because the P tires are lower rated.
CanadianDriver: Advice - Light Truck vs Passenger car tires: what you should know


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My take on this is that the tires are not interchangeable.
you have lots of information in your post but not much on this opinion
what are the issues with this?
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