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there a small amount of overlap between passenger car tires and LT tires.
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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.
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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.
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you have lots of information in your post but not much on this opinion
what are the issues with this?