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Old 10-06-2019, 01:21 AM   #11 (permalink)
Daschicken
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The really bent rim called for 3oz on the one side and 2oz on the other. I said "NO" and pulled it off and put the spare on that rim. Much better. Most of the weights called for were .75-1.25 oz, which is pretty normal.
5 ounces total isn't abnormal for a medium sized tire like you have. Upper end of normal, but still normal. Now if you were talking about balancing bare rims, well ignore me. I have no experience balancing bare rims.

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I'm running them at 38 psi, and I think that's going to be pretty close to their sweet spot. 40-42 psi might firm up the feel a bit, but being xl tires, it's not needed on the rav.
Just making sure you know this: XL tires are rated for higher loads because they are rated to sustain higher pressures, and as such are rated at higher pressures.

SL tires are rated for max load at 35-36 PSI, while XL tires are rated max load at 41-42 PSI. If you have a 235/65/17 rated 101H, and a 235/65/17 rated 101H XL, the XL tire will carry LESS load at 35 PSI than the SL tire. Now this would never happen, as the XL tire will be rated for more load given the same size, like 106H vs 101H.

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