Richard you got the message that many others don't want to understand for
some reason that is lost to me. If you want to forget about tire problems,
buy E rated all steel tires, set them to 80 pounds and forget them. Seems
simple to me.
>Tom,
>I thought the article made sense.
>
>I read it first as "keep in mind that Load Range E
>tires have to be inflated to Load Range E inflation
>pressures, otherwise their 2,680 pounds of load-carrying
>capacity is lost. Load Range E tires have a minimum
>inflation pressure requirement of 75 or 80 psi cold
>depending on the manufacturer"?
>
>I went out and looked at my Goodyear G159 sidewall
>and it does say "max rating of 2680 at 80 psi."
>
>I thought that 75psi (since I've been running at 65psi for
>the past year) was high enough, but now on the other hand.
>
>After reading the article again and the tire sidewall I think
>that Wes means that we should move up to 80 psi if the side
>wall for the tire states that to get the max rating of 2680 lbs.
>
>I am now under the impression that 80 psi would be the
>minimum standard pressure now for my tire and GMC.
>
>Or did I miss something here?
>
>Richard Waters '76 PB, Troy, MI
>
>
>> does the article make sense to you after reading it? Why are you going to 75
>> PSI?
>>
>> >Well, it looks like I will be increasing the
>> >pressure of my Goodyear G159 Load Range
>> >E tires to 75 lbs.
>> >
>> >I just got the June 1999 issue of GMC Motorhome
>> >News and saw the response that Wes Caughlan
>> >made to Tom Warner's letter about tires.
>> >
>> >Interesting reading that got my attention.
>> >
>> >Richard Waters '76 PB, Troy, MI
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