Well I'm glad we got all of that out of the way in one post.
Now I'm going to have to un-learn everything I know about tires too.
When I'm either driving fast, carrying a heavy load or both, and stop for any reason, I'll check how hot the tires are running.
I believe that tires heat up because of flexing.
When trying to figure out how a tire and wheel combination will act on a given vehicle,
I look at the ratio of the wheel/tire size first.
Wider wheels on a given tire size reduce flex, increase ride height and load radius, heat up less and therefore have a higher load rating than the same tire on a narrow wheel.
So there you have it. Wider wheels increase the load rating of a given tire.
"Old Dad's Tire Advice" : stick with me kid and you'll learn a thing or two.
Now I'm going to have to un-learn everything I know about tires too.
When I'm either driving fast, carrying a heavy load or both, and stop for any reason, I'll check how hot the tires are running.
I believe that tires heat up because of flexing.
When trying to figure out how a tire and wheel combination will act on a given vehicle,
I look at the ratio of the wheel/tire size first.
Wider wheels on a given tire size reduce flex, increase ride height and load radius, heat up less and therefore have a higher load rating than the same tire on a narrow wheel.
So there you have it. Wider wheels increase the load rating of a given tire.
"Old Dad's Tire Advice" : stick with me kid and you'll learn a thing or two.