I find the weight ratings make not much sense for single and dual
....seems like if used in a dual application a tire should  be able to
carry the same weight...but then there would be less flexing on the tire if
it had a 'partner' right next door, helping to keep the load up top....that
just occurred to me, probably accounts for the non-linear weight rating..

On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 11:55 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

> S ingle and D ual...for trucks, most likely.
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> On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:
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>> I am getting information together for selecting new tires for my
>> Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile, 2.1 waterboxer, manual transmission.  It
>> is tan, Scott.
>>
>> I am not intending to start a tire thread.  I have a single question.  In
>> reviewing load data for several different tires, I see two different values
>> given for the same tire.   The maximum load may be given as Load Range
>> 106/104 followed by something like S65 psi 2094 lbs and D65psi 1994 lbs.
>>
>> What do the S and D terms mean (I know psi of course) and why the two
>> different load index values and two different maximum loads given for the
>> same tire?  I reviewed tire specification descriptions on TireRack.com and
>> on USDOT web pages and found descriptions of load index and maximum load,
>> but nothing about the S and D or different loads for the same tire.
>>
>> David McNeely
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