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Subject:Re: Tire Load Index - addendum
From:David-M
Date:Mon, 26 Oct 1998 21:15:41 -0500

Ari Ollikainen wrote:
>
> At 5:35 PM 10/26/98, Lawrence Johnson wrote:
> >Does anyone have a table of Tire Load Indexes with the actual tire load rating
> >in lbs/kilos.
>
>         From http://www.internets.com/tirenets/glossary.htm
>
> Maximum Load: This is the maximum load per tire with the inflation set at
> maximum recommended:
>
> Load  Maximum
> Index Load (lbs)
>   71     761
.. snip
>  110    2337
>
There is also some law that says that for a passenger tire on a truck,
you have to reduce the load rating by 10%. That definitely applies to
the Vanagon.