Karl Wolz wrote:
>
> My suspicion would be that it's liability.  The US is such a litigious?
> society that anything manufactured for us is labeled well under its true
> ability.  If a tire is capable of holding 1500 lbs, some idiot will push it
> to 1600 and sue when it blows.
>
> BTW, I think most of the posts on the tire issue are missing the boat. My
> concern on the LT, C, and D rated tires vs. passenger rated tires
>
Many 'C' rated tires are passenger tires!