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Old 10-13-2006, 06:37 PM   #5
bhayden
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Your using 15" tires. They have a higher rating than the 14" tires toastie reported having. For the 14" tires the load limit is closer to 1800# each. I'm making the assumtion that dry weight on the Caravel is just shy of 3,000# so figure ~500# or so of "stuff" and you're getting close enough to the rated limit that it seems prudent to get all the load carrying capacity possible from the tires by inflating to max psi.

-Bernie

Toastie ST215 75R14 = 1870 per tire or 3740 total capacity
Clancy_boy ST225 75/R15 = 2150 per tire or 4300 total capacity

The 15" tires give you a much more comforable margin.

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