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Tires
Compact and full-size cargo/passenger vans are typically based on global chassis originally developed in Europe and imported into the United States. Examples include the Nissan NV200, Ram Promaster and Ford Transit. Many of the Original Equipment (O.E.) tires fitted to these vans are...
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Tires
One of our team members bought a used Ford F-150 Super Cab 4WD pickup. While preparing his truck for a Canadian vacation, he dropped the spare tire from under the truck bed to set its inflation pressure and check its condition. When he did, he saw that the full-size, Original Equipment...
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Tires
For the last 100 years, dual tires have been used on the non-steering axles of heavy-duty commercial trucks to increase their load capacity and help maintain vehicle drivability in the event of a flat rear tire. Placing two tires on both ends of a single axle nearly doubles the weight that the...
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Tires
When it comes to selecting replacement tires for a van, pickup truck, crossover and SUV, the most important consideration is to maintain sufficient load carrying capacity.
Three tire-sizing systems are used on the Original Equipment (O.E.) tires fitted to today's light trucks, Euro-metric,...
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Tires
A tire's most important job is to carry the load required of it, and the load range/ply rating branded on the tire's sidewall indicates how much load the tire is designed to carry (at a specific pressure). Whenever changing tire sizes or from one tire type to another, it's important to ensure...
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Tires
Below are some of the mathematical formulas used to answer commonly asked questions concerning fitments of light truck tires.
How much extra ground clearance under the axles will be provided? or How much will it raise the vehicle's center of gravity?
(New Tire Diameter-Original Tire...
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Tires
While most passenger car and truck tires follow a similar sizing convention, Light truck tires sometimes (especially in the larger off-road sizes) utilize flotation sizing, which can make comparing sizes somewhat less obvious. While the tire's spec page or tire size calculator will give...