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[tdott]

Originally Posted by dparm

Load rating on what tire? Stickier tires mean lower load rating.

Tires have their own load rating. Exceeding the tire load rating would just compromise the tire (shorter life or over time damaged side wall, it increases the likelihood of sidewall bulges).

The wheel load rating would impact how easily they go out of round on a heavy car or how much they can handle impacts.

Originally Posted by TedA

How do the competition OEM wheels compare to these stats?

Sorry I was not able to find anything on realoem, it might be imprinted on the back of the wheel somewhere.

[dparm]

Originally Posted by tdott

Tires have their own load rating. Exceeding the tire load rating would just compromise the tire (shorter life or over time damaged side wall, it increases the likelihood of sidewall bulges).

The wheel load rating would impact how easily they go out of round on a heavy car or how much they can handle impacts.

What I was referring to was that stickier tires (R comp) will reduce the load rating on a wheel. Forgeline quotes three load ratings for three different types of tire compounds.