Snow tire fitment, quick question

[Grant Lenahan]

Easy. Load rating defines the load before the tire collapses, and the 
rim impacts the road (e.g. edge of a pothole).

Load rating is proportional, in general, to air capacity. More air = 
more resistance/support.

Grant
On Nov 1, 2006, at 8:12 AM, Taka Mizutani wrote:

> How does load rating relate to bent rims?
>
> If you are worried about bent rims, run higher tire pressure, get 
> stronger wheels and run a higher profile tire.
>
> Especially with snow tires, they need a soft sidewall to work 
> properly, so running a really stiff sidewall is counterproductive.
>
> If you're worried with an A4, get stronger wheels- I ran 205/55R16 
> snows for five years w/o any bent wheels. The '91 200q/V8q forged BBS 
> 15" wheels would be nice snow wheels, even if they are a bit too wide.
>
> Taka
>
>
> On 11/1/06, Grant Lenahan <glenahan at vfemail.net> wrote:
>> the stock 205/55-16 load rating (generally 91) is too low and results
>> in bent rims.  5 over 3 years in my case.
>>