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Old 08-13-2015, 09:24 PM   #1
Pegasus_86
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Tyre Load Rating Help

Hi all, this is my first post here and I am after advice regarding tire selection.

I am located in Australia and have a Toyota 86 GT fitted with the original 16" alloy wheels and 205/55/16 Yokohama tyres. The original tyres have a 91 load rating.

I recently purchased a set of 18" TRD USA wheels that are recommended to run a 215/40/18 front tyre. Unfortunately I cannot find a tyre in this size that meets the original load rating, which I need to comply with to maintain road worthiness.

I am thinking of stepping up to a 45 profile tyre which can be had in 91 and 93 load ratings. Besides the speedometer being out by a few km at 100km/h, is there anything else that I should watch out for?

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