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I posted this on vwvortex also. This is my first posting here. Be easy on me.
Important questions are at the bottom.
I went to Sam's Club today to get the tires rotated since it is cheap and they have done it before. I have a V8 with 19" wheels. It only costs $16. I went back to pick up the truck and they said that the tires I bought about a month ago are dangerous and should be replaced. They said the load rating of my new tires are 105 and that the T-Reg needs 107. They of course were anxious to sell me tires for $1000 even though I bought new tires a month ago.
So, the tires I bought are Kuhmo STX K12s and they are a bit wider than the stock ones. They are 285/45/19. I read reviews and they sounded pretty good. Saw people with them on Suburbans and Tahoes, so I figured that weight would not be an issue. Never really researched the load rating.
After hearing the sales pitch at Sams today on the load balancing, I did some research. I could not find the normal load ratings even on the Kuhmo site, but they do list the STX K12s for the Touareg (Kumho Tire USA, Inc.). I found some discussions on ClubTouareg.com where some people said that VW put 105 load rated tires on it from the factory. Others had 106. So where did the rocket scientists from Sams Club get their info?
Questions:
1) The load rating from the Kuhmo site says they are rated "Max load single - 2149lbs", what the hell does that mean? 2149lbs per tire or on 4 tires? (some sites have it listed as XL)
2) Is my family in danger with these tires on the truck?
Sorry for the diatribe. All advice is appreciated.
I went to Sam's Club today to get the tires rotated since it is cheap and they have done it before. I have a V8 with 19" wheels. It only costs $16. I went back to pick up the truck and they said that the tires I bought about a month ago are dangerous and should be replaced. They said the load rating of my new tires are 105 and that the T-Reg needs 107. They of course were anxious to sell me tires for $1000 even though I bought new tires a month ago.
So, the tires I bought are Kuhmo STX K12s and they are a bit wider than the stock ones. They are 285/45/19. I read reviews and they sounded pretty good. Saw people with them on Suburbans and Tahoes, so I figured that weight would not be an issue. Never really researched the load rating.
After hearing the sales pitch at Sams today on the load balancing, I did some research. I could not find the normal load ratings even on the Kuhmo site, but they do list the STX K12s for the Touareg (Kumho Tire USA, Inc.). I found some discussions on ClubTouareg.com where some people said that VW put 105 load rated tires on it from the factory. Others had 106. So where did the rocket scientists from Sams Club get their info?
Questions:
1) The load rating from the Kuhmo site says they are rated "Max load single - 2149lbs", what the hell does that mean? 2149lbs per tire or on 4 tires? (some sites have it listed as XL)
2) Is my family in danger with these tires on the truck?
Sorry for the diatribe. All advice is appreciated.