K02 Tire blew up causing body damage ... need a wheel for a 2004 Land Cruiser ...

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Also, the 2500 is set up with e-load tires from factory and my TPMS lights will come on at 59PSI or lower in the front and 69 PSI or lower in the rear.

I am not a tire pro or claim to be but have always had high PSI on my e-loads.
A modern “3/4 ton” 2500 typically has a 4000lb payload and weighs 8500lbs empty.
 
I can’t help but think of two things in this discussion: “a little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing” and “lies, damn lies, and statistics.”

There are two documents here from the same manufacturer (Toyo) that appear to say different things, and each of us is potentially cherry picking which one to believe.

The weight a tire can support is only one of the factors that goes into an OEM decision tree when picking a tire and recommended inflation, otherwise all the tires would be the same. Handling, stopping, ride, etc. my F-350 actually has a range of recommendations based on gross weight.

The first document shows how much inflation you need to support a given weight. Our trucks all need to support less than 2000 lbs per tire, and Toyo says you can do that with 30psi in all tire sizes.

The second Toyo document would seem to contradict the first, but only if you assume the only reason Toyota recommended tire pressures based solely on weight capacity, and ignore all other factors. The reality is the tire pressures Toyota call out allow those tires to carry far more weight than the truck is designed for (~9000+lb?). So I’m assuming Toyota pressure specs were based on other factors I don’t know.

I do know from my personal testing, over 150k miles, that lower pressures (33psi) have had no adverse impact on wear or fuel mileage, but sure improve the ride. Take that for what it’s worth and do what you think is right, but be careful casting stones when others choose differently.
Just a quick note regarding that first Toyo document: 1) tires spec'd with SAE sizes usually indicate a *very* heavy-duty tire that is designed for off-road applications and lower pressures; 2) even given this, the load capacities of these tires increase substantially at higher inflation pressures.

Note also that the inflation-vs.-load spec for the one metric-sized tire listed on the doc (LT295/70R17) provides no recommendation for a 30psi inflation, and its load spec for 35psi inflation is still LESS than that of a stock-sized P-rated tire for the 100 series.

That's a lot of words to say that the two documents don't necessarily contradict each other, but there it is.
 
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After reading all these comments I went out and inflated my E load Kevlar Goodyears to 45 PSI. Seems ok not too harsh .. guess I’ll have to change my ways.. never had a problem at 35 PSI.. but eh live and learn
 

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