Anything above the designated GVW (that's Gross Vehicle Weight, which is the car's own weight, plus six passengers, plus cargo). The max cargo-passenger weight for these cars is just over half a ton, specifically 1,100 lbs., so that plus 5,300 lbs. is your GVW. Your four tires should be able to hold that, so the load rating for each tire would have to be above one quarter the GVW...or above 1,600 lbs. The lowest rating I've seen for 235/75R15s was 1,730, and my current set of Hankooks actually are higher than that. Each tire has its load rating molded into the sidewall, next to the max-cold-PSI amount.
---Tony
Maximum Tire size 1968 continental
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Re: Maximum Tire size 1968 continental
I took this picture a while back to show the difference between a Lincoln Michelin 225 x 15 versus a 235 75 15 tire. The Michelin tires of the 1970s were 78 profile as opposed to a 75 profile and you can see the height difference immediately:
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