load capacity of aluminum wheels?

[bigtoy]

I want to get new tires and rims for my truck. I want a 265/75R16 mud tire. I would like to get some american racing outlaw II rims. I really like the looks of them and they are in my price range. I can't find the load carrying capacity of these rims. Are these aluminum rims strong enough for 3/4 ton trucks. I do not plan on hauling many heavy loads but there is always a chance. Then there is the alcoa forged route. I know those are very strong, but I don't really like the looks of them considering the cost. If they looked just like the outlaws I think I would splurge and get them. I got to thinking that my stock rims wouldn't look to bad if they had mud tires on them. Any advice? Thanks in advance!

 

[LBARTLETT]

the wheel should be stamped with the weight rating or you can call the distributor, I looked for wheels for my dually and gave up because I haul heavy, plus the hassle of a dismount/remount to rotate dually tires, some wheels are as low as 2,200#, good luck

 

[bigtoy]

I called 2 dealers, and they both said that the outlaw II 16x8 were rated at 3100 lbs. I was surprised, that is a lot more than I figured they would be rated.

 

[LBARTLETT]

that's very near equal to your stock wheels, in fact they could be 3,050#, post a pic if you buy them

 

[DieselDoghouse]

They should list the load rating - years ago I bought ARC rims and they RAISED my load capacity— the increased tire/rim size (245 OEM to 285); and increased my MPG I guess because of the larger rolling diameter and lowered rotating mass. I would call it a good move.