235/80/16 tires what let tires did you go with
I am thinking of switching to a lt tire from the st 235/80/16 I have now. My question is I have had blow outs with the st tires will the lt do the same and how is the ride( bumpy etc)
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rtaylor0830 wrote:
My trailer is a keystone cougar 324rlb with a gross weight of 11300
11300 minus 2200 lb pin weight = around 9100 lbs on the tires or 2275 per tires minimum.
Now add a nice 15 percent reserve capacity and your looking at a tire with around 2600 lbs capacity.
I use LT215/85-16 E tires at 2680 lbs capacity at 30.4" diameter on my 11200 lb 5er with 5200 lb axles. I prefer a 85 series (narrow) tire on a trailer if at all possible.
For a 11300 lb trailer you sure don't need a load G tire at 3750 lb capacity. Their tops for a trailers with 7k axles or maxed out 6k axles.
Commerce runs on fabric carcass tires such as a Firestone Transforce HT or the Cooper HT-3 or the BFG Commercial 2 T/A or the Goodyear Wrangler HT. I've ran these brand tires on my various heavy GN road trailers
And as was suggested at the top of the 16" LT E tire chain are the two commercial grade all steel ply carcass Michelin XPS RIbs or the Bridgestone R-250. These two tire are just about bullet proof in a trailer position with their steel ply carcass.
