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Quint_Da_Man
Jul 27, 2014Explorer II
joe b. wrote:
Most people having tire problems are , over loaded, tires under inflated, tires are too old or they are driving too fast. Many ST tires have a max speed of 65 mph stamped on them. I try to stay at about 60mph when towing. I run the max tire pressure stamped on the tires.
Two years ago I switched to Maxxis 8008 radial ST tires and have been pleased with them. Towed our 5er from south Florida to western Colorado, then to Utah, Arizona and back home with zero tire problems. People towing too fast with under inflated tires seem to have the most problems.
My average speed is 60-65 mph and tires are inflated to 80psi except on extremely hots days I usually take them down to 75-78psi.
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