Carlisles ST's? Straight Up, Yes or No?
Replacing tires on 30' Cardinal tomorrow. Had decided on Cooper LT's. Having 2nd thoughts and really in a dilemma. Have heard so many horror stories about Carlisle, but also hear they have cleaned up ...
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smkettner wrote:
I recommend tires that are rated to carry the full trailer GVWR.
Compare tire capacity to the GVWR on your tow vehicle. Would you ever put smaller on?
Curious why would you recommend this and based on what criteria? Is it simply over capacity to make up for cheap tires?
With your tow vehicle none of it's weight is transferred to another vehicle so it's total tire capacity must equal or exceed the vehicles GVWR, but a significant portion of a trailer weight is transfered to the tow vehicle so it''s tires must only equal or exceed the trailer's GAWR not the trailers GVWR
