Carlisles ST's? Straight Up, Yes or No?

The speed limit on rural Interstates and most 4 lane roads in Texas is 75 MPH. The speed limit on the western parts of I-10 and I-20 in West Texas is 80 MPH (the law enables it to be set as high as 85 pending TxDOT studies and approvals). Ambient air temperatures in the summer can be 110 degF.

The speed limit on toll road 130 between San Antonio and Austin is 85 MPH. Wonder what Carlisle thinks about that?????

Rusty

gitane59 wrote:

DHCamper wrote:
For consideration: Speed

Wow! What a great company sponsored marketing advertainment program. I wonder how much Carlisle paid in sponsorship to Truck U for this episode?

Carlisle speaks out of both sides of their mouth! There general statements about ST tires gives all kinds of warnings about life and speed of ST tires, and then they turn around and tell the bass boats guys you can run them at whatever the speed limit is. So remind me what the speed limit is in Texas and some of the other states like Arizona where one can tow at 70 MPH all day long in over 100 degree weather.

I would label them as an irresponsible company in regard to their marketing of their ST tire product. All ST tires carry the 65MPH speed restriction to get the inflated load capacity. No free lunch folks, on this one!

Other question, has anyone seen a Carlisle Radial RH as a OEM tire on a trailer?

Chris

DHCamper wrote:
For consideration: Speed

Wow! What a great company sponsored marketing advertainment program. I wonder how much Carlisle paid in sponsorship to Truck U for this episode?

No . Had two bad experiences.

For consideration: Speed

SkipStock wrote:
2. - the ST tires are better suited for trailers (tread design, rolling resistance etc)

You're gonna get a lot of disagreement there! Ever wonder why very few of the major tire companies produce ST's? I took off my stock china bomb ST's and went with Michelin XPS Ribs. There is no comparison. ST's were ultra light weight flimsy sidewall junk. Good for a lightweight utility trailer at best.

This has been debated many times lately just do a search. Those that still bash the Carlisle tire are still in the dark ages and have no experience with the new RH tire that came out a few years back. I am one of many that puts on many miles a year and have not had any issues and had them since the first year they came out. If you read carefully the people prior to those had the problem tires not based on the new RH. This and other forums all suggest they hit the mark with this one. Times and products change sometimes so keep an open mind when you are looking. Some things get better and some get worse. Just make sure they are in your weight/size limit.

Saying that yes if I had them available without a lot of changes would I go to the LT's mentioned yes. I still thnk they are a better tire and would last longer.

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

Boxer Lovers wrote:
I put Carlisle ST's on my 5 er last June replacing the Blowmax o.e.m.tires. We travel about half the year. No problems so far. Keep them at proper inflation.

It is good that some want to be out front testing these new offerings, keep us informed over the next couple years. Maybe Carlisle has figured out how to get a light weight tire with inflated ratings to stand up to this kind of service! Lets see a 61 lb G614 or a 39 pound Radial RH
???????

Chris

I put Carlisle ST's on my 5 er last June replacing the Blowmax o.e.m.tires. We travel about half the year. No problems so far. Keep them at proper inflation.