clarification on LT vs ST tires please
I just purchased a 2013 raptor toyhauler. I have been reading all the posts about tires along with all the either good information here. Here is my question: the toy hauler I bought comes with ST t...
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B.O. Plenty wrote:mpfireman wrote:Pure BALONEY! Obviously you have never compared a ST tire and a LT tire side by side. The sidewalls on an ST tire are like a bicycle tire in comparison. The only reason they are on there when new is because they are CHEAP and the manufacturers don't want you to know that...Stop drinking the Kool Aide! If you ever ran a set of LT tires on your rig you would never go back.
ST tires are made with stiffer and additional plies in the side walls, thus when turning ,your trailer's 2nd or 3rd axle being stationary causes these other tires to slide around corners. LT tires lack these added plies. But again many RV owners have switched from the ST tires to the LT tires. It's your rig, so you have to make that choice. ST tires also contain additional rubber compounds that are designed to withstand long exposure to the sun, thus they say, less sidewall cracking.
B.O.
Was going to say the same thing... Sidewalls on every ST tire I have looked at are always bulging under load but LTs show very little if any bulging.
