First trip and need new tires
So the story goes like this. Our first weekend trip out went perfectly, kids toy and truck made it in style. But on the way home I decided to pull into the touch stop to fix up some dinner and found ...
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fj12ryder wrote:
You're probably out of luck trying to run E-rated 16" LT tires. That would only be a touch over 12,000 carrying capacity. Not enough overage IMO. You could go to G-rated LT tires if your rims will support 110 psi. Or change to 17.5" rims and tires. Or try your luck and stick with ST tires. Maxxis ST tires seem to be the trailer tire of choice.
After my ST tire failure I went with G-rated LT tires.
Now I am confused why you think he would be too close on tire weight. At 12,000, you would have approx. 3,200 on the tongue leaving 8,800 on the axles. The E rated tires would be more than enough for that. I have a gross of 13,600 on mine, tongue weight of 3,380 and have been running USA made Carlile E rated tires for 2 years now without any issues. I do make sure they say Made in the USA and are not the older made in china ones.
