LT tires
A question for you folks who have, or are going to, switch to LT tires on your fiver. Are there certain characteristics that make one tire more desirable than another or will any LT tire be fine? My f...
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mamasmax wrote:
A question for you folks who have, or are going to, switch to LT tires on your fiver. Are there certain characteristics that make one tire more desirable than another or will any LT tire be fine? My fiver maxes out at 12,000 lbs. loaded so I don't need load range G tires. For that matter, does it even make sense to make that change and instead go with a top of the line trailer tire instead?
Assuming you have 16" wheels, the Michelin XP Rib or the nearly-identical, but cheaper, Bridgestone Duravis R250 are 2 of the best, at least anecdotally. The Maxxis, as others have said, are probably the best ST tire, but there seem to have been more reports of failures recently. Could simply be that more and more are on the road; no way to tell percentage, which is the only real way to tell.
The thing you want in any trailer tire, is a ribbed tread, with very little siping (cross-cuts) on the tread.
Lyle
