LT vs ST sharp turns
Getting ready to put on LTs and am curios how they behave under tight turns on pavement. With the STs the tread will grab and you get a lot of sidewall flex. With the LTs I suspect the sidewalls are...
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Cdash wrote:
I run LT's and have for several years. I make near 90 degree turns quite often, since I seem to have great luck in camp sites and general navigation snafus. Neither tire, not suspension has failed me yet.
No offense, but it seems that there is a tenancy to over analyze when it comes to this. The way I look at it, the ST's I could find locally kept blowing up, no matter how diligent I was at checking pressure. I was done wasting money on them. I bought new wheels (trailer had 15's) and 4 LT tires and haven't had a single tire problem in 4 years. I believe that vehicle tires are built too much higher standards than trailer tires.
Do it, be done with it and forget it!
I love it when these debates come up, do you relly think semi's use special tires on their drive axles or trailers??? No way, and every tire on a semi is a retread, except the steer axle!
