Maxxis Tires Report
Periodically someone asks about running ST tires on heavier fivers so I thought I would post my experience. I fulltime and I have a Heartland Bighorn with a GVWR of 14,000 pounds. My fiver came...
Forum Discussion
ghiotom wrote:
So it appears the lower speed rating of an ST tire allows them to increase the load rating a proportional amount. I think an LT load range E tire @ 80 PSI is typically just over 3000 LBS.,while a similar ST tire would be around 3400 LBS., but the LT tire is speed rated much higher(some over 100 MPH). So, is speed rating and load rating being directly proportional, a tire truth?
That was how they started out. However Carlisle and maybe others have rewritten the rules for ST tires giving them both higher ratings and higher speeds above the old 65 MPH restriction. Mirrors and magic is in play.
Chris
