Need new tires
In October of 2020, WE bought our first 5th wheel, a 2015 Heartland cyclone 4150. From what we can tell, it was left on a seasonal site since 2016. I am thinking the tires are original, and although t...
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rerod wrote:
I recently learned new air steams were being delivered with michelin tires..
That did it for me. I've already run some R250's on my first TH with good results. But reading that air stream is selling their trailers with LT tires on some has turned me into a believer..
But what I would like to know is why michelin? They make some great tires that Ive ran on my trucks, but why did air steam pick the LTX MS2 225/75 r16?
Does it have the most rigid side wall? Wouldn't a A/T or the Rib be more rigid? And why do they say trailers don't exert the same forces to tires as trucks do? Braking is probably more grueling on tires than acceleration.
I wish someone on youtube would chop up a bunch of LT tires to compare sidewall thickness's. But sometimes I wonder if the common knowledge "ST's having stiffer sidewalls" was untrue.
From watching the guys at Discount try and mount my Rib tires, I would say the Rib for sure has a stiffer side wall. Steel cords vs polyester.
LTX is a tad cheaper, maybe that is the reason?
Have you ever watched a trailer tire scrub with 3 axles? You don't see that on a truck tire.....
