need tire advice
Last week I had my first blowout. Nobody's fault but mine, I was going too fast for the tires (rated at 65), I was doing just shy of 75. Normally I drive up and down the West coast but this trip I...
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FastEagle wrote:Mile High wrote:
Well, you kind of have yourself worked into a box FE, because you know the ST tire sizes are unique to ST tires, so any deviation towards an LT tire puts you in a tire size not listed on the side of your trailer, and no trailer manufacturer is going to stick their neck out and give you written acceptance of your alternative tire when the tire manufacturers keep telling them that an ST is the RIGHT TIRE for the job.
But you see, I did not build the box. Until the DOT finds reasons to pull the DOT certifications from the ST tire industry the box is self imposed by the regulatory people and the ST tire manufacturers.
There are tires for the smallest diameter all the way to the 16" tires with LRF certifications at 3960# covering all axles thru 7000#.
There is no valid excuse for using replacement tires deemed as misapplications for ST tires.
FastEagle
There is at least one valid reason to use LT tires in place of ST tires. The have a much lower failure rate!
