New tires

BeerCan wrote:

FastEagle wrote:

kedanie wrote:
Keep in mind here that FastEagle is an "internet Shill". His agenda is to keep you in the ST tires. He has changed his tactics yet again and is now attempting to sway the uninformed RVers by pushing the most expensive tire first.

The realities are that with 6000# axles, you are a perfect fit for the LT 235-85-16 tires. They are a little taller than the ST's you are dumping. If spacing between tires is to tight then the LT 245-75-16 tire will fit the same as your current tires. Both offer a load capacity of 3042# which will cover the rating of your axles. In all likelihood, your rims are also rated for 3042# at 80psi. If you want to go with the "G" rated tire that the "Shill" mentioned, then you need to verify that you have wheels rated for 110psi. If not, you would need to also buy new rims.

There are several manufacturers out there that make suitable LT tires that will serve you well. Check out the Michelin XPS RIB and the Bridgestone Duravis R250 for example. Both are steel carcas tires that have an exemplary record.

Keith

OK, take a little time to cool-off and see if you can find a valid reference to support your recommendations for tires with less load capacity than the vehicle manufacturer has provided. And please don’t give me this one - http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/administration/fmcsr/fmcsrruletext.aspx?reg=571.120 - because you don’t know how to read and apply its information.

FastEagle

OK I'll bite. Please give me the paragraph section number from the link provided that prevents the user from using LR E LT tires an an trailer with 6k axles. I have read it and cannot find what prevents one from doing that.

Here are some sections I think apply

S5.1.2 wrote:
S5.1.2 Except in the case of a vehicle which has a speed attainable in 3.2 kilometers of 80 kilometers per hour or less, the sum of the maximum load ratings of the tires fitted to an axle shall be not less than the gross axle weight rating (GAWR) of the axle system as specified on the vehicle's certification label required by 49 CFR part 567. Except in the case of a vehicle which has a speed attainable in 2 miles of 50 mph or less, the sum of the maximum load ratings of the tires fitted to an axle shall be not less than the gross axle weight rating (GAWR) of the axle system as specified on the vehicle's certification label required by 49 CFR part 567. If the certification label shows more than one GAWR for the axle system, the sum shall be not less than the GAWR corresponding to the size designation of the tires fitted to the axle. If the size designation of the tires fitted to the axle does not appear on the certification label, the sum shall be not less than the lowest GAWR appearing on the label. When a passenger car tire is installed on a multipurpose passenger vehicle, truck, bus, or trailer, the tire's load rating shall be reduced by dividing by 1.10 before calculating the sum (i.e., the sum of the load ratings of the tires on each axle, when the tires' load carrying capacity at the recommended tire cold inflation pressure is reduced by dividing by 1.10, must be appropriate for the GAWR).

S5.1.3 wrote:
S5.3.1 Tires. The size designation (not necessarily for the tires on the vehicle) and the recommended cold inflation pressure for those tires such that the sum of the load ratings of the tires on each axle (when the tires' load carrying capacity at the specified pressure is reduced by dividing by 1.10, in the case of a tire subject to FMVSS No. 109) is appropriate for the GAWR as calculated in accordance with S5.1.2.