ST or LT tires?
Hi all... We have a 2012 Voltage 3795 that has already "lost" two of the factory tires. The first one developed a bulge on the sidewall - so we replaced it. The second just had tread seperation (wh...
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[email protected] wrote:As has been mentioned before, replacing your OEM tires with lower weight rated tires than what is specified by the builder is not supposed to be done. Your ST235/80-16 are rated to 3450 lbs., an LT235/80-16 is rated to 3040 lbs.
I read the article in Trailer Life (more confused than ever)! I've spent a better part of the day calling around to truck companies that deal with tractor trailer tires, hoping to find some more info. What I've been told (not sure how true it is) is that the LT tire is heavier duty and that a name brand (Firestone/Goodyear)LT235/80R16 "E" would be better than than the current Akuret ST235/80R16 "E" tires that are on the unit now. We do not have the money right now to go to new rims and bigger tires (not even sure if they would fit). Any thoughts?
I replaced my OEM ST235/80-16 Carlisle tires with a G-rated LT tire. I could do this because my wheels were rated for the 110 psi necessary for a G-rated tire. If my wheels had not been rated to 110 psi, I might very well have gone with an E-rated LT tire. However I know exactly what my trailer weighs and would have weighed individual axles before I made the step to E-rated LT tires, because of the weight limitations.
