St tires vs LT tires

memtb wrote:
djgarcia, The primary difference is "beefer" cording in the sidewalls of the ST tires, whether it be polyester or steel. Trailer tires, because of their use, experience much more "side loading" during the sharp turn of the trailer. The stiffer sidewalls reduce the probability of the tire "rolling" off of the bead during an extremely sharp turn. If you look at commercial truck tires... You have "steer" tires, drive or traction tires, and trailer tires. Granted, these are a more "specialized" service, but the logic is the same! memtb


If you do a Google search, you can get a better explanation than I am capable of providing!!

Also... In our world of lawyers and litigation, if you use an LT tire in place of an ST tire and a tire failure caused a major (injuries or fatalities) auto accident.... you "may" be held liable in court!!

If you ever compared an ST tire and an LT tire side by side you'd realize that nonsense about "stiffer sidewalls" is just that...nonsense.

And please explain how running an LT tire with appropriate load ratings in place of an ST tire could ever be held liable for anything in an accident.