Time for new tires - Help
Well it's time to do the necessary evil of purchasing new tires. The tires I currently have will be 5 years old this November and I've already had to replace one tire because of a broken belt and disc...
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Me Again wrote:Francesca Knowles wrote:BARRY2010 wrote:
Also what about LT tires. That is what is on my truck and they are a Michelin MX2 which is a 10 ply tire. Would those work or should I stick with a ST tire. Just looking for some guidance - this is certainly not my area of expertice. Thanks in advance !!!!!
The Michelin MX2 is a P-rated (passenger car) tire, not technically an LT despite any hype to the contrary.
Also, the biggest 16 inch MX-2 tire made has a load index of 114, indicating a carrying capacity of only 2039 pounds. This is far below the 3500 lb. carrying capacity of your present Towmaxes that have evidently served pretty well during the typical 3-5 years that can be expected of a tire on an RV trailer. And unless you're planning on hauling rims to a tire dealer without telling them what rig it's going on, it's unlikely in the extreme that any such outfit will install tires so drastically below the trailer maker's original specs.
Link to Towmax specs
Link to Michelin MX2 specs
I think he meant M/S2! From his profile.
318RL W/3 SLIDES
2006 F250 DIESEL
Chris
I'd bet you're right- makes a lot more sense since the O.P. refers to the PU tires as "10-ply". Likely LRE's...hope he checks back in and clarifies.
On the down side: unless specs for the O.P.'s fiver are different than those listed for this 2011 model, it came stock with LRE ST's. Is there any LT tire with the same carrying capacity that will fit his 16" wheels, or is a change to LT's going to necessitate upsizing to 17" wheels?
