TIRE TIRES TIRES
Does anyone have any information from the tire manufacturer why we should use trailer tires instead of truck tires on trailers? If all the side wall ply and tread ply are the same, what is the differe...
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taken wrote:fj12ryder wrote:
Anyone who avers that ST tires have stiffer sidewalls has never compared them side by side. I have, and I can tell you the ST tires I compared, Carlisle BTW, had sidewalls that were made of tissue paper compared to the LT tires I had on hand: Sailun S637.
The Sailun's are a great tire! One update on them though. They are now classified as ST. Same exact construction but they changed them to ST to beat the import tax on LT tires or some such thing. So, the old argument of ST vs. LT just got a new twist now that there is finally a high quality ST tire. Albeit an LT in ST clothing...
I've often wondered why the other mfrs don't do something like this. Take a known, and respected, LT, change the sidewall mold and turn it into an ST. :h
Lyle
