At what psi can I travel 65-75mph?
This Maxxis pdf has the same table. Using the table(s) above, my ST175/80R13 with 1060lbs load could run at a minimum 35psi with ~4% reserve capacity. Is there a +10lbs rule? I run with +1...
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You can drive at 70 and higher all you want. It's your business, until someone else is involved in an accident.
No one has said (or shouldn't be at least) that going 70 and above is going to result in 1) blown ST tires, and 2) accidents all over the place.
However, the faster you go, the odds of it happening go up.
And for me, it's not so much about pulling at 70+, it's more about stopping from 70+.
My pickup does not stop on a dime, with 9 cents given back in change, like a Corvette will. My stopping distance while hitched to my 5k trailer is even more.
So I'll continue to tool along on the Interstates at 60 to 65 mph while firmly anchored in the right lane, and anyone that wants to pull their trailer at 70 to 85 mph are free to pass on the left.
No one has said (or shouldn't be at least) that going 70 and above is going to result in 1) blown ST tires, and 2) accidents all over the place.
However, the faster you go, the odds of it happening go up.
And for me, it's not so much about pulling at 70+, it's more about stopping from 70+.
My pickup does not stop on a dime, with 9 cents given back in change, like a Corvette will. My stopping distance while hitched to my 5k trailer is even more.
So I'll continue to tool along on the Interstates at 60 to 65 mph while firmly anchored in the right lane, and anyone that wants to pull their trailer at 70 to 85 mph are free to pass on the left.
Bionic Man wrote:
I love the sanctimonious responses that you are putting your life as well as others at risk by driving anything above 65 MPH. Come and travel in most western states - Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana are the ones I am most familiar with - and if you are going 65 or under you will be passed on a regular basis by boats & RVs, most running ST tires. I have not seen an epidemic of loss of life and limb in any of these states.
