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belfert
Explorer
Mar 07, 2018

Can you buy a non-China bomb tire for a trailer?

I want to get new tires for a trailer with 13" tires. Is there a 13" trailer tire not made in China? I've read too many stories of Chinese trailer tires blowing out to want any on my trailer. It do...
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CapriRacer
Explorer II
Mar 08, 2018
JIMNLIN wrote:
....... Todays P tires run in the 44-51 psi range which is the same pressure as a C ST tire.


Yeah, but the load carrying capacity maxes out at 35 psi for P type tires. The fact that the max pressure is higher only means it is permissible to inflate the tire higher. It does not mean the load carrying capacity is the same as an ST tire.

Be very careful here. P type tires can fail in the same way ST tires do if overloaded.

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