ktmrfs wrote:
StirCrazy wrote:
one thing people fforget is ST tires were designed to handle the torsional stresses that are put on a trailer when you are cranking it sideways into a parking spot. LT may very well be great for going down the road but they dont handle the twisting stresses as good as ST tires.
Steve
It may very well be true that an ST tire handles torsional load much better than an old 2ply or 4ply passenger car tire that existed when ST tires first started appearing and may be better than a P rated tire today. But saying a LT tire is not capable of handling the same torsional load as an ST is IMHO stretching it.
LT tires are not some new magical thing, I have been running them for 40 years. yes they are better than P tires because they are designed to handle more weight, but the simple thing is that LT tires are desgined with traction and ride quality in mind, so generaly for the same size a ST tire will carry more, and get better fuel milage and handle the sidewall stuning streasses better as they have a more robust sidewall since there not worried about ride quality. but if you insiste on driving real fast with your big trailer I guess you need LT tires.
Steve
