LT Tire Replacements - All season
Time for new tires. Trying to find someone in the same weight range or that has been running their chosen brands close in the weight range listed below. Currently using. BFG Commercial TA's LT2...
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Hi Folks,
I truly appreciate all the responses. Good discussion.
To comment on some of the suggestions so far:
Going back to an ST tire. That is not for me on this large of a camper. I have already had 3 ST failures before the LT's came. Hopefully the new ST tires being out there now have improved from those of the past. There are still a lot of campers that need a dependable tire. And education to the owners on how to care for their tires and not overload them. And to the camper manufacturers to size the running gear & tires to the way their customer uses the camper.
Going to a Michelin LTX LT tire on a trailer. That also is not for me from past towing experience on LTX. I had a run in with the original LTX tire before all the redesigns where the soft sideways of the LTX did not do well on my 2003 K2500 Suburban.
Between the strange tread wear and the soft side wall, they are not on my towing list. Truck or camper. The LTX, even the LT's are close to if not the softest sidewall tires there are. That is a feature to help them ride better. And I use them on my non towing SUV's, just not any more on a towing truck. Yes, I have few camping buddies using them, they have a large diesel engine and can air them up to 70psi were a gasser 3/4 ton truck only needs 50 to 55 psi. They swear by the LTX while I'm swearing at them... Not all rigs can use the same setup.
At the moment I am leaning towards the Bridgestone Duravis R238's. Friday I will call Bridgestone tech service and get some questions I have hopefully answered so I can get them and get on with camping.
If anyone has something to add or knows of their own BFG Commercial TA's failures, please add to the discussion.
Thanks
John
I truly appreciate all the responses. Good discussion.
To comment on some of the suggestions so far:
Going back to an ST tire. That is not for me on this large of a camper. I have already had 3 ST failures before the LT's came. Hopefully the new ST tires being out there now have improved from those of the past. There are still a lot of campers that need a dependable tire. And education to the owners on how to care for their tires and not overload them. And to the camper manufacturers to size the running gear & tires to the way their customer uses the camper.
Going to a Michelin LTX LT tire on a trailer. That also is not for me from past towing experience on LTX. I had a run in with the original LTX tire before all the redesigns where the soft sideways of the LTX did not do well on my 2003 K2500 Suburban.
Between the strange tread wear and the soft side wall, they are not on my towing list. Truck or camper. The LTX, even the LT's are close to if not the softest sidewall tires there are. That is a feature to help them ride better. And I use them on my non towing SUV's, just not any more on a towing truck. Yes, I have few camping buddies using them, they have a large diesel engine and can air them up to 70psi were a gasser 3/4 ton truck only needs 50 to 55 psi. They swear by the LTX while I'm swearing at them... Not all rigs can use the same setup.
At the moment I am leaning towards the Bridgestone Duravis R238's. Friday I will call Bridgestone tech service and get some questions I have hopefully answered so I can get them and get on with camping.
If anyone has something to add or knows of their own BFG Commercial TA's failures, please add to the discussion.
Thanks
John
