LT vs ST tires Required Reading

TucsonJim wrote:

beemerphile1 wrote:

BB_TX wrote:
For me it is very simple. Posts about ST tire failures are common. Posts about LT tire failures are rare.

That could be at least partially attributed to the fact that there are millions more ST equipped trailers than LT equipped trailers.

Except most TVs have LT tires pulling a trailer with ST tires. How come you don't see the same complaints about these LT tires? The ratio will be about the same. Many LT tires on pick ups are also under a heavy load that is near to their capacity. They also drive over the same roads under the same environmental conditions with the same speed.

I've never had an LT tire fail while towing, and they get many more miles than the ST tires do. I have had six ST tires of varying brands fail over the years. The common denominator on the ST tires. Made in CHINA. Your argument is fallacious.

Jim

So sorry, I thought this was a thread about tires on trailers. Trailers subject tires to different use and conditions than tow vehicles such as long periods of sitting in storage.

Whenever I read posts about tire failures my first thoughts are age, under inflation, and overloading.