Tire D rating vs R rating
My Jayco tires are 205 75 R15. My utility trailer tires are ST 205 75 D15. I know they are radial vs bias. My question is: Can I use the Jayco spare as an emergency spare for my utility trailer? W...
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SolidAxleDurango wrote:mpierce wrote:Golden_HVAC wrote:
There is a problem with a car using a radial tire and bias ply tire, as they have different traction abilities. So they would steer different, thus it is not legal to have a radial and bias ply tire on the same car or pickup.
Fred.
Not smart, but can you provide link to where it is actually illegal to have bias and radial on same car? I have never heard it is against the law. Thx.
There will be no link and no response because it's not true.
Couldn't resist Googling it. It is illegal to mix tires in Canada;
"Use similar tires on all four wheels. Some combinations are illegal, including: radial-ply tires on the front and bias-ply or belted bias-ply on the rear;"
http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/dandv/driver/handbook/section5.1.4.shtml
