Defective Tires - Tomax

Huntindog wrote:

Francesca Knowles wrote:
Glad to hear you're so consistent about air- do you tow below 65mph too?

FYI:
No surprise that the tire shops wouldn't put LT's directly on the trailer. Smart/reputable shops refuse to do so because LT's are NOT designed for the use. Naturally, they don't want to be held responsible for such an application.

Don't know why so many folks take the rims in and have it done anyway...

Discount Tire has had no problem doing it for me.. In fact they are in full agreement with what I am doing, and think it is the smart thing to do..
And money talks. My last set of Michelins cost me about 1300.00
I WILL spend what it takes for reliable tires... Discount is smart to make the sale a pleasant experience.
Many TT owners and manufacturers look to do it on the cheap, as it's just a TT.

And we do it because it works.

The guy putting used LT tires on his TT may have been me. ( I have posted this before) I had a 3 year old set of Michelin RIBs on my 2001 TT. When I purchased my 2010 TT (new) it had some off brand ST tires on it. I swapped them with my Michelins as soon as I got it home.
Since I have owned MANY sets of ST tires, and NONE made it to the two year mark, I would rather have my 3 year old Michelin LTs than ANY new ST tire.
I replaced those Michelins due to age around 5-6 years...The first time in over twenty years that I replaced ANY TT tires due to age.

I just returned from another trip.
No tire issues. I ran 75-77 MPH in 110+ tempertures.
With the right equipment, it can be done safely, and reliably.


One more thing... Name calling such as the "WINGNUT" comment, doesn't make your opinion more valid....Just the opposite.