winkyb wrote:
Your conclusions about the 17.5 inch upgrade is the same as many others -- and those that plan on keeping their units long enough to go through at least two more sets of tires have chosen to do it for both the economics of it, the serviceablity out on the road, and the reliability of the products.
Or they don`t worry as much about knocking a hole in the bottom of your RV as they do about killing you.From a law suit point of view.So they will push the ST closer to the point of failing.
I think a more accurate statement is that ST ratings push these tire beyond the normal failure point of a tire that is so lightly constructed if used aware near that rating. In others words they are a tire just looking for a place or point to fail! This is based on their flimsy design that was never intended for what they became. The lower testing standards allowed this to happen! More stringent testing standard would have saved a lot of grief for a lot of boaters, horsemen, rv user and others.
Chris
