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CapriRacer
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Feb 07, 2012

Revived Trailer Tire Thread (formerly on the 5th Wheel Forum

OK, I'll try this again but with a different tack. I am of the opinion that ST tires should have a 15% reserve capacity (85% of the load at a given pressure) in order to be reasonably sure they wo...
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CapriRacer
Explorer II
Feb 07, 2012
daamac wrote:
Is there a 15" LT tire that could replace a 15" Load Range D ST tire?


Not that I am aware of - except there are LT235/75R15 Load Range C's. Perhaps that might work, but you'll have to check to see if there is enough clearance (and the rim width).

Oh and one tidbit I left off - the 40% rule:

If the rim you want to put a tire on is wider (or narrower) than the rim width specified, then the tire's section width is wider (or narrower) by 0.20" for every 1/2" change in rim width.

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