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CapriRacer
Explorer II
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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sh410
Explorer
Feb 27, 2012
JIMNLIN wrote:
IMO lets be careful about a one size fits all with a 15 percent above the trailers GVWR recommendation. It doesn't make cents or sense for many folks.


While I agree with your comments, judging from the many comments on this forum about useing the GVWR or CCC of a RV as the criteria for purchase with the intent of useing it all because of the sticker rating may reduce the margin of safety of the OEM tires.

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