Chris wrote:
So another tire thread ends at the same point. FE and his pile of documents that is as tall as his pile of failed ST tires trying to convince the world that they are great tires and that one is somehow required to continue to use them.
Many thought this cycle was going to end a couple months ago when he announced that he was getting to old to deal with the tire issues and had decided to install new 17.5 rims and commercial truck tires, which was a wise choice! But in the end it is not to be! He reversed that decision and continues his marketing campaign of ST tires.
His was one of the easy one to rectify having OEM LRD ST rated to 3000 pounds he could have installed a quality set of LT245/75R16E like the Michelin XPS RIBs or Bridgestone Duravis R250's and saved himself and the rest of us a lot of heartaches.
The two tires noted above seem to be the two most highly regarded replacement tires followed by the poly carcass BFG Commercial TA!
I believe the OP said something way back in the beginning about sharing what works in real conditions out on the highway. In most cases that is not ST tires. Very few tire threads are started about LT tire failures with the exception of GY G614's.
Chris
His reasoning for not going to the 17.5 inch wheels is because he can get some more life out of wheels that probably cost less than $75 each. I guess all of the ST tires he goes through are free. For some people, just a higher rated ST tire is a solution (I am now in that situation with my new trailer). But with the 5K and above axles, real world says it doesn't look as good as it does on paper.
Time will tell what needs to be done on the 4.4K axles. The 3.5K axles seem to be the upper limit for finding ST tire replacements that work.
