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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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winkyb
Explorer
Mar 19, 2012
ol Bombero-JC wrote:


2) Use LT's? Only applicable for the 16".



Why??:@
Why would you say this I just installed LT`s in 15 inch rims that are rated at 2470 pounds at 106 MPH at 65 pounds PSI.I know ST`s are rated at 2540 pounds and these are rated at 2470.But not as worried about that as much as I am made in China and rated at 65 MPH.Time will tell.If you are with in 280 pounds of the load on 4 tires you better do something else any way.

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