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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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joebedford
Nomad III
Mar 31, 2012
On my previous trailer I had several blowouts with both ST and LT tires. I also had tread separations and one giant bulge. Nothing seemed to help even with supposedly heavy duty tires.

I "remortgaged my house" and bought Goodyear G614s. All problems stopped. Best investment I ever made. I'm going to put them on my current rig next year.

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