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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
Apr 12, 2012


Your conclusions about the 17.5 inch upgrade is the same as many others -- and those that plan on keeping their units long enough to go through at least two more sets of tires have chosen to do it for both the economics of it, the serviceablity out on the road, and the reliability of the products.


Or they don`t worry as much about knocking a hole in the bottom of your RV as they do about killing you.From a law suit point of view.So they will push the ST closer to the point of failing.

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