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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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Francesca_Knowl
Explorer
May 09, 2013
IPbiz wrote:

.........snip...... I recently came across some interesting NHTSA data regarding ST tires and it does NOT corroborate the ST tire failure picture as conveyed across the various RV forums.....snip.....


Wow- actual facts...this is hot stuff!

Thanks a lot for posting...

For those like me that may have missed it the first time through, IPbiz was good enough to give the address where the original docs can be found- here's a live link: Federal Register: March 2013: ST tires

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