75mph ST tire
I offer this only as info for the always entertaining and ongoing argument....ooops, I mean "discussion" regarding tires. I was out this morning shopping for a new horse trailer, so of course I looke...
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RinconVTR wrote:westend wrote:
The tire designation letters are mandated by the US DOT. It's as American as you can get.
Mandated? For imports? Oh, ok.
Let me get this right...you say our government DIRECTS the OEM's what to etch in their mold tools, what you see on your tires?
As an OEM engineer for a large manufacture of product customers demand (many!) third party certifications...I highly disagree. Sir.
I'm saying a tire mfg. can't just pick out the designation on the sidewall because the DOT requires the tires to be tested and marked correctly. This is in order to be sold and used in the USA. AFAIK, most tires are imported from country of mfg.
If you are an engineer, this should all be understandable.
