Best Tires for Travel Trailer?
It is time to replace our Travel Trailer tires. GoodYear tires came with the TT but we had one blow out on us coming home from our last trip. Any advice on which brand is best for replacement? Curre...
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Bruce H. wrote:
Would like to inject another consideration into this ST/LT discussion. Does a ST tire have better shock-absorbing capacities than a LT tire? In other words, will a TT ride softer on a ST tire than a LT tire of roughly the same load capacity?
This is not just a hypothetical question on my part. After one year, I upgraded from the Fail America tire to the Maxxis ST M8008 tire. Even though the Maxxis ST tire has been trouble-free, I would dearly love to upgrade again to the Maxxis UE-168, an euro-centric commercial (light truck) tire, in order to get more reserve capacity and all the touted benefits of LT tires. But I worry if it would result in a stiffer ride that could eventually damage the trailer (which rides on a Torflex axle).
Bruce
Yeah, Carlisle and Goodyear Marathons both have advertised that fact in their old advertising in the past. If you look close the ST has those basketball shaped sidewalls for a easier ride.
However that the LT will give to harsh of a ride is just speculation/over thinking. Now if you've done something silly like upgrade from a 205 C to a larger size and a E tire then the trailer may take a unnecessary pounding.
Keep in mind RVs have came with LT tires many years before ST tires hit the streets and even now come OEM with LTs.
