Carlisle Radial Trail RH Trailer Tire???
My trailer (Nash 25-S, 1998) needs new tires. The largest tire stores in my area are the Discount Tire Stores & they HIGHLY recommend the NEW Carlisle trailer tires. I'm looking at the 225-75-15-E's...
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This type of discussion never gets answered correctly. Is there a correct answer? Sure there is. Only problem is, it’s misunderstood. Posters take advantage of that misunderstanding and go right on posting half truths.
The correct answer is long and drawn out and most readers will not or are not willing to accept an answer that doesn’t fit their conception for tire usage and/or fitment.
There are only two sides to this story. The correct one and the perceived to be correct one. I guess there really is a third way, MY WAY! We all have that one.
Who selects the tires for your car? There is only one correct answer. The car’s manufacturer.
Who selects the tires for your truck or SUV? Again, only a single answer can be applied. The truck or SUV manufacturer.
Who selects the tires for your RV trailer? Another single answer. The RV trailer manufacturer.
The tire industry IS NOT going to dispute the vehicle manufacturers authority to select Original Equipment (OE) tires. On the same track they will not dispute the vehicle manufacturer’s authority to set the recommended tire pressures for OE tires.
All of the above vehicles MUST be equipped with a certification label/tire placard. On that labeling is the minimum tire requirement and recommended tire pressure (s) for those tires. All of that information has been made very simple to read and understand.
Because most people don’t take the time to read and apply tire safety regulations does not excuse misinterpretations.
Anytime a tire replacement doesn’t provide equal or better load capacity than the OE tires a misapplication has taken place.
Every publication out there on the internet is going to tell you to ask your vehicle manufacturer when in doubt about replacement tires. Your RV trailer’s owner’s manual is going to tell you to use tires equal to or greater than your OE tires. Tire manufacturer’s are going to tell you the same thing. There is no dispute. Just disinformation.
When asking about replacement tires the only valid reference is found on the vehicle’s labeling. I’ve never seen any details for minus sizing OE tires. Bigger is better. If unhappy with your OE tires, plus size them. There is a standard tire industry procedure for it.
FastEagle
The correct answer is long and drawn out and most readers will not or are not willing to accept an answer that doesn’t fit their conception for tire usage and/or fitment.
There are only two sides to this story. The correct one and the perceived to be correct one. I guess there really is a third way, MY WAY! We all have that one.
Who selects the tires for your car? There is only one correct answer. The car’s manufacturer.
Who selects the tires for your truck or SUV? Again, only a single answer can be applied. The truck or SUV manufacturer.
Who selects the tires for your RV trailer? Another single answer. The RV trailer manufacturer.
The tire industry IS NOT going to dispute the vehicle manufacturers authority to select Original Equipment (OE) tires. On the same track they will not dispute the vehicle manufacturer’s authority to set the recommended tire pressures for OE tires.
All of the above vehicles MUST be equipped with a certification label/tire placard. On that labeling is the minimum tire requirement and recommended tire pressure (s) for those tires. All of that information has been made very simple to read and understand.
Because most people don’t take the time to read and apply tire safety regulations does not excuse misinterpretations.
Anytime a tire replacement doesn’t provide equal or better load capacity than the OE tires a misapplication has taken place.
Every publication out there on the internet is going to tell you to ask your vehicle manufacturer when in doubt about replacement tires. Your RV trailer’s owner’s manual is going to tell you to use tires equal to or greater than your OE tires. Tire manufacturer’s are going to tell you the same thing. There is no dispute. Just disinformation.
When asking about replacement tires the only valid reference is found on the vehicle’s labeling. I’ve never seen any details for minus sizing OE tires. Bigger is better. If unhappy with your OE tires, plus size them. There is a standard tire industry procedure for it.
FastEagle
