Flogged to death but require info on tires
Okay my question is why should I go to light truck tires as opposed to trailer tires ? I do no off roading unless you consider a 1/8 mile of gravel off road. I don't get it, better ride, stability, pr...
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I use LT and P tires on all my rv and non rv trailers. I can expect 40k-60k miles and 8-9 years of service. I've had LT tires on my flatdeck service trailers run up into the 70k-80k mile range in a years time.
The run of the mill load C D and E ST tires will not deliver that kind of performance or reliability.
The new gen 16" ST/all position load G tires are all steel ply carcass commercial grade tire and have nothing in common with those run of the mill ST tires.
Some like to blame made in china however we had problems with ST tires when they were all made in the usa.
One thing I've noticed on the TT forum is folks bragging about their tires lasting 6k-10k miles and 4-5 years. ......... but what the hay...if it works for them I see no reason to change.
I've also noticed some like to poo poo info on this subject that they read on rv.net. My suggestion to them is expand your knowledge and search around the net (dozens) on all the different rv and non rv trailering websites on this subject.
The OP asks why should he go to a LT tire vs a ST tire ??
Not knowing any specific's on his trailer weight/tire size or load range requirements I'm not guessing. Hell the OP may be better off with P tires if he has a small 4k-6k tandem axle or single axle trailer.
The run of the mill load C D and E ST tires will not deliver that kind of performance or reliability.
The new gen 16" ST/all position load G tires are all steel ply carcass commercial grade tire and have nothing in common with those run of the mill ST tires.
Some like to blame made in china however we had problems with ST tires when they were all made in the usa.
One thing I've noticed on the TT forum is folks bragging about their tires lasting 6k-10k miles and 4-5 years. ......... but what the hay...if it works for them I see no reason to change.
I've also noticed some like to poo poo info on this subject that they read on rv.net. My suggestion to them is expand your knowledge and search around the net (dozens) on all the different rv and non rv trailering websites on this subject.
The OP asks why should he go to a LT tire vs a ST tire ??
Not knowing any specific's on his trailer weight/tire size or load range requirements I'm not guessing. Hell the OP may be better off with P tires if he has a small 4k-6k tandem axle or single axle trailer.
