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rexlion
Explorer
Jul 12, 2014

if trailer tires only good to 65mph, why not switch?

Let's suppose a person has a truck with plenty of power and he's towing a fairly short, lightweight, properly loaded trailer using a sway control hitch. The limiting factor for speed seems to be the ...
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Golden_HVAC
Explorer
Jul 12, 2014
dspencer wrote:
Bumpyroad wrote:
sure, run it up to 95mph. I mean, what could go wrong?
bumpy


Oh heck bumpy why not try for triple digits? :S


Someone might try triple digits, please not around me!

Yes you can buy much higher quality tires than come on most trailers.

When I buy a trailer, I will probably require LT 10 ply tires and disk brakes as well. Both will hold up to 75 MPH speeds that you are trying for.

Fred.

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