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rexlion
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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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rexlion
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Jul 13, 2014
myredracer wrote:

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Roger Marble, a tire engineer, has good info. on his website on ST tire speed. RVTiresafety.com

That is a really interesting site, thanks. I like what he says about Goodyear Marathons; this could be the ticket, if all other requirements are met.

I will also look into the Maxxis tires.

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