LT Tire vs ST Tire
I assumed I wanted ST Tires for my camper and some people are telling me to go with LT Tires. Now I'm confused, and guess I shouldn't assume.
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Here is an interesting example of "your experience may vary". One poster in this thread stated that ST sidewalls are stiffer and therfore less prone to sway than LT tires. My experience was opposite that. The ST tires that came on my trailer were very flexible. I noticed when I took them off the wheels, I could easily with my fingers, flex the sidewalls. The LT tires I replaced them with ( Kumho 857 ) are noticbly stiffer by touch, and also make the trailer tow in a much more stable manner at highway speeds.
For what it't worth, the ST tires I took off were Freestar 205/75-14.
In fairness to the Freestars, none of them failed while I was running them. They are now in use on a couple of lightweight utility trailers that belong to friends, and they are working fine in that application.
Bottom line for me is, it's LT tiresall the way, on all of my trailers.
For what it't worth, the ST tires I took off were Freestar 205/75-14.
In fairness to the Freestars, none of them failed while I was running them. They are now in use on a couple of lightweight utility trailers that belong to friends, and they are working fine in that application.
Bottom line for me is, it's LT tiresall the way, on all of my trailers.
