LT Tire vs ST Tire

Huntindog wrote:

ROBERTSUNRUS wrote:
:) Hi, I have read many tire debates and there are lots of opinions and personal experiences. I believe that LT tires will hold up better and maybe last longer. They also might give your trailer too hard of a ride or even a bit of sway. One thing to think about, that is seldom mentioned is the fact that while you are traveling three states away from your home, and you have a tire problem, many tire shops will only install the exact tire type and size that is on your trailer's data plate. NOW WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? :h

Another internet myth/scare tactic.
How many vehicles are on the road today with oversized tires? What about all those lifted trucks?
Every vehicle built has a "data" plate. It simply states what it came from the factory with...
My first TT, a 1975 Prowler's "data" plate listed tire sizes that are no longer in production.... I guess I can't buy tires for it anymore as the "data" plate is the end all be all.

Malarky. The Data plate just makes you aware of the minimum requirements. You are free to go above that. There are hundreds of thousands of vehicles on the road today doing this.
In fact the tire industry even has a procedure in place for this.

And NO, LT tires will NOT make your TT sway. DO you have ANY evidence to the contrary?
There is NO testing requirements for ST tires for ANY of their so called benefits. The manufacturers don't have to PROVE any of their marketing claims.

LT tires are available from many manufacturers in several lines as in; Good, Better, Best Some are even suitable for retreading. This can't be said of ST tires. All manufacturers only make one line.. The cheap one, and nobody will retread one due to the poor quality of the carcass.

:) Hi, call it a MYTH or what ever you want to call it, but several places for example Costco, will not change tire sizes or types on any vehicle that you bring to them for tires. I have had several vehicles with larger tires installed, but now they won't do it for, I'm guessing, liability. I asked Costco for one size larger tire for my BMW X-3; They showed me their list of authorized tires for this vehicle and they were all the same size. People that I know have brought just the wheels to the tire shop, asking for what they want and not telling them that the wheels come off of a trailer. This is not a MYTH. I'm not saying that all tire dealers do this, but there are some.