LT tires on TT
I was telling a buddy of mine how I upgraded my TT tires from ST's to LT's (Michelin RIBS) and he would like to upgrade to LT's also. He asked if he could go to any LT tire as long as they had the cor...
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I think in Francesca's post above, she hit the nail squarely on the head as to why the RV ( and other trailer manufacturers ) companies use ST tires: LOWER COST per tire.
If you are the top dog at a trailer company, you might tell your employees, "find the parts to build these trailers, that meet all the standards for the use of this trailer. And oh by the way, find the parts that meet those standards, at the lowest possible cost to us".
Congratulations....welcome to world of ST tires. Cheap, and meet the minimum standards. We therefore can say they are "adequate", so to spend more money on more expensive components simply robs us of bottom line profit.
If you are the top dog at a trailer company, you might tell your employees, "find the parts to build these trailers, that meet all the standards for the use of this trailer. And oh by the way, find the parts that meet those standards, at the lowest possible cost to us".
Congratulations....welcome to world of ST tires. Cheap, and meet the minimum standards. We therefore can say they are "adequate", so to spend more money on more expensive components simply robs us of bottom line profit.
