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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bmj11 wrote:
G26 are good for Caravaning , that RV trailer in Europe
G26 GoodYear Europe
And yes, if you look at them, the GY G26 has an almost identical tread pattern to the Kumho 857. Both of those tires are marketed for vans, trucks and trailers in UK, Europe and Pac rim countries.
And yes FE, I do understand there are other considerations in tire construction beyond tread design.
It makes sense to me that Good Year would not market the G26 for trailers in the North American market, considering they also make the Marathon ST tire. One would simply be stealing sales from the other. As an example though, Kumho does not make a ST tire, so it makes perfect sense to market the 857 as suitable for trailer use.
EDIT: ....and with that, I'm done. We've been over this all a million times, and all we really know for sure is that no one here is going to change their mind about how they view this whole subject. The most surprising thing to me is ... I can't believe I let myself get suckered into this discussion .... again...:)
"get round black hoopy looking things....mount 'em up and go camp..."
