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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FastEagle wrote:Lowsuv wrote:
Guys like sprinklerman , gmwphotos , partymarty , jimnlin, huntingdog , and a few others have explained thoroughly why an LT graded tire is a tougher tire than an ST graded tire with an identical sidewall weight rating .
Actually it's misunderstandings like the one above that keeps posts like this active.
There are zero ST tires with identical sidewall weight ratings. The load capacity letters such as LRE must be linked to the charts they belong in. Charts for the LT235/85R16E tire from any manufacturer will list its maximum load capacity at 3042# when aired to 80 psi. Charts for the ST235/85R16E tire from any manufacturer will list its maximum load capacity at 3460# when aired to 80 psi. That's not a pro or con statement, it's a fact.
FE
I think you do not understand that the ST standard itself is so much weaker that a 235 x 16 load range E tire is rated 3640# on an ST scale yet is only rated for 3042 # on an LT scale .
The ST tire has about 85 % of the mass of the LT tire and sells for 85 % of the price of the LT graded tire .
The ST tire is NOT better .
The ST standard ( weaker ) just makes it appear so .
