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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MrVan wrote:
No matter how much we bloviate the bottom line is LT tires have a much lower reported failure rate on heavy trailers (Load Range E) than ST Tires.
Just reading back over the many posts in this thread.
I’ve been researching RV trailer tires for more than eight years. I belong to just about every RV trailer forum that will let me join.
Back in the LT heyday years (2004-2006) a number of RV trailer manufacturers were using LT tires on 6000# axles. When reading tire threads in forums from those that had the Original Equipment LT tires you will find just as much displeasure with them as with ST tires in other forums.
Here in the NuWa Owner's Forum you can use the search function for Uniroyal tires. “Blowouts” were just as common for the Uniroyal LT tires as the GY ST Marathons in other forums.
None of the tires used - any design - with minimal load capacity reserves were ever very successful. Take it or leave it. Overloading, speeding, and under inflation quickly kills RV trailer tires, especially when they are already being operated close to the bone.
FastEagle
