LT tires on your TT? Let the fight begin
The long Honeymoon just released a blog entry advocating using LT tires not ST. I have to admit I don't even know what brand of tires my TT has on it. They have been problem free. But I have had plent...
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CapriRacer wrote:
More fuel for the fire:
1) People who replaced their ST tires with LT tires increased the effective load carrying capacity .... because:
2) The load carrying capacity of ST tires is calculated differently than LT tires. The result is that ST tires are rated to carry about 20% more load, but at a lower speed.
the endurance ST is rated for load capacity the same as other sized ST's yet it carries a speed rating similar to an LT tire, IIRC it is speed rated to 87mph (maybe 81) at rated load, much higher than the typical ST speed rating of 65.
Not as high as many LT's but definitely higher than I'd ever need for a trailer tire!
