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rbpru
Jul 03, 2015Explorer II
The LT vs. ST debate will go on forever but the hard fact is; there is no data to show that the failure rate per million is any better with one than the other.
It is a fact that the tire industry has designed and in most cases recommends ST tires for trailer use.
The tire manufacturers do not give two hoots whether they sell you an ST or an LT; they make money on both. They do care about their tire design.
ST vs. LT is pure rhetoric and opinion. I have never seen it backed up with any hard facts; and apparently neither has the DOT. I course the DOT could also be part of the great ST /LT conspiracy.
It is a fact that the tire industry has designed and in most cases recommends ST tires for trailer use.
The tire manufacturers do not give two hoots whether they sell you an ST or an LT; they make money on both. They do care about their tire design.
ST vs. LT is pure rhetoric and opinion. I have never seen it backed up with any hard facts; and apparently neither has the DOT. I course the DOT could also be part of the great ST /LT conspiracy.
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