Other reasons ST tires fail??
There have been soooo many threads and posts on ST tires here about what the best one is and why they fail sometimes. I was just reading one of those "threads from heck" - ST tire thread from heck......
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Seattle Lion wrote:
Forgive the stupid question, but what are ST tires? Also, my tires have 3,000 miles on them since I bought it (I am on the west coast) and there is no detectable tread wear. What is the issue?
ST stands for "special trailer' tires. They are manufactured with extra strength in the side walls so they will withstand the lateral forces placed on them when turning corners (that's their theory anyway). Problam is that MOST Chinese manufactured tires are not well made and tend to blow up at very inconvenient times. I have personally witnessed a Chinese ST tire blow up while sitting still and mounted on the spare tire rack. Some who use them for local trips get pretty good service from them but for someone who mostly travels with their RV it's best to get rid of them in favor of Maxis ST tires (made in Thyland). They have the best reputation for durability with almost no reports of adverse use. It's the only tire I'll run on my trailer.
It is NOT a tread wear issue so don't be mislead by great looking tread. Look for signs of the tread beginning to separate from the carcase of the tire or bulges in the side wall or even excessive weather cracks. Remember ALL ST rated tires are not very good at COOLING due to the thicker side walls so they have a speed limit of usually 65 MPH
Good luck / Skip
