Truck tires on tt?
We live in Florida & the summer heat destroys our tt tires. We keep them covered & don't drive over 65 mph, and yet, we blow tires every 2 years. We were advised by another RVer to use truck tires o...
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B.O. Plenty wrote:tomman58 wrote:The "weak sidewall" thing is a myth. Compare the two side by side. The LT tire will weigh a lot more, the sidewalls on the LT tire are WAY stiffer than the ST tire. The people that don't recommend LT tires have never used them. I've been running on them for over 5 years and many thousands of miles. If there is a downside, I sure don't know what it is.
Truck tires and trailer tires are two different animals. The truck ones are not as strong in the sidewalls and the general method of building is different.
The main problem with having a trailer just sit is they rot out from the inside as the need to move to lube the inside.
B.O.
I hear ya!
ST tires have about the same sidewall as a bicycle tire and only weigh about 15lb more than a bicycle tire.
