The China-Bomb debate Put to rest
Almost every week or more a thread appears with someone with a tire question. And just as predictably the China Bomb experts come out and start decrying all Chinese made tires. Then usually they re...
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dclark1946 wrote:
Michelin LT tires. The salesman indicated that option was now available due to tire quality issues with import ST tires.
Perhaps the China tire industry has made quality improvements in the last year or so but in my mind the jury is still out on that and as long as I can purchase LT tires for my trailer that is what I will use. I have never had an LT tire fail and I have had several tire explosions with Chinese manufactured tires.
I've read here several times about LT tires vs. ST. I would like to make the switch myself, however it seems not everyone's TT is able to have LTs? What would prevent me from taking the wheels to a tire shop and getting them switched to LT? Is it only certain size wheels that can have LT tires? Maybe I'm misunderstanding (definitely not a tire expert here), but what factors would allow me (or prevent me) from upgrading (other than $ of course).
My TT is single axle, so only 2 tires plus spare. This particularly causes concern as a blowout on a single axle would be pretty ugly. So I've been pretty meticulous about tire pressure, checking at stops etc. Still, not mind not quite at ease.
