The new ST tires. Fact or fiction (marketing)
It is good that some manufacturers seem to be stepping up the quality of their ST tire offerings.. And even better that many of the proponents of ST tires on this forum are welcoming these new tires w...
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CapriRacer wrote:Load range for load range and size for size you are correct.
Allow me to muddy the waters some more:
ST tires carry 20% more load than a comparable LT tire. So saying there is a difference in government mandated testing is misleading, unless you account for that difference.
But even with that STs have generally not held up for too many people.
The load rating issue is easily overcome with a change in size or load range in most cases... In other words, if you really wanna make the swap, that won't stop you. If you are looking for an excuse to not do it. That will work as well as any other... And it sounds better than "I don't wanna spend the money".
