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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SoundGuy wrote:Huntindog wrote:
Weather or not you decide to make the LT tire upgrade is totally up to you.
Your money, your choice.
Yep, on this one point you're absolutely correct ... except to say it's "whether", not "weather". :p
I chose ST rated Endurance tires. ;)
Exactly, personal choice. I really hate this debate.
I could claim I am a strong proponent of ST tires because I've never had a failure within my family over 3 generations. But I would not claim ST's are better than what we refer to as LT tires. (mostly commercial grade tires vs a real LT tire...but whatever)
On the weight topic I opened in here, those skeptical of the 40lb ST tire were correct. I dont think there is such a thing.
My slow leaking Westlake with only 3000 miles weighs 23lbs.
Brand new Carlisle HD weighs 26lbs. Very likely within 1-2lbs of the actual weight of the new Endurance. ($68 shipped by Simple tire and only $53 shipped from Amazon...go Amazon!)
The HD as I mentioned feels significantly heavier than the Westlake and a ton stiffer too, but in reality the difference is not more than 3-4lbs. Simple tires shipping label still says 40lbs+. Go figure.
