Time to Buy New Tires
I need new tires on my Jay Feather 26' TT. It weighs about 6,000 lbs loaded. Original tires are ST205/75/R14 6PR LR C (max load single 1760 lbs) I've read several tire threads here, and still hav...
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Lynnmor wrote:2112 wrote:
I went through this same exercise last year and bought the Goodyear Endurance for a piece of mind. They are WELL within their load limit, I can speed up to 70-75mpg to pass slower vehicles if needed without worrying about my tires
Just curious, why is it necessary to speed up to pass vehicles that are already going slower? :h
Simple really. If a 18 wheeler is going 60 mph in the right lane, and I'm going 65, eventually I will pass him if we both maintain our respective speed.
However, I much prefer to get by an 18 wheeler faster than slower. In this case, I would drive at a faster speed in order to go by the big truck. Once safely ahead, I would slow back down to 65.
