Tires
Are the tires that come with the TT from the store cheaply made? I am going to puchase one soon for fulltiming since my work takes me all over the midwest. I think im already set on one with 4 whe...
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RinconVTR wrote:rbpru wrote:
Hunting dog,
Your analysis is good except that the LT is tested longer and tougher because it is expected to do more. LTs are for light trucks, they are expected to withstand the rigors of acceleration, braking, steering torque, off road use, and a host of other things that a TT tire will never have to endure.
An ST tire is also designed to withstand braking but its principle design feature is the resistance to the heavy sidewall strain of a TT and other trailer types. LT are not tested for this because it is not expected in their use.
To test an ST to LT standards is the same as mounting LT tires on an Indy racing car and expecting top performance. You are asking it to do something it was not designed for. Likewise an Indy racing slick tire probably would not make a very good light truck tire.
The tire industry looked at the requirements needed for trailer applications a designed the ST to do the job. If the tire industry thought an LT was a good choice for trailers they would be selling them instead. The cost is about the same and they already make dozens of LT models for about any light truck application.
It is the same with “P” tires on half ton pick-ups. Tens of millions are sold and replaced every year. It is true that type P tires are not as durable as an LT, they cannot handle the load of an LT but type P tires work fine for their intended applications.
If switching to LTs makes a person sleep better because they survive and bank of tests, then but all means that is what that person should have.
Personally I prefer a tire specifically designed for the application.
NICE! What he said!!!
Also note, what been posted about standardized testing is IN OTHER WORDS...are MINIMUM TESTING REQUIREMENTS.
Thing is each manufacture has their very own requirements and procedures, most of which test well beyond the minimum "standards".
Which means it makes absolutely NO DIFFERENCE WHERE THE TIRE IS MADE.
What matters is the standards each tire company demands of its manufacture or manufacturing facilities. Where ever they may be.
It most certainly does make a difference where a tire is manufactured if there is not tight control on the manufacturing process at the factory.
Just because a sample of tires meets test standards does not insure that all tires produced at that factory meet the standards over time. That is the issue we are dealing with.
In addition several posters have indicated that their trailer came from the factory with LT tires so I submit that there is no reason an LT tire will not perform better than a poorly made ST tire.
Dick
