Towing above 65
Currently out camping and on the way up I was getting past left and right by rv's. If you have a proper truck and change your trailer tires to LTs. Can trailers be safely towed in the 70 mph range. Th...
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Turtle n Peeps wrote:
On a side note I find threads like this funny. I remember my dad telling me it's crazy to tow at anything more than 55 MPH. That was in 1970. Guess what? In 1970 it probably was crazy to tow at anything more than 55 MPH. Think of the equipment they had back then!
Fast forward 40 something years. Equipment is light years ahead of the stuff we towed with back then. Yes it is that much better! Better tires, better engines, better brakes, better EVERYTHING.
Tires now come from China, brakes have no asbestos, spring shackles are thinner and bearings come from China. You have got to be kidding, these things are becoming dangerously cheap.
Yes, trucks have improved in many ways, but not trailers.
