upgrading tires
Hi, I'm buying new tires for the trailer, as 20,000 miles has done in the marathons. I plan on buying maxxis, but not sure on whether to buy load range E vs D. the Ds seem adequate, as that's 2...
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Do you NEED LREs? According to the charts, and the people who believe in them.....No.
But many of those same people will point to that curb you hit, or the pothole that surprised you, or the time you briefly exceeded 65 MPH as the reason a tire failed. STs seem to be fussier than LTs when they are abused.
LREs give you more safety margin for when those unfortunate events occur.
And the cost difference is so small as to be a non issue. I have seen it as low as $6.00 a tire.
But many of those same people will point to that curb you hit, or the pothole that surprised you, or the time you briefly exceeded 65 MPH as the reason a tire failed. STs seem to be fussier than LTs when they are abused.
LREs give you more safety margin for when those unfortunate events occur.
And the cost difference is so small as to be a non issue. I have seen it as low as $6.00 a tire.
