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Atlee
Explorer II
Aug 16, 2013

Why do GY Marathons have such a bad reputation?

I don't want to start another tire war, but I'm still trying to wrap my hands and head around a vexing, to me, question. First some background information. I've had 3 TT's in my life, and they wer...
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kedanie
Explorer II
Aug 19, 2013
FastEagle wrote:
The regulations for ST tires differ from car and truck tires. The car and truck tires MUST have load capacity reserves. That is a mandated DOT requirement. There is no such reserve requirement for ST tires.
FastEagle

Calvin, it looks like you are finally coming clean on this one. After all these years of denials you are admitting that LT tires carry a reserve capacity and ST tires don't!!!!!

This revelation would explain a whole bunch of tire failures.

Keith

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