Why ST tires?
Hey All, Total noob, trying to soak all this RV stuff in all at once. The Maxxis ST tires on my recently purchased 2001 TT "look" like new, but I don't know how old they actually are, so don't kno...
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Look at all the available tires to shoose from in the 16" size...This is important as any tire may suffer a road hazard on a trip and need replacing NOW...In the 16" size a quality tire will be avsailable...There are some 15s, but not widely available. This goes for both STs and LTs.
ktmrfs wrote:
IMHO one of the biggest causes of TT tire failures, ST or LT, is slow loss of pressure ending in a tread seperation/blowout. You don't know about the pressure loss till to late. so I run a TPMS. I've posed the question. "Has anyone using a TPMS experienced a catastrophic tire failure on a trailer". So far I have not seen anyone reply that they have had a catastrophic failure with a TPMS, however multiple responders have said they got an early warning of tire pressure dropping, and caught a failure, and there was no other indication from driving that would have caused them to think they were having a tire go down.
So again, anyone with a TPMS have a blowout?? Has it warned you of a tire loosing pressure?
Are LT's better?? don't know, but if an LT in LRE was availble in 15" I'd give it strong consideration, meanwhile I'll be sticking with LRE ST's rather than upgrading to a 16" rim.
