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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ktmrfs wrote:
So again, anyone with a TPMS have a blowout?? Has it warned you of a tire loosing pressure?
I did.
I have a TPMS that monitors temperature and pressure. The small-pressure loss threshold was set to about 3psi.
About 6 years ago, I was driving at 55-60mph on a state highway when there was a loud bang and the "sudden large pressure drop" warning started screaming.
There was no pre-warning of a 3psi drop or a spike in the temperature.
The tire had completely disintegrated. Fortunately no significant damage to trailer other than the skirt on the trailer was slighly bent outward.
I later upgraded to Denman tires with a higher load range (D) and all has been well so far. Unfortunately Denman appears to be out of business and based on the current tires being 6 years old, I will probably buy new tires next year. Not sure what I will get, porobably Maxxis. I would get LT but they are 15" and there are no similar load capacity LTs that fit in my wheel wells.
I suspect that LTs that fit might handle the same load as the STs but since LTs are used on occupied motor vehicles they are much more conservatively rated. I just don't see how a cheaper tire (ST) would really be able to handle a higher load than a more expensive tire (LT). It seems that it would take some special materials and fab techniques to allow a tire to carry extra load, and this would cost more not less. Just my opinion.
Steve
