Blowout issues
I am constantly reading about people that have a blowout on tire mfg such and such or camper mfg such and such and instantly replace all four tires with the current "latest and greatest". Some go so ...
Forum Discussion
fj12ryder wrote:laknox wrote:From what I've read ST tires are not tested as rigorously as LT or passenger tires. So if you have a marginal tire it only makes sense to label it an ST tire.
So, an ST tire simply isn't designed to withstand all the twisty-turny stress when you have to back into a tight space? If so, why are they sold as TRAILER tires to be installed in an application where that's going to happen on a somewhat regular basis? Just sayin'...
Lyle
As far as an ST tire "designed to withstand all the twisty-turny stress when you have to back into a tight space", I think that can be strictly attributed to marketing hype. If you've ever examined a good LT tire right next to a "good" ST tire you'd never believe that the tissue paper thin sidewalls of an ST tire will withstand anything like the stronger sidewalls of an LT tire.
Sorta my point, fj. :B
Actually, I think that the term "blowout" is a catch-all term that we use for catastrophic tire failures and that many of the "blowouts" people report are actually tread separations and that the carcass is still holding air. I will state that overspeeding ST (or any) tires is just asking for a tread separation and I feel that this is what hurt me on a very early trip, before I even knew about the 65 mph speed rating on my FW tires. I lost my first tire in my 2nd year and < 1,000 miles and the other 3 went the next year < 2,000 miles. One trip with about 100 miles of 75 mph speed, full pressure, mild evening temps and lightly loaded. Yes, classic Blow Masters were on the trailer...
FWIW, I don't understand why the mfrs won't take a proven LT that we like to use as trailer tires, make some minor cosmetic changes, up the capacity and label it as an ST. ST "Ribs" or ST "R250s" as 2 examples.
Lyle
