Another tire thread

[Carrier]

My Wind Jammer came with Trail express ST 225/75r 15 load range c tires. In the spring I am planning to change up to either D or E tires. From this site and others Maxxis seems to be the tires to get but I can't find them anywhere in Alberta.
So with ST tires which brand is going to be the next best to get?

[FastEagle]

Carrier wrote:
So with ST tires which brand is going to be the next best to get?

I would go with the LRD/LRE that are the most widely available in your geographical travel areas.

FastEagle

[johnrbd]

Don't settle for second best. If you want, and you should, order them online and have them shipped to you for installation by local tire dealer.

[Sandia_Man]

The tire stores in our area tried their best to sell us the ST tire that gave them the highest profit margin as they didn't have Maxxis tires either which is common even in the US. Have a few buddies that are mechanics at both dealership and privately owned garages an they stated that any reputable tire store can attain whatever tire they want although it may take a few days.

Went to our local Discount Tire and Carlisle was the ST flavor of the month at the time, told them nope I want Maxxis which of course they didn't have in stock. Told them thanks but DiscountTireDirect.com had them with free shipping (there is a shipping fee to Canada) and lo and behold they said they could have them in a couple of days.

Discount Tire called the very next day and told me they had them and they were installed an hour later. I did use DiscountTireDirect.com on a prior set of Maxxis ST tires and they were delivered to my front door via UPS in three days, took them over to Discount Tire and they were balanced, installed, and warranted without issue.

The point being is if you really want the best ST tire currently available you can get them. If going up to the next load rating on the same size tire make sure your rims can handle the psi required to run your new ST tires at max psi as stated on the sidewall. Running ST tires much below the max psi will cause them to overheat which is why so many have catastrophic failure.

We have had good success with our Maxxis ST tires and our current set are 4 years old and have nearly 25K miles and still riding strong on our 10K# 32' TT. Will be looking at a new set soon and Maxxis is the only ST tire I'll go with. Quality heavy duty LT tires are a good option for the heavy rigs, but Maxxis makes a dependable ST tire that works well for rigs 10K# and under.

[JIMNLIN]

Your in luck.
The ST225/75-15 C load range has a 2150 lb load capacity.

Goodyear Wrangler HT in a LT215/75-15 D at 2095 would be a good upgrade from a ST tire. 2095 lbs times four = 8380 lbs of capacity.

Vanco 2 from Continental another popular tire for trailer users has several 15" sizes and load capacities. 215/70r15 at 2271 lbs capacity @ 65 psi. And a 2250/70r15 at 2470lbs capacity at 65 psi.

Do your home work on wheel well clearances and tire/wheel load and pressure ratings.

[powderman426]

Have you considered buying them online?