Radial vs. Bias ply trailer tires.
NOT FOR A CAMPER!! I'm shopping for a TA enclosed trailer and most of what I'm looking at come with bias tires with a radial upgrade. I've never ran a bias on any of my trailers, so I don't know the...
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I ran bias up to 3 years ago. I like them for a few reasons. The biggest was the sidewall stiffness. They wallow around slightly less than radials. They are also WAY heaver than a radial. (If you really want to see the difference go down to a tire store and tell them you want to lift a radial and a bias tire of the same size. You will be shocked at the difference.)
Radials do have slightly less rolling resistance.
At the risk of making this too simple:
They both are black, they both are round and they will both do the job.
I would get the radial upgrade if I were you, but only if you can pick the "upgrade" you get. If not, just get the bias and upgrade to a radial tire that you choose.
About the only reason I went with bias when my tires wore out was because bias were getting really hard to find for me and they wore like butter.
Radials do have slightly less rolling resistance.
At the risk of making this too simple:
They both are black, they both are round and they will both do the job.
I would get the radial upgrade if I were you, but only if you can pick the "upgrade" you get. If not, just get the bias and upgrade to a radial tire that you choose.
About the only reason I went with bias when my tires wore out was because bias were getting really hard to find for me and they wore like butter.
