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CapriRacer
Explorer II
Feb 07, 2012

Revived Trailer Tire Thread (formerly on the 5th Wheel Forum

OK, I'll try this again but with a different tack. I am of the opinion that ST tires should have a 15% reserve capacity (85% of the load at a given pressure) in order to be reasonably sure they wo...
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RVhiker
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Feb 19, 2012
When you read comments on forums such as this about switching from an ST to an LT tire, one of the things you read is that ST tires are designed to better withstand the stresses created when turning a dual axle trailer - that this design in some way makes ST tires more suited for dual axle trailer use than LT tires.

True or not?

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