Flogged to death but require info on tires
Okay my question is why should I go to light truck tires as opposed to trailer tires ? I do no off roading unless you consider a 1/8 mile of gravel off road. I don't get it, better ride, stability, pr...
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SprinklerMan wrote:
Tires are a big circle , they are designed to roll , and carry weight . They have ratings . I have never seen a LT tire that says light truck use only , I have seen ST tires say " Not for passenger use " . The LT tires on my trailer dont know they are on a trailer or truck .They hold weight and they roll . The main difference between the 2 is how long they last and how fast you can drive
Sidewall stress ? Unless you are flying down a 30 MPH off ramp at 60 MPH the trailer doesnt experience any more sidewall stress than the tow vehicle.
Wonder where you ran the Finite Element analysis to back up your claim about sidewall stress.
If you google "Interply Shear tires" you can read some technical papers that explain why tires have belt separations and why tires in RV trailer application see belt shear forces that are 20% higher than when on a motorized vehicle.
It isn't the sidewall stress that results in tire failures. Sidewalls suffer Run Low Flex Blowouts from the air leaking out. or they suffer belt separations from lower design standards and much higher belt forces dues to trailer application.
