ST trailer tire 75 mph rated
For those who prefer to tow a little faster than 65 mph, as well as for those who would like some extra cushion in their tires' speed rating, I recently learned that Hercules ST tires are rated for 75...
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Still there is a reason that no major tire manufacture will ever recommend using a LT tire as a replacement for a ST tire… they would sell their soul for a profit, so I find it hard to believe with all the marketing and deceit they employ in their marketing that they wouldn’t recommend the use of what is claimed to be a legal and superior tire for replacement of a ST tire… you need to hide from them (be deceitful yourself) that it is a replacement for a ST tire to get their blessing...
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I'm going to go way out on a limb here on the following, so I'll admit this mostly a lot of idle speculation because I am not taking the time to research the availability of different LT tires in varying sizes.....but here goes anyway. I suspect part of this comes down to the fact that most LT tire production and marketed product in north america is in "larger sizes", as in, tires that need wider rim widths. Most of the trailers running around this country are on rims that are pretty narrow, making a lot of LT's the wrong fitment just on that spec alone.
Let's face it, the trailer market is relatively small compared to cars, trucks and SUV's
Still there is a reason that no major tire manufacture will ever recommend using a LT tire as a replacement for a ST tire… they would sell their soul for a profit, so I find it hard to believe with all the marketing and deceit they employ in their marketing that they wouldn’t recommend the use of what is claimed to be a legal and superior tire for replacement of a ST tire… you need to hide from them (be deceitful yourself) that it is a replacement for a ST tire to get their blessing...
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I'm going to go way out on a limb here on the following, so I'll admit this mostly a lot of idle speculation because I am not taking the time to research the availability of different LT tires in varying sizes.....but here goes anyway. I suspect part of this comes down to the fact that most LT tire production and marketed product in north america is in "larger sizes", as in, tires that need wider rim widths. Most of the trailers running around this country are on rims that are pretty narrow, making a lot of LT's the wrong fitment just on that spec alone.
Let's face it, the trailer market is relatively small compared to cars, trucks and SUV's
