Tire Advice
Hi, I recently had a blowout on my 2009 Skyline Layton 2970 TT (8,800 GVWR). Bought it used late last year, great shape, with Goodyears (including spare) on it that also looked in good shape and ...
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Grit dog wrote:Slow your roll. I will not stand for your sarcastic bullying.Huntindog wrote:Grit dog wrote:On the TT I first made the jump from STs to LTs I went from 15" rims to 16", There are a ton of great LT tires in the 16" wheel size.
Well I think there’s one mfg making a 15” LT tire that is marginally up there with the heavy duty STs.
This is like one of those bad reccomendations that just doesn’t go away….
So you’re blindly telling someone to upgrade to 16” wheels, that while wholly unnecessary, also may not fit?
Yup U needz LT tires at any cost…..lol.
Cmon man.
On a trailer where he could have 11,000lb + E load ST tire cap or over 12klb load cap with F load 15s and he’s got maybe at most 8klbs on the axles?
Yeah that makes sense….
No it doesn’t.
I have owned many more sets of ST tires than LT tires. That is because I once believed all of the ST claims, so gave them too many chances.I changed brands, sizes, and LRs.I actually bought my first replacement rims in order to go with a larger size and higher LR ST tire.. That combination lasted about 50 miles. That was the last straw fo me. DW was not happy at all. We had our dogs with us on the way to a trial. It was 110 out and I'm changing a tire. The asphalt was so hot I had to use the trucks floor mats to keep from getting burned. After the ordeal, DW wanted to know what else could be done. I told her that a few people were saying that LT tires were better. She said "Then get them"I told her it would be expensive. We would need 16" 6 lug rims, 6 lug drums and a small lift for clearance.. She said "Do it. We have a 5000 mile round trip to the AKC Brittany National Championships in which 3 of our dogs had qualified to run in. and we need to stop the tire issues." That was in 2006.We have not had a tire issue since.
