Why don't the manufacturers recommend LT tires??

profdant139 wrote:
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Bottom line -- I still don't know the answer to my question. But it is worth thinking about, since there is so much riding on those tires (literally).

Bottom line, I would suggest a more scholarly and scientific way to answer your question than throwing red meat to the members of this forum who are only going to say, "My way or the highway" when it comes to such issues. You may learn something from ten percent of the replies. But which ten percent?