Why ST tires?
Hey All, Total noob, trying to soak all this RV stuff in all at once. The Maxxis ST tires on my recently purchased 2001 TT "look" like new, but I don't know how old they actually are, so don't kno...
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SprinklerMan wrote:
What rules are there for tire use ? All I have ever seen are recomondations .
Manufacturers give the specifications for the tire , speed rating , weight rating , etc . It is up to the consumer to determine what they wish to purchace . The only 2 things I have ever seen on on tires are " for trailer use only" and " not for highway use " on equipment tires .
The rules are pretty simple, the replacement tires must equal or better the tires listed on the vehicles tire placard….
Most often the LT tires recommended don’t do that unless you are doing a upgrade of two load ranges and that is going to require new rims most of the time… of course if you need new rims you might as well go to bigger 16 inch rims and a load range to get the needed LT capacity of the eqivelent ST tire… in the TT forums those choices are not often even available…
if your trailer came with ST225x75x15 in LR D @ 2540 lbs. capacity on the placard you can’t just say you can use a Wrangler HT in LT215x15 LR D @2090 lbs. capacity or in a LT 235x75x15 LR C @ 1980 lbs. capacity, which is what is often recommended in the forums for this situation…
many of the recommendations might would work fine in the 5er forums and for the bigger TT of 10,000lbs or more, but are useless for most smaller and lighter TT’s… and most that make these recommendations don’t make these distinctions along with their recomendations…
