why are ST tires overrated ?From the tirerack website .Goodyear ST 235/80 R 16 rated for 3420 # on the sidewallprice = $ 135 eachweight = 34 # eachsection width is 9.2 "tread width= 6.8 "diameter is 30.7 "3420 # at 80 psiGoodyear ...
The US Environmental Protection Agency has a current bid request open to testing agencies to provide the service of testing truck tires .I do the government bids for a large wholesale materials company .It is my job to peruse over hundreds of ...
a test drive is by far the best way to know .tongue weight and the distance from coupler to the trailer axle is a critical dimension on a single axle trailer .There are some very good handling single axle trailers .They tend to have a Longer coupler ...
It is refreshing to see that the OP has studied this subject and figured out that the continued recommendation to utilize ST tires is not as good a solution as making the switch to LT rated tires .Too many posters on this forum seem to " glaze ove...
Francesca is confused .It has been shown repeatedly that the ST rating system over- rates to a 15 % factor to an LT tire .As long as the LT tire at 2540 # rating exceeds the load carried you are good to go .The LT tire at 2540 # rating is a muc...
First of all it is DEXSTARSecond , the tire is the weakest link .It is irresponsible for you to deny somebody the advantage of installing a better tire .Nobody is suggesting overloading the wheel , which is limited by weight capacity .Only an ***** ...
It is extremely rare to find a wheel stamped with a psi rating .Some folks look at the wheel charts which say 1820 # load rating at 65 psi and think that is a psi limit .actually what the chart is saying is that the tires need to be inflated to 65 ...