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Old 06-10-2019, 11:22 AM   #17
Tireman9
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Originally Posted by KeystoneKal View Post
I have seen on other forums RV owners buying LT light truck tires in stead of ST tires.
China is famous for manufacturing to the lowest bidder. It would be interesting to see what RV manufacturers pay for a tire made in China vs US.
Didn’t US tire manufacturers get sued about 30 years ago for exploding under inflated tires on SUVs? Deja Vu all over again.

If you switch from St to LT you MUST increase either size or Load Range or both to meet the load capacity requirements.


Yes any tire can fail with a sidewall run low flex failure or with belt separation if you run underinflated or overloaded.
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