BobX2
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There seem to be a few fairly knowledgeable tire guys on this forum so I will bring this question here instead of to a tire store where upsales are typically more important than the whole truth. My Sundance XLT has 15", load range D Towmax tires. I'm considering replacing them with a new set of Carlisle Radial Trail RH Radial Trailer Tires. My question is, would it be in my best interest to step up to a load range E? In my mind it would make sense to do so for an added safety margin, but if I'm not ever going to hit the 9,999 lb. GVWR am I really gaining anything by doing this and spending the extra money? With a 6,400 lb. dry weight I am confident I will never be able to overload this trailer with 5,200 lb. axles under it. Seems to me that they would carry the load better and with less heat build up which should equate to longer tire life with less chance of tire failure. Also, with the extra load rating margin, would they hold up better if I happened to exceed 65 mph? Not saying I'm going to, especially since most of the time I will be pulling doubles, but it just seems logical that they would and I'm curious if my thinking is correct about that. Any educated comments on that? I've been reading these ST tire horror stories until I'm about to go cross eyed, and I want to put the right tires under my new rig so I can scratch that off of my things to worry about list. My trailer is brand new, never been slept in and I'm not going to buy 16" wheels for it at this time, so a good LT tire doesn't appear to be an option either. It's enough $$$ just to replace the brand new tires that came on it, which kind of xxxx me off that I even should have to be worried about what they put on them new from the factory.
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