Re: [A/S] Trailer Tires

As compared to the damage that blowouts can cause, I will take the slightly stiffer ride issues any day. After many issues with numerous Marathons, I swapped out the rims for 16" high capacity, zero offset, aluminum rims and mounted Michelin LT tires (the rims had to be swapped to get to a suitable Michelin tire). Due to a slightly lower profile, the new tires have the same clearance in the wheel well as the Marathons. Not a single issue since (2+ years now). The new tires have significantly higher load-bearing capacity than the Marathons even at less than max pressure. The Michelins + CentraMatic dynamic balancers give the Bambi a glassy smooth ride. For the first time since buying the Bambi new in 2002, I actually think I will be able to run these tires for many years.

David T
On Mar 22, 2012, at 5:33 PM, Steve Pfiffner wrote:

> I have heard the much stiffer sidewalls of truck tires can be hard on your
> trailer, the soft ride of ST (special trailer) tires is part of an
> Airstreams suspension system since the axles have very limited movement.
>
> Steve
> Urban Camping in the Dallas Design District
> http://turtlecreekglassworks.net/
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 4:55 PM, Hunter Hampton
> <airstreamingypsy@gmail.com>wrote:
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