ST vs LT tires

[Gene]

Sandy,

We bought Michelin LTX 225/75R16 tires. They are mud and snow rated and are light truck tires. They are load range E. Now Michelin sells a passenger tire in 15" with the model name of LTX, but they are not a light truck tire. I prefer the true LT tire. We have Tredit wheels for the tires. I got the wheels through the service center at Airstream and arranged for the tires to be ready for me to pick up in Dayton at Discount Tire.

You can order wheels and tires through Discount since they have plenty of stores on the Front Range. Make sure the wheels are 0˚ offset.

Some tire stores will not mount an LT tire on a trailer, but most will. Just tell them what you want and then either bring the trailer to change the wheels and tires or pick them up and change them at home.

I measured the wheel wells and cutouts many times from different directions to make sure new 16" tires would fit. Check on the Michelin website for the exact diameter of the tire you want. Tires of a specific nominal size like 15" or 16" are all slightly different.

Gene

[bonginator]

Thanks, Gene. I just checked my current GYMs and they are size 14 so I am not sure about the size 16 wheel. Anyone here successfully mounted Michelin LT tires on a 23 SE AS model?

Thanks!
Sandy

[Gene]

Sandy, there is a passenger version of the Michelin LTX in 15". I'd prefer an LT, but so far as I know they don't make that version anymore.

Gene

[Wazbro]

Originally Posted by bonginator

Thanks, Gene. I just checked my current GYMs and they are size 14 so I am not sure about the size 16 wheel. Anyone here successfully mounted Michelin LT tires on a 23 SE AS model?

Thanks!
Sandy

Sandy check out this thread.

http://www.airforums.com/forums/f465...els-89913.html

[gmw photos]

Or if you want a "commercial/light truck/Michelin" tire, and you want to stay with your 14" rims, this is a possibility:

Agilis | Michelin Tires

[DKB_SATX]

Originally Posted by gmw photos

Or if you want a "commercial/light truck/Michelin" tire, and you want to stay with your 14" rims, this is a possibility:

Agilis | Michelin Tires

Actually finding that tire might be challenging. I suspect that at retail places you have to order a set and wait for them, every place I checked lists only the 15" tire (which would probably make usable replacement for GYMs, though I think the overall diameter will be a bit smaller with the 205/65R15C size compared to the 225/75R15 STs or the 235/70R15 M/S2 LTX Michelin)