Q&A: 1994 Carri~Lite 5 Wheeler?

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Question by earthball50@sbcglobal.net: 1994 Carri~Lite 5 Wheeler?

I live in a 1994 Carri~Lite 5 Wheeler, like it were a regular home. It is what I can afford to live in, in the County of San Diego, Ca. I need to know what types of a tire to purchase in order to live in this “home”. The tires that are currently on it are the “ORIGINAL” tires that were put on it way back in ’93. The left back tire popped while sitting in the same place it has been for the past 4 1/2 years. I live in it 365 days a year for the past several years (since June of ’03). I am constantly taking things in it and out of it. I was told to go go with 225/75/15 or 235/85/16, 2 of each. Then I was told to go with “E” because of better load range, whatever that means. Then I was told go with ST because it is a “trailer tire”, then i was told to avoid th “LT’s” that those are truck tires. I was also told to measure the tire, see if it is a 16″ or a 15″. Someone also mentioned something about “Apply Rating”, what is that? What types of tires would you put on it? Are you a tire dealer

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Answer by bo
I would take the tires off and store them under the trailer if I were’nt going to move it any time soon. If you have to change them instead of sitting the trailer on jacks,I would go with a trailer tire. After all, thats what they are going on. The load range is the amount of weight the tires can carry. The number of plys goes up as the load range goes up. They go hand and hand. My advice, don’t worry about the tires until you are ready to travel with it. When you do, put the same size and type of tire that are on it now. The factory knew what that trailer needed to be safe. Good luck…

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Truck Tires, Semi Tractor Trailer Tires

Truck tires are very important they are responsible for the large amounts of weight in transport for trucks and fleets. There are a wide range of sizes and brands to choose from. The more common name brands like Michelin, Bridgestone. Goodyear are usually more popular.

knowing and getting the correct types of tires that you need also depends on your type of transport and load weights, this is very important. Your daily driving distance , Load weights, long or short distance and driving locations, city or highway all play a part in the correct type of tire you should purchase.

Michelin Radial tires are manufactured for trucks. This tire has a large base and stands a large amount of inflation. They use a different kind of steel lining between the tread and the apex. The shuffle between the tread is much less in radial tires and the contact area with the ground does not alters at all even after the tire worn out. A bracing with metal is used in stabilizing the movement of the tread. The casing is of the cross ply model in radial tires that are manufactured for trucks by the Michelin team. They have greater resistance during rolling and the tire noise is very much less and in some cases there will be no noise at all.

Anti splash is a type of long distance tire for the trucks from Michelin. The new improved model has a tread that is 10 mm wider than the previous models for the front end tires. This model of tire is very versatile in nature and is aimed at producing very high mileage for the trucks. Other characteristics of anti splash XF2 is the grip during sudden brakes and the visibility range improvement. This is due to the anti splash deflector that will decrease the projection height of the water by a number of four.

XZU2T is a model of tire for trucks that have their driving range with in the city. The thread has a excellent resistance to impacts and other damages that occur during curbing. This also helps in improving the mileage of the vehicle in a different manner and compensates the mileage loss due to heavy traffic. They have better stability in case of heavy load and it is one of the risk free tires produced by Michelin. The cost is not so high which is the nature of the Michelin tires. The cost is mainly for the name of the brand.

keeping your tires inflated to the proper pressure is integral for the safety or yourself, your passengers, and other drivers on the road.

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