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Archive for December 6th, 2007
Trailer Tires on Powered Vehicles
Posted by Roger from Ogden, UT, UM on December 6, 2007
We have a 30 ft fifth wheel trailer and need to know if it is safe to put 215/85R16 road range E tires on it. Why can’t trailer tires be used on powered vehicles….. Is it because of the stiffness of the sidewall or something else.
I can't speak for every tire manufacturer but, for Goodyear, all our tires of similar size have very similar casings, the basic structure of the tire. A trailer tire has a tread design that works well for free rolling, non-steering wheel positions. This means it typically has a shallow, rib-type tread design. Using this tire on a steer or drive position of a powered vehicle would not create an unsafe situation but, wet and winter traction might be something less than with a tire designed for steer or drive axles.