<VV> Corvair tires

[Dave Keillor]

Trailer tires are mainly subject to high vertical loads and need
directional stability, so they have very stiff sidewalls.  Also, they
are commonly bias ply.  None of the above is good for a car tire (and
car tires are not good for a trailer).

Dave Keillor
-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Bryan Blackwell
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 12:21 PM
To: Clark Hartzel
Cc: Virtual Vairs
Subject: Re: <VV> Corvair tires

Hi Clark,

I have read in several places that trailer tires are a no-no for cars.
I've not looked into the precise differences.

--Bryan

On Jan 3, 2011, at 8:29 PM, Clark Hartzel wrote:

> Looking at the Tire Rack site, they have a 185-80-13 radial tire but
it says
> "trailer service".  Anybody know what the difference is?  I've used
> passenger tires on all my trailers forever but never trailer tires on
a car.
> Would we know the difference in performance for normal road use?

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