Mark, I can speak to this. I have a small trailer that was originally used
for a Formula V race car. Similar weight to my Bugeye. When I got it, it
had passenger tires (single axle) and the tongue weight was a little heavy
due to the bugeye being somewhat forward of the axle. I guess this was to
help tracking. This caused the back of my truck to constantly bounce up and
down going down the road. The faster I went, the more it bounced. Before I
went to LOTO I replaced the old passenger tires with trailer tires. It was
a long distance form SoCal to Missouri. The tire store I bought them at
said legally, that's all they could put on a trailer. If I just brought the
tires by themselves in, I could have got replacement passenger tires. I am
very glad I did not. Yes, they were more expensive than passenger tires
because they had many more radial layers and were a much sturdier
construction. They were filled to 50 psi per the tire place. Wow! What a
difference. The trailer tracked straighter and the bounce disappeared! I
learned my lesson and I feel safer with only one axle using these tires.
Mike MacLean
On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 10:13 AM, Mark Endicott <mark@nashvilletn.org>wrote:
> I need new tires for my aluminum car hauler, it weighs 900 lbs and a Bugeye
> maybe another 1500 lbs tops, I looked at trailer tires and they are
> expensive, is there any reason not to just buy car tires which would be
> half
> price? Does anybody know what the difference is or is it just marketing
> hype?
>
> Mark
> Nashville
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