Tire warnings - Saab General Bulletin Board - Saabnet.com
The banner above is an advertisment - if it asks you to download software, please ignore.
Site News -
4/9 Saab Owners' Convention Day Pass Raffle |
3/26 M Car Covers (by State of Nine)
[General |
Members |
C900 |
9000 |
NG900 & OG93 |
93 |
95 |
NG95 |
99 |
Sonett |
Vintage Models |
Clubs |
Other Cars |
FAQs |
Gifts |
Member Photo Galleries |
Member Directory |
Classifieds |
Manuals |
*Buddy Registry |
*Mileage Registry |
Polls |
What's New |
Raffle |
Photo of the Month |
Sponsors]
Note about the tire warnings - I've seen plenty of folks driving on the mini-spares at 75 mph, and they're only rated for 50 mph for a few tens of miles.
However, I'd be very leery about stressing the tires and bearings on the trailer. Especially from Harbor Freight, which stresses value - I'll leave it at that.
Just this past weekend I saw two cases where I saw a trailer tire on the road, and two seriously messed up trailers not much farther down the road. In one case, the tire shredded and caused the wheel to leave; in the other case, it was a perfectly good tire and the bearing let go.
So good solution, but I would monitor the health of the trailer tires and wheel bearings carefully, especially if you're running above ratings. Yes, the limits may be set by lawyers, but you don't want to risk your stuff (and your nice CSE) to a wheel incident.
posted by 76.205.178...
Posts in this Thread:
- Update to my trailer question, Rod , Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:57:33
- Couple of solutions, EricG, Fri, 3 Oct 2008 18:10:45
- Tire warnings, Ari , Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:19:11 <-- Viewing This Message
- On the mini-spares..., Craig, Wed, 1 Oct 2008 07:31:57
- Re: Tire warnings--tend to agree, Noel, Wed, 1 Oct 2008 05:42:34
- Does weight have a large influence?, Rod , Wed, 1 Oct 2008 06:26:59
- Yes!, Ari , Wed, 1 Oct 2008 09:23:41
- I'm not an engineer, so can't say for sure., Noel, Wed, 1 Oct 2008 07:51:44
- Re: Does weight have a large influence?, turbocon86, Wed, 1 Oct 2008 07:18:21
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
Post a Followup
No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.
StateOfNine.com
|
SaabClub.com
|
Jak Stoll Performance
|
M Car Covers
|
Ad Available
|
Random Saabnet.com Member Gallery Photos (Click Image)
This is a moderated bulletin board - Posting is a privilege, not a right.
Unsolicited commercial postings are not allowed (no spam). Please, no For Sale or Wanted postings, SERIOUSLY.
Classifieds are to be listed in The Saab Network Classifieds pages.
This is a problem solving forum for over 250,000 Saab owners, so expect to see
problems discussed here even though our cars are generally very reliable. This is not an anything goes
type of forum. Saabnet.com has been a moderated forum since 1988. For usage guidelines, see the
Saabnet.com Mission and Purpose Page. Please remember that you are
not anonymous. Site Contact | Site Donations | Other Sites by SP -
Poverty2Prosperity.org | Run Club Menlo Park | ScreenBot
Site Members do not see red text instructions, bottom of the page anchor ads, or box ads.
Click here to see all
the Site Membership Benefits!