trailer tires on drive

I have ran trailer tires on my drives without any problems. As a matter of fact I have them on the rear drive position now. The only thing i dislike about them is that they don't have the meat of a lug. As for torque issues, A trailer tire stands up to braking forces, and the forces of getting dragged around in sharp turns, so I have not had any issues running them. I prefer drive position tires, but when you get them at an exceptionally good price, and you need tires, put'em on and ride until you're ready to make the change back.

 

I owned a Detroit 8V71, so excess torque was not a problem.

 

Really? You run O/D, over weight loads and you make a statement like that?

 

I don't run overweight permitted loads. Just wide loads on occassion. I had 4 old Bridgestone R196 tires that are too soft and were getting cut up too much on my trailer, so I took them off my front trailer axle and replaced with HSR2 H rated for that front axle. When It was time for drives, I put those R196 tires on the rear drive axle which is free rollng almost all the time. They've been there for the last year and are doing fine. When it's time for 4 more, I'll buy H rated Continental HDL Eco Plus.If I were one to run all slicks on the drives, as I said, it would be Continental HSR2 all position tires.

 

all drive tires get equal force power follows path of least resistance unless the power divider is locked in then front and rear axle are forced to spin at the same speed.

if the tire can withstand braking force it can withstand driving force.