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Can you use car tires on a trailer?

Updated: 10/23/2022
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No, reason: trailor tires are made so that the side walls can take the strain of "road sway" while pulling a trailor. if you've ever followed someone towing a trailor you might have seen it swaying back and forth from time to time. car tires are not designed for that kind of stress.

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