Kenda K397 ST 5.7-8 B 508B-XG-I (4 Ply)

Kenda K397. FEATURES AND BENEFITS: All season traction; Enhanced controllability; Upgraded load durability; . OVERVIEW: The Kenda K397 is a highway terrain, all season tire manufactured for trailers. This tire is NOT MEANT TO BE MOUNTED ON LIGHT TRUCKS, as its construction will not support the weight and performing style of such vehicles. It can ONLY BE MOUNTED ON TRAILERS.The tire greatly upgrades the all season traction. The stronger all season compound and the aggressive, continuous tread design work together to improve the dry, wet, and winter weather performing safety. The tread elements with the center rib and the shoulder detail upgrade the surface grip on the road surface, boosting the performing ability. The durable compound elements enhance the rubber flexibility during the performance, ensuring a safer summer and winter performance. This promotes a safer performance throughout the year.The center rib ensures the surface contact which improves the controllability. This enables the tire to greatly upgrade the steering responsiveness and the driving stability. The tire promotes great steering response time and accuracy to the driver's commands, while the structure is secured against the driving pressure affecting the tire. This guarantees the tire's exceptional handling, upgrading the driver's control over the vehicle at all times.The K397 boosts the load durability as well. The reinforced internal structure keeps the ideal tire shape under the load and driving pressure. As the tire does not deform under pressure, as the bias ply structure strengthens the tire's overall load handling ability. This results in a safer load durability, while boosting the overall performing ability.This specific tire model features a BIASED ply construction. There might be discrepancies of sizes between brands and models of tires which have this size formatting. As the manufacturers only provide the tire width and the rim diameter with these tires, various brands and models will have size differences. In order to ensure the correct size is purchased, the overall tire diameter that is needed should be checked.The Overall Diameter or O.D. advertised represents the tire's overall diameter in inches, once the tire has been properly inflated and mounted per the manufacturer's recommendation. This advertised number is provided to Priority Tire by the tire manufacturer.Manufacturers recommend changing tires every 10 years. As long as tires are properly stored before they are sold, the year of their manufacture will not shorten their service life.