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  • SimpleScore™

    Our proprietary rating system
    for the modern tire buyer.

    8.6

    Great

    Score breakdown:

    9.0

    Long lasting

    Excellent

    8.0

    Handling

    Great

    9.0

    Traction

    Excellent

  • The Carlstar Group, with its headquarters located in Franklin, Tennessee, is the market leader in specialty tires and wheels for a variety of applications, including flat free/manual, construction, lawn and garden, ATV and UTV, high-speed trailer, and aftermarket car wheels. They have established a culture of transforming brilliant ideas into cutting-edge products with a reputation for excellence in product innovation, quality, and customer service, and they have well-known consumer brands in both domestic and international markets.

    Use the Carlstar CSL16 trailer tire to enhance your experience when towing. This trailer tire offers the strength and durability required to handle any hauling task because it was designed with huge weights and large equipment in mind.

    Let's look at this Carlstar CSL16 review if you're searching for a tire that can handle any hauling task.

    Features and Benefits

    Because of their stronger side walls, trailer tires can support heavier loads and reduce swaying when driving at high speeds through corners and along the road. A trailer tire, the Carlstar CSL16's symmetrical tread design provides smooth driving, high directional stability, and less rolling resistance. Due to its symmetrical design, the CSL16 tire may be freely moved around a trailer to prevent uneven wear.

    • Increased strength and durability: This trailer tire is specifically intended for huge equipment and exceptionally heavy loads. Its steel belt structure improves strength and longevity. Moreover, It has the strength and durability to handle any hauling operation.
    • Enhanced wet and dry traction: The Carlstar CSL16 features a highway tread pattern that improves wet and dry traction.
    • Reduced risk of hydroplaning: To lessen the chance of hydroplaning on wet roads, four large grooves channel water out of the tread. As a result, the wet traction improves.
    • Enhanced load-carrying capacity: With a reinforced construction, the tire increases the load-carrying capacity. You can count on the Carlisle CSL16 to deliver outstanding performance and dependability when you need it most, thanks to its load rating of up to 4,400 pounds.
    • Better towing capacity: A strong structure and an industrial highway tread pattern improve towing efficiency.

    Pros and Cons

    Do these tires match your trailers then? Do they have any drawbacks? Before we examine SimpleTire's perspective on them, let's examine their pros and cons:

    PROS:

    • One of the best trailer tires on the market
    • Steel belt structure to improve strength and durability.
    • Industrial highway tread pattern to enhance wet and dry traction.
    • Four large grooves to reduce the risk of hydroplaning.
    • Load rating of up to 4,400 pounds.
    • Reinforced construction to boost load-carrying capacity.

    CONS:

    • Not designed for passenger vehicles.
    • It is not designed for harsh winter weather conditions.

    SimpleTire’s view on Carlstar CSL16 tires

    The industrial highway tread design and robust construction of the Carlisle CSL16 can enhance your towing efforts while providing optimal strength, performance, and longevity. With a load rating of up to 4,400 pounds, you can rely on the Carlisle CSL16 to provide solid performance and reliability when you need it most.

    Using SimpleScore let’s see SimpleTire’s view on Carlstar CSL16 by comparing it with other two trailer tires, the Kenda Loadstar K371 and the Maxxis M8008 ST Radial. The better SimpleScore (8.6) of the Carlstar CSL16 over the Kenda Loadstar K371 and the Maxxis M8008 ST Radial is attributed to its excellent longevity (9.0), traction (9.0), and durability (8.0) scores.

    In comparison to the Kenda Loadstar K371, the Carlstar CSL16 has a higher longevity score (9 vs 8.2) and traction score (9 vs 8.2). However, the Kenda Loadstar K371 has a higher durability rating (8.6 vs. 8). Similarly to the Maxxis M8008 ST Radial, the Carlstar CSL16 has a higher longevity(9 vs 8.1) and traction score (9 vs 8.3), yet the Maxxis M8008 ST Radial has a higher durability score (8.7 vs. 8.0).

    Overall, the Carlisle CSL16 is a great trailer tire that offers great load-carrying capacity and improved towing efficiency.

    Vehicles the Carlstar CSL16 is a good replacement tire for

    Not to mention that the Carlstar CSL16 is a good replacement tire for vehicles from popular brands such as:

    • MAC trailer
    • Coachmen
    • Great Dane
    • Fontaine Trailer
    • Towmaster trailers
    • ATC trailers

    3 reviews

    3 on SimpleTire

    3.5

    overall rating

    67%

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    Scorecard

    Dry

    3.7

    Wet

    4

    Winter

    4

    Comfort

    4.5

    Noise

    5

    Treadwear

    1

    3 SimpleTire reviews

    Matt
    1
    Daihatsu Charade 1988 CSX
    Verified Customer
    May 1, 2021

    I bought these tires from a local supplier and they are GARBAGE ! Made in CHINA ! They smell like nasty Chinese rubber and they DO NOT LAST !!!! BEWARE.

    Dave
    4.5
    Verified Customer
    Jan 16, 2021

    Drove from Georgia to California and back without a hitch, no visible wear after 6000 miles. I'm glad I spent the extra money and got these over lower rated tires, nothing worse than having to change a trailer tire in the snow in the middle of nowhere.

    Adam
    5
    Verified Customer
    Nov 26, 2020

    Put these on our Imagine 2800 after the factory westlake garbage ones blew out. Much better tire, and even notice less sway.

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