JBarca
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HaulinBass02 wrote:
Yes that is my camper. They put 225/75/15 D on it from the factory. I’ve bee RVing for 20+ years and know they go with the bare minimum. They have been ok-ish for the few short trips but I’m not looking at having a failure in the middle of vacation if I can help it.
I am bumping up to the same size tire in an E rating. Not wanting to spend the money for 16” wheels and tires as I don’t think it is necessary for me.
I forgot about Carlisle but my last experience was prior to their re-design when my dad was going through tires left and right on his 5er. I will look into those as well.
Yes, a good move to upsize to LR E. Glad they at least gave you the D's.
A heads up in case you did not know, ask for high-pressure valve stems. They normally do not cost any more, but they may not give them to you if you do not ask. They are rubber snap in's with an exposed brass valve stem. The only way to gain the E load range benefit is to run them at a higher pressure (80 psi). If you are going to add a TPM, then get metal valve stems.
It was 2012 when I did my upgrade. Endurance was not made then, and the new design Carlises did not have much track record. It was going to be Maxxis LR. E on the 15" tire or jump to LT's in 16" E's. Since we planned to keep the camper a long time, I moved to LT's. There are posts on my tire failures and the upgrade here on RV net; if anyone wants to see them, let me know, I'll dig them up.
Have a good trip and a big "great for you" to upgrade before the trip! Dealing with a tire failure on the road is not a fun day camping. Especially with changing a tire failure on the side of an interstate. My wife was having kittens waiting for me, thinking I would get sucked in by a semi-whizzing by at 70 mph. Even 8 feet to the right past the white line does not seem to be enough.
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NamMedevac 70
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I have also great service from Maxxis and Goodyear TT tires for many years.
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amxpress
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I’ve had Maxxis on 2 previous trailers with only one blow out due to road hazard. My current trailer has GY Endurance so time will tell. I do like the fact that I can cruise at 70 with the GY.
Note, be sure your new tires are balanced!
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Grit dog
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Is curious the Maxxis specs don’t list speed rating. But otherwise good tires afaik.
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ktmrfs
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and use a TPMS system. IMHO way to many TT blowouts are due to a SLOW leak causing overheating and the BAM. and you don't feel the tire going down like you do on the TV.
The TPMS twice let me know of a slow leak, nail, long before it caused a flat. Leak was slow, but fast enough that I wouldn't have caught it checking tires at rest stops along the way,
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