Replacing Tires

[donzinger]

Looking as though I may order mine this week. I suffered two blowouts on my Sunnybrook (minor damage) but the father in law had one that was pretty catastropic - he was running the 614's but they were old - trailer tire life is only 5-7 years so just another excuse to use the piss out of your rig!

[donzinger]

Originally Posted by 1BadDiesel

Pulled my Voltage 2014 3950 out of indoor storage Friday after 6 months of pure Michigan winter and almost no real spring yet, it was 35 degrees in the morning here.I have a 500 mile round trip planned for Memorial day weekend and plan on pushing the China bomb tires one last trip , till I purchase 6 new tires.Still haven't picked which ones to purchase Maxis, Carlisle , michillens, and goodyears. Going to price them out , look at availability etc.Took a picture of side wall and axle flex on cement , temperature cool. Seen alot worse on asphalt ,hot days.Any suggestions ? $ pros and cons ! Guess I will just have to pull the trigger $

Saw you loading her up last night on our way to dinner - looks great! Let camping season begin!

[1BadDiesel]

Wondering where in Michigan to purchase the 17.5 wheels and tires combo needed for replacement of the China bombs supplied from Dutchman? Going to make some phone calls Monday morning for availability and pricing. Would like to get them A.S.A.P.
Any suggestions on what to do with the old ones?? Probably post them on Craigslist , someone with a farm trailer or landscape equipment might need them . I drive over 70 mph and load down the toy hauler heavy , don't need to push my luck and farther on poorly rated tires. Roughly 5000 miles and one full season , finished pushing my luck.

[1BadDiesel]

Wow I had no idea the Goodyear 17.5 tires were so expensive.I am getting heart burn just thinking of buying six at 480$ each, plus wheels for 225$ each.I need to rethink this 16 inch Carlisle program again. I joke with friends when they are making a purchase , don't be cheap ! What to do?

[BnTinNV]

Originally Posted by 1BadDiesel

Wow I had no idea the Goodyear 17.5 tires were so expensive.I am getting heart burn just thinking of buying six at 480$ each, plus wheels for 225$ each.I need to rethink this 16 inch Carlisle program again. I joke with friends when they are making a purchase , don't be cheap ! What to do?

Check these out. I havent used them, but maybe someone else has info on them. they have a H load rating. LT235/75R17.5 Milestar Radial LT Tire LR H/16 Ply, 4,410 lb Single Max Load, free shipping.

[lakebuster]

Originally Posted by 1BadDiesel

Pulled my Voltage 2014 3950 out of indoor storage Friday after 6 months of pure Michigan winter and almost no real spring yet, it was 35 degrees in the morning here.I have a 500 mile round trip planned for Memorial day weekend and plan on pushing the China bomb tires one last trip , till I purchase 6 new tires.Still haven't picked which ones to purchase Maxis, Carlisle , michillens, and goodyears. Going to price them out , look at availability etc.Took a picture of side wall and axle flex on cement , temperature cool. Seen alot worse on asphalt ,hot days.Any suggestions ? $ pros and cons ! Guess I will just have to pull the trigger $

That last set of tires looks like axle is in bind or bent, what's up with that?

[lakebuster]

Originally Posted by BnTinNV

Check these out. I havent used them, but maybe someone else has info on them. they have a H load rating. LT235/75R17.5 Milestar Radial LT Tire LR H/16 Ply, 4,410 lb Single Max Load, free shipping.

If you go to 17.5" tires you want 215/75/17.5 which are 30.4" tall compared to stock 235/80/16 at 30.6", the 235/75/17.5 are a 1" taller, just ensure you have enough space at full compression for this, this is one of the reasons I did not go the 235/85/16 route.

[donzinger]

Originally Posted by 1BadDiesel

Wondering where in Michigan to purchase the 17.5 wheels and tires combo needed for replacement of the China bombs supplied from Dutchman? Going to make some phone calls Monday morning for availability and pricing. Would like to get them A.S.A.P.
Any suggestions on what to do with the old ones?? Probably post them on Craigslist , someone with a farm trailer or landscape equipment might need them . I drive over 70 mph and load down the toy hauler heavy , don't need to push my luck and farther on poorly rated tires. Roughly 5000 miles and one full season , finished pushing my luck.

Let me know what you find out - $4,100 is a tough pill to swallow...

[BnTinNV]

Originally Posted by lakebuster

If you go to 17.5" tires you want 215/75/17.5 which are 30.4" tall compared to stock 235/80/16 at 30.6", the 235/75/17.5 are a 1" taller, just ensure you have enough space at full compression for this, this is one of the reasons I did not go the 235/85/16 route.

What about these? LT215/75R17.5 Geostar Radial LT Tire LR H/16 Ply, TL G650 Premium Highway, 4,805 lb Single Load Capacity

[BnTinNV]

Originally Posted by donzinger

Let me know what you find out - $4,100 is a tough pill to swallow...

Just checking out Trailer-Wheels.com and found 6 17.5 tires and wheels for little over $2500. What do you think?

[lakebuster]

BnTinNV, I would check your local commercial tire dealer, I am paying 289 per tire or 1734 for six.

[BnTinNV]

Originally Posted by lakebuster

BnTinNV, I would check your local commercial tire dealer, I am paying 289 per tire or 1734 for six.

Lakebuster, The tires I posted earlier. Im getting for 1225 with free shipping. 204 ea. I was just wondering if the Geostar tire is of any quality.

[1BadDiesel]

Picture was taken in a parking lot making a turn. I was just posting a picture to show how soft the side wall of the China bombs were and axle wrap up also. You can see behind the last wheel there are black skid marks from dragging . Can't imagine the loads tire see on an off ramp on the express way.

[donzinger]

Originally Posted by DesertRat

Picking up my new V3605 on Saturday. One of the first things I'm going to do is take the 17.5" off my Teton & switch them over to the Voltage. I blew 8 or 9 tires on my Teton in the ten years I have had it. Once I switched over to 17.5 tire problem was solved. If you put miles on your rig don't waste time with any 16" tires like I did. Bite the bullet $ wise & switch to 17.5.

What is the advantage of the 17.5" over say a 16"?

[1BadDiesel]

Load range f , almost 1000 lbs per tire. I have read so many forums and chats about this subject that my conclusion is that many 5th wheels are blowing all types of 16 tires that the fix is going with 17.5 wheels for the security of higher load rating.problem with some rims is they are rated at 110 psi. Alot of tires require 125psi. Alcoa rims are costly and problems with length on studs become an issue.

[ducmons]

Originally Posted by 1BadDiesel

Load range f , almost 1000 lbs per tire. I have read so many forums and chats about this subject that my conclusion is that many 5th wheels are blowing all types of 16 tires that the fix is going with 17.5 wheels for the security of higher load rating.problem with some rims is they are rated at 110 psi. Alot of tires require 125psi. Alcoa rims are costly and problems with length on studs become an issue.

Can you explain the "length on studs" issue?

[1BadDiesel]

The alcoa rims are thicker, longer studs needed on the hubs to fasten correctly.

[donzinger]

Originally Posted by 1BadDiesel

Wondering where in Michigan to purchase the 17.5 wheels and tires combo needed for replacement of the China bombs supplied from Dutchman? Going to make some phone calls Monday morning for availability and pricing. Would like to get them A.S.A.P.
Any suggestions on what to do with the old ones?? Probably post them on Craigslist , someone with a farm trailer or landscape equipment might need them . I drive over 70 mph and load down the toy hauler heavy , don't need to push my luck and farther on poorly rated tires. Roughly 5000 miles and one full season , finished pushing my luck.

Just called Trailer Tires and Wheels down by Toledo - my father in law got his there. Rims and Tires with are $565 or $580 each with a Continental Load Range J. They will ship to Fedex in Port Huron for $120 and no sales tax as opposed to paying sales tax if yo ugo pick them up. Trailer Tires and Wheels - Steel & Aluminum Trailer Wheels, Bias & Radial Trailer Tires

[ducmons]

Originally Posted by donzinger

Just called Trailer Tires and Wheels down by Toledo - my father in law got his there. Rims and Tires with are $565 or $580 each with a Continental Load Range J. They will ship to Fedex in Port Huron for $120 and no sales tax as opposed to paying sales tax if yo ugo pick them up. Trailer Tires and Wheels - Steel & Aluminum Trailer Wheels, Bias & Radial Trailer Tires

So they will mount tires on rims and ship all together ready to mount on the trailer?

EDIT: I emailed them and they emailed right back! They do mount and balance.

[DesertRat]

Originally Posted by BnTinNV

Lakebuster, The tires I posted earlier. Im getting for 1225 with free shipping. 204 ea. I was just wondering if the Geostar tire is of any quality.

I ran Geostars on my Teton but they failed after a couple of years. I don't believe the problem to be so much tires made in China as it's 16" tires. I lost all five OEM Goodyears that were 14 plys 16" tires. Once I went to 17.5 even a Hankook my problems were over!!