Just was reading article in trailer life mag. Have a Redwood so say high end unit 114,000 dollar 5th that has st235/80r15 tires. Man, what a way to cheat cousmer on axles. Anything that large and costly should have 7,000 pld axles. They should be 16in with 8lugs. I think it has the 5,000 pld axles with 6 lugs. No unit should have that size axles with that weight. Any input?:S

Well the article is wrong. Redwoods come with 9/16th 8 lug 7K axles with an option for 8K, but the OEM tires are the E rated Marathons, with G614s as an option.

Ya that sounds right, sure would be ludicrous to put that size axles on that size rig. Thanks for comment.

A lot of inaccuracies in that article, such as you need to delete the fireplace to get a desk. We have the 8K axles with disk brakes and G614 tires.

Our Mobile Suite came with G Rated Goodyear tires with 7000 lb. axles. The 2012 version of ours now has 17 1/2 inch rims with 8K axles... More is better...

YnotTurbo wrote:Our Mobile Suite came with G Rated Goodyear tires with 7000 lb. axles. The 2012 version of ours now has 17 1/2 inch rims with 8K axles... More is better...Unless it is a bill then LESS is better.

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pcm1959
Explorer II
Jul 20, 2013
Shop carefully. Prices are VERY over inflated. You can buy them for the high $60's- mid $70's. Check Lazy Days. Don't pay Redwoods "high end" price for something that does not rival the real quality of DRV or Excel. Just my 2 cents. Good luck. Phillip
salem
Explorer
Jul 20, 2013
Saw a brand spanking new Redwood 5er last week being pulled by a new one ton Chevy that still had the paper plates on it. That guy must have won the lotto.:)
broark01
Explorer II
Jul 20, 2013
YnotTurbo wrote:
Our Mobile Suite came with G Rated Goodyear tires with 7000 lb. axles. The 2012 version of ours now has 17 1/2 inch rims with 8K axles... More is better...

Unless it is a bill then LESS is better.
YnotTurbo
Explorer
Jul 19, 2013
Our Mobile Suite came with G Rated Goodyear tires with 7000 lb. axles. The 2012 version of ours now has 17 1/2 inch rims with 8K axles... More is better...
Atom_Ant
Explorer
Jul 19, 2013
A lot of inaccuracies in that article, such as you need to delete the fireplace to get a desk. We have the 8K axles with disk brakes and G614 tires.
rmoparman
Explorer
Jul 19, 2013
Ya that sounds right, sure would be ludicrous to put that size axles on that size rig. Thanks for comment.
Michelle_S
Explorer III
Jul 19, 2013
Well the article is wrong. Redwoods come with 9/16th 8 lug 7K axles with an option for 8K, but the OEM tires are the E rated Marathons, with G614s as an option.

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