6 years on LT265/75R16s... no problems.
I put cheap generic LT265/75R16 LREs on our Chaparral 355 6 seasons ago after one of the Goodyear Marathon ST230/80R16 LRDs that came with the trailer developed a bulge. I have not had a single pro...
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JIMNLIN wrote:
I see.
That tire/wheel combo probably should work for you as your not towing a lot of miles.
Some years back a few of our commercial GN trailer mfg (PJ/Kaufman/Starlite..examples) came out with a 265/75-16 tire option and special 7.75 wide trailer wheels.......but after 3-4 years dropped the option. Too many warranty claims on the running gear parts caused by those wide base tires.
Why would a "wide base tire" cause warranty claims on running gear ?
If anything a wider tire uses less air pressure and floats better over bad roads.
And what trailer manufacturer would tell its customer base it had too many warranty claims ?
Keep a sharp looky on the U bolt nuts/spring keepers/wheel cracks around the lugs and cracks in the spring hangers.
You might want to have a look at the running gear under my trailer. 6 years on that too, with zero issues.
http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/23960591.cfm
