Blown tire, should I upgrade from 16G to 17.5 H wheels/tires

Old-Biscuit wrote:
2010 model year.........

Were this original G614's?

5-6 yrs. old depending on mfg. date.

Seems you got good service from them.
Trailer tires age out vs wear out.

Have you weighed 5vr?
Are the G tires overloaded........if not and have capacity no real need to change.

Check out the Sailun S637 235/85R16 tires 'G' rated

You don't know how much it pains me to say this, but I agree with everything he said!

After 2 tread separations on the original Goodyear G614s on our 2004 MS, we ran the replacement set supplied by Goodyear for another 3 years. Before a summertime trip to Arizona in 2010, however, I called Scott at trailertiresandwheels.com and upgraded to the 17.5" Michelin XTAs. Our 2004 MS came with the 9/16" studs, and Scott supplied pre-mounted tires, wheels, center caps and 9/16" lug nuts for a bolt-on conversion. We ran the XTAs from 2010 until we traded the trailer for our current MS in May 2014 with never a problem. The conversion isn't cheap, but the peace of mind was well worth it to us!!

The new Mobile Suites has 17.5" Goodyear G114s - so far, so good....

Rusty

Contact Scott at trailertiresandwheels.com. I changed my studs to 5/8 and went with Alcoa's and GY H 17.5" tires. Havemany thousands of mines they still look good. He does sell wheels with 9/16 holes. The 5/8 are a much better lug system.

He has fresh tires and they come to you balanced and ready to install.

I sold my tires wheels and spare on Craig's List for $1,000.

2010 model year.........

Were this original G614's?

5-6 yrs. old depending on mfg. date.

Seems you got good service from them.
Trailer tires age out vs wear out.

Have you weighed 5vr?
Are the G tires overloaded........if not and have capacity no real need to change.

Check out the Sailun S637 235/85R16 tires 'G' rated

RicksonTruck.com sells a direct replacement 8 lug rim for the Ford, Dodge, and GM 16" rims, with 17.5" dual wheel configuration. I don't know if they have them in single applications or not.

You can call them. Probably they will have a 9/16" hole, that is what was on my 1975 F-350 SRW supercab truck.

17.5" rims are going to have a much higher weight rating. Even E load range will be much higher weight rating than a E load range on a 16" rim. Check the load ratings, to see if you might need F or G or H load ranges. Rickson can get the 17.5" tires, but your local tire shop should have a better price including shipping. What is on Rickson's website are not up to date prices, as oil and rubber prices change monthly so do tire prices.

Good luck on your purchase. You might also contact Mobile Suites. They probably are able to tell you the supplier name on the 2015 trailers, and they might be able to supply you with the correct 17.5" rims that fit your bolt pattern.


Another source might be [www.etrailer.com]eTrailer.com They also sell replacement rims and brake systems. Many who have changed to disk brakes find it re-assuring that the brakes are now very effective - once disks are installed!

Good luck

Fred.