Got to lift the fiver

Wills6.4 Hemi wrote:

laknox wrote:

Wills6.4 Hemi wrote:
225/75/15 I looked at 16" tires but don't have enough room between the tires

I'd reconsider the Maxxis. There are better options, these days, and Maxxis has been having more frequent failures the past couple years. Also, they're still restricted to 65 mph. You may not want to drive faster than that, but a tire that's rated higher, is going to be (or at least on paper) a better tire, with more heat resistance. That is the real killer of tires.

Lyle

i have never had a failure with a maxxis trailer tire. I have other brands and so have my friends. All have switched to Maxxis and no more failures in our group. if it ain't broke don't fix it jmho.

Agreed, I replaced the original Blow Max after the first season with Maxxis, and upgraded from D to E rated. No problems until a bearing failure heated one of them up 4 years later to where it developed a raised center in the tread 3000 miles later. Replaced all four with more of the same 3 years ago and going strong.

Wills6.4 Hemi wrote:

Dtank wrote:
Bookmark this thread to link for future posters who can't decide whether they want to purchase a 4x4 or a 4x2 truck.....like the poster who couldn't decide between the two - as he likes the *looks* of a 4x4 better.

OP - NO "blocks" - do it right as suggested!

:W

the tread has nothing to do with 4x4 or 4x2 I have to have 4x4. The truck being lowered may be enough I will know tonight. If not the spring place advised they can help with different springs on the fiver.

During season 7, the OEM springs on my fiver were so soft, the tires were bottoming out against the floor. I took it to a spring shop where they replaced the 4 leaf spring packs with 6 leaf spring packs. It raised the fiver 2" so it is now level and no more wallowing in bumps. It ticks me off that they put minimal suspension on these things.

laknox wrote:

Wills6.4 Hemi wrote:
225/75/15 I looked at 16" tires but don't have enough room between the tires

I'd reconsider the Maxxis. There are better options, these days, and Maxxis has been having more frequent failures the past couple years. Also, they're still restricted to 65 mph. You may not want to drive faster than that, but a tire that's rated higher, is going to be (or at least on paper) a better tire, with more heat resistance. That is the real killer of tires.

Lyle

i have never had a failure with a maxxis trailer tire. I have other brands and so have my friends. All have switched to Maxxis and no more failures in our group. if it ain't broke don't fix it jmho.

Wills6.4 Hemi wrote:
225/75/15 I looked at 16" tires but don't have enough room between the tires

I'd reconsider the Maxxis. There are better options, these days, and Maxxis has been having more frequent failures the past couple years. Also, they're still restricted to 65 mph. You may not want to drive faster than that, but a tire that's rated higher, is going to be (or at least on paper) a better tire, with more heat resistance. That is the real killer of tires.

Lyle

225/75/15 I looked at 16" tires but don't have enough room between the tires

What size tires are you running now?

Towed 5er last weekend and still need the 5er a couple more inches up to be level and enough clearance at truck bed. I will take one or two more short trips before winterized. This winter I will address the issue. The B and W hitch that came with the 5er is the quietest hitch with no slop that I have ever used. The 5er although is a 2013 or 14 can't remember now had never been camped in but 1 night prior to me buying it a year ago. All systems worked and the trip was trouble free. I will update when I raise the 5er. I am ordering all new maxxis 8008 tires to replace the ones that have aged out but have very few miles. I will also cut plexiglass for the screen door as I have on every unit we have ever owned. This is our 8th TT or 5er. Thanks, Will

Dtank wrote:
Bookmark this thread to link for future posters who can't decide whether they want to purchase a 4x4 or a 4x2 truck.....like the poster who couldn't decide between the two - as he likes the *looks* of a 4x4 better.

OP - NO "blocks" - do it right as suggested!

:W

the tread has nothing to do with 4x4 or 4x2 I have to have 4x4. The truck being lowered may be enough I will know tonight. If not the spring place advised they can help with different springs on the fiver.

Bookmark this thread to link for future posters who can't decide whether they want to purchase a 4x4 or a 4x2 truck.....like the poster who couldn't decide between the two - as he likes the *looks* of a 4x4 better.

OP - NO "blocks" - do it right as suggested!

:W

Allworth wrote:
It would be nice if everybody listed where their Mechanical Engineering degrees are registered. PE numbers??

That was smart azz statement. I guess we all need degrees to work on our trucks according to you.