Had a bad blow out .And tired of reading 1000 post on tires

Southwest wheel will also sell you real Alcoa aluminum trailer wheels, got my Bridge R250's mounted on them after the official RV rims made in Indiana required a special socket to remove them. Pay once and keep RVing.

Ribs are perfect for 6k axels

Been running Michelin Rib 235/85R16's on the 5'er since we took delivery in Jan 2004. Never had a problem. I run Rib's on the truck (see sig.)as well...again, no problems.

Happy camping!!! See y'all down the road!!!:)

You can get factory style rims here,
http://www.tredittire.com/Aluminum-Wheels-C10.aspx

Southwest wheel Is one of many online places for replacement or upgrade wheels. I don't think I would get any of the tires I see listed but maybe they can get brand names on request. Scroll down in the link for many wheel options. Randu

So I will start again. If you have 6k axles and 14K GVWR, then install Michelin XPS RIBs or Bridgestone Duravis R250s and you will not have to worry about tire problems for 6-8 years. Do it and don't look back!!!

Chris

forest river is rel good about using tires at or below the weight limits of the TT. heck they even put two different sized tires on my TT. I had blow outs after blow outs when we went camping. I spent a lot of money on tires. I got fed up with that and went to a tire store I deal with all the time. they put larger wheels and heavy duty tires on and I haven't had a blow out since.

if you want to purchase tires that are warrantied to where if they fail within the first 4 years of service, they will pay for the damage and replace the tire, Goodyear G614's are your only option

Jim

Get you some LT235/85/16 firestone transforce HT. They will fit you rims and have a proven track record. I have three friends that had your same problem and this fixed it. Good luck.

Me Again gives good advice. Another option would be to get 17.5" wheels and 215/75r17.5 tires. The benefit there is they are rated for 4805 lbs per tire and will give you an additional safety margin. Something like the Goodyear G114 or the Continental HTL2 Eco Plus. Both of these tires are rated for 75 MPH also. The overall diameter is about .3 inches smaller. Look at www.tiresandwheelstrailer.com for some options.