Just avoided a tire disaster
Just got back from the Truck Tire place with four new Cooper made in the USA 10 ply Load E tires mounted and balanced. Bought the fiver when we were in Florida this past winter and good old Lazy Days ...
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Me Again wrote:hammer21661 wrote:
I had belts on one tow max break and 2 blowouts I got mad and bit the bullet and bought the 19.5 tires and rims 225/70r19.5 dunlops made in U.S.A. on Chinese vision heavy hauler 81 wheels. 3 bad tires in 1.5 years was enough for me. No 65 mph speed limit on these tires.
I am sorry for the repetitive horn tooting.
Why did you choose 19.5" rims over 17.5"? The 17.5" tires at 4805 lbs have quite a bit weight capacity vs the 19.5 inchers at 3650. Chris
Ok, I had to go check the tires they are Dunlop sp 348 rated at 3970lbs. I chose these because the tire guys said the 19.5 all position tire would be great for scrubbing and give me the endurance I wanted. I was tired of worrying About junk trailer tires and replaced them with a commercial grade tire. If I wanted to upgrade I could go to the 245 size but I was worried about the height even though others said they have been using them on this forum.Also the 225/70r19.5 is a common size tire and readily available not every brand and tread all the time but a common size.Personally I have been around boats and trailers all of my life and can't recall ever seeing a 17.5 tire.these were turned and checked for roundness and equal was installed when they were mounted.If you look me up on here I went through some reasons in another post. pm me if you want any other info I may have.
