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wuhungsix
Explorer
Feb 13, 2014

Looking to upgrade from 15" to 16" wheels and LT tires.

Hi, we purchased our first fifth wheel earlier (2014 Palomino Puma 259RBSS, GVWR 10227lbs) this year and have yet to make a trip. I have been reading some threads about the nightmare with the Chinabo...
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wuhungsix
Explorer
Feb 14, 2014
Peg Leg wrote:
Just quick calculations.

With 10,200 gross you should have about 1500 lbs pin weight. This leaves you with less than 9,000 on the axles or 4500 each and about 2250 per tire. Any weight capacity above this is just a safety margin.


So it appears I would have to bump up to the 16" tires to exceed those ball park numbers. Thanks.

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