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RustyJC
Jun 09, 2016Explorer
When did your friend blow 2 Goodyear G614s? The very early G614s had a tread separation problem, but this was resolved with a 2007 redesign. The early G614s were OEM equipment on our 2004 Mobile Suites 36RE3, and we lost 2 of them in 2007. Goodyear paid to repair the damage on our 5th wheel and replaced all 4 tires with the redesigned G614s. We ran those until 2010 with no problems whatsoever when I upgraded to 17.5" Michelin XTAs because we were taking a July trip from Houston, TX to Arizona and didn't want to take any chances.
Personally, tires, brakes and hitches are things that I won't "cheap out" on. Our current 2014.5 Mobile Suites 38RSSA came with 17.5" Goodyear G114s, and they've been trouble-free so far. It's your money and your choice, but I wouldn't put a tire that I've never heard of under my 5th wheel regardless of whether Discount Tire recommends it or not - as I recall, they used to recommend the old Carlisles as well. :(
Rusty
Personally, tires, brakes and hitches are things that I won't "cheap out" on. Our current 2014.5 Mobile Suites 38RSSA came with 17.5" Goodyear G114s, and they've been trouble-free so far. It's your money and your choice, but I wouldn't put a tire that I've never heard of under my 5th wheel regardless of whether Discount Tire recommends it or not - as I recall, they used to recommend the old Carlisles as well. :(
Rusty
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