Trailer Suspension Upgrade / Help
We love our 5th wheel. Well, for the most part anyway. I'll say this right off the bat, I would never buy another rear kitchen model. It seems most every trip we take something in the kitchen breaks. ...
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Poppy's 5th Wheel wrote:SkiSmuggs wrote:
What pressure do you have those 16" tires at? I replaced my 15" Blow Max LRD with Maxxis LRE. So the old tires were at 65 lbs and, when I mentioned that I was running the Maxxis at 70, someone strongly suggested I run them at 80. But looking at tire load charts, it seems they should be pressured for the load they will carry. Methinks I would have a softer ride at 70 lbs and more load capacity than I had with the old tires. If you are running the 16" tires at 100 lbs, that may be part of your ride problem.
I run my tires at 80 psi. How do I determine if I can run them any lower and would I really want to?
This rang a bell with me. When we bought our fifth wheel we replaced the old GY Marathon LRD tires with Maxxis LRE tires. We picked up the fifth wheel in Atlanta and it was a rough pull with things bouncing around in the trailer. After I got home I checked the air pressure in the tires and it was at 80 psi. Lowered it to 70 psi and its like a different trailer. Works for me.
