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bluka43
Mar 10, 2015Explorer
I personally switched from ST to LT tires this past summer. Besides the original Chinese tires on my FW, I have had tires fail me 4 times on 2 completely different sets of GY Marathons ST235/80/16 E, that I had replaced the originals with. (Not once but twice) How stupid is that? All of the failures were belt separations, luckily caught during trips but parked or pulling out of RV parks. Belt separations are fairly easy to spot if you check your tires carefully enough. It seems very obvious to me that something is wrong due to all of the complaints, some horror stories, you read on these forums. When loaded for travel my FW is well within max load according to Cat scales.
No more ST tires for me. I replaced them with LT Bridgestone Duravis R250. I went with a different size tire to be able to match tire height.
See the table below for tire specs of GY Marathon vs Bridgestone
Duravis especially noting the weight of both tires.
Goodyear Marathon Radial ST235/80R16 Tire Specs
Diameter 30.7"
Width 9.2"
Tread Depth 10/32"
Tread Width 6.8"
Rim Range 6-7.5"
Load Range E
Max Load 3420 Lbs
Max PSI 80 PSI
Weight 34 Lbs
Revs/Mile 679
Bridgestone Duravis R250 245/75R16 Tire Specs
Diameter 30.7"
Width 10"
Tread Depth 14/32"
Tread Width 7.3"
Rim Range 6.5-8"
Load Range E
Max Load 3042 Lbs
Max PSI 80 PSI
Weight 57 Lbs
Revs/Mile 679
No more ST tires for me. I replaced them with LT Bridgestone Duravis R250. I went with a different size tire to be able to match tire height.
See the table below for tire specs of GY Marathon vs Bridgestone
Duravis especially noting the weight of both tires.
Goodyear Marathon Radial ST235/80R16 Tire Specs
Diameter 30.7"
Width 9.2"
Tread Depth 10/32"
Tread Width 6.8"
Rim Range 6-7.5"
Load Range E
Max Load 3420 Lbs
Max PSI 80 PSI
Weight 34 Lbs
Revs/Mile 679
Bridgestone Duravis R250 245/75R16 Tire Specs
Diameter 30.7"
Width 10"
Tread Depth 14/32"
Tread Width 7.3"
Rim Range 6.5-8"
Load Range E
Max Load 3042 Lbs
Max PSI 80 PSI
Weight 57 Lbs
Revs/Mile 679
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