Heavy Class C Tire thoughts
Hey All! I've had some tire issues in the past so ready to try something different. I have been running toyo's forever out of convenience. I was planning on going with the Michelin LTX A/T2 ti...
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rjstractor wrote:BFL13 wrote:
"With E rated tires (which is what the manufacturer recommends), if the rear axle is at max load there is very little extra weight margin and my opinion is that the tires are being stressed"
Wait a sec. Are you saying the actual rear axle weight on the scales is enough to max out the Es? Or are you saying the Es are not enough to meet the rear GAWR of the C?
What is the rear scale weight for that C as loaded for camping and what PSI do they want on the door label ?
If the OP has an E450 based C, at the max RGAWR the E rated tires are also right at their max. With most of these rigs there is very little air space in the wheel wells which makes the tires run hot and prone to tread separation in hot weather. Your E350 C is lighter, so if you run E rated tires you can inflate to 80 psi and have a comfortable margin. A 450 runs the same size tires, but has no margin tire-wise when fully loaded. If the OP wants real margin in tire capacity, he can go with a Rickson tire and wheel package but they are spendy.
Yep, it's a 450 so at max. Thanks for the Rickson tip but I've been down that road 3 years ago... put in order... wait 6 months then no response. I don't know what happened. Luckily no money down/lost.
Looks like I'm stuck with E's, I just need to get the highest quality tire available.
