Has anyone with a Class A increased their replacement tires, with the exact same size but gone up a load range higher? If so, did it make your ride much harsher?I was going to do this, but the tire store is telling me that I am better off staying with the original size and load range because the coach was engineered for that tire and the ride would be harsh. However, to counter that argument, the higher load range tires are always more expensive and m Mfg's want to keep costs down.Also, you could run lower psi in the higher load range tires that might offset some of the harsh ride.Does anyone have any experience with this and your comments would be appreciated. In my case, Coach came with load range G tire and a H load is available.Thx

Tell us what tires you have and what tires you are considering.Also, how close to the load limit of the present tires are you-- THAT is the most important issue here.

S'NotFree wrote:Has anyone with a Class A increased their replacement tires, with the exact same size but gone up a load range higher? If so, did it make your ride much harsher?I was going to do this, but the tire store is telling me that I am better off staying with the original size and load range because the coach was engineered for that tire and the ride would be harsh. However, to counter that argument, the higher load range tires are always more expensive and m Mfg's want to keep costs down.Also, you could run lower psi in the higher load range tires that might offset some of the harsh ride.Does anyone have any experience with this and your comments would be appreciated. In my case, Coach came with load range G tire and a H load is available.ThxI don't see anything wrong with this practice and have probably done so on my rig, since it was OEM new. Don't concern myself too much with ride and like truck tires better than RV tires too. Then again, my old relic doesn't have a solid front axle either, so I might not see the difference all that much.

Hey Brett, Good to see you still around. I stayed off site for a long time and also had a different alias years back and you often helped me way back. This is a coach that I have bought but not yet picked up. Has 245/70/19.5 on it and is 34 ft and I have obviously not weighed it yet. It has 2 slides and is a Workhorse Chassis. The dealer is installing tires as part of the deal and will pay for the factory replacements and I had offered to pay the difference for a higher load range but his tire store, who I talked to, said the above. I do know I once went up a load range on an Expedition EL and it did turns better and did not sway as much when towing, but it had a much harsher ride and you could even feel paint stripes in road and did get old on a trip.Scott

Just do not confuse load range with tire pressure. You can go from a "F" to a "G" load range but to carry the same load, you need the exact same tire pressure in both tires, regardless of the load range. Obviously the "G" will allow you to carry a heavier load but unless you plan to increase the weight of your coach, the air pressure will remain the same for your coach tires with whatever load range tire you install.

don't know what load range the original Toyos were on our 34' 2004 DP but what we have now are load range H. B F Goodrich ST230's and they ride much better than the Toyos.

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tropical36
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Apr 22, 2015
S'NotFree wrote:
Has anyone with a Class A increased their replacement tires, with the exact same size but gone up a load range higher? If so, did it make your ride much harsher?

I was going to do this, but the tire store is telling me that I am better off staying with the original size and load range because the coach was engineered for that tire and the ride would be harsh. However, to counter that argument, the higher load range tires are always more expensive and m Mfg's want to keep costs down.

Also, you could run lower psi in the higher load range tires that might offset some of the harsh ride.

Does anyone have any experience with this and your comments would be appreciated. In my case, Coach came with load range G tire and a H load is available.

Thx

I don't see anything wrong with this practice and have probably done so on my rig, since it was OEM new. Don't concern myself too much with ride and like truck tires better than RV tires too. Then again, my old relic doesn't have a solid front axle either, so I might not see the difference all that much.
wolfe10
Explorer
Apr 22, 2015
Tell us what tires you have and what tires you are considering.

Also, how close to the load limit of the present tires are you-- THAT is the most important issue here.

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