BigToe wrote:
SJ Chris
What are "Commercial rated tires which each have ~500 lbs. more carrying capacity compared to the E-load tires?"
Can you please tell us the size, numerical load index, (eg 115/112R), manufacturer brand, and model name/number of the tires that you picked out for your 30' Class C Thors?
The term "Commercial" is used to broadly across too many sizes and types of tires for me to find the type of tires that you recommend.
Thanks.
Sure, no problem. Here are the tires I put on my 30' Class C the last time I needed tires:
LT225/75R16C 121/120R (the 121/120 load rating is what you are looking for if you want more weight carrying capacity). You should never overload your rear axle. These Commercial rated tires give an extra 2000lbs carrying capacity on the rear axle which is big given the E-load rated tires have very little buffer in their max carrying capacity vs the max rear axle load rating. This is ESPECIALLY important if/when your rear tires are not optimally inflated.
Specifically the ones I got were Nexen Roadian CT8 HL (google it if the link doesn't work)
https://www.bigotires.com/tires/sku/nexen/roadian-ct8-hl/lt225-75r16c-121-120r-e/000000000001100191
At this time, they are ~$150-160 per tire (not counting all the other **** they add on when you get tires, which you will pay regardless of what tires you buy).
I have had zero problems with them for 2-3 years now. Personally, I didn't notice a difference in ride comfort or noise (...Class C RVs are pretty noisy when driving to begin with...).
Question: Does a CASUAL RV USER who will only put 2,000-10,000 miles per year on their RV need tires that will "last 80,000 miles"? Nope! Your tires will "age" out before they "wear" out.
Hope that helps.
Chris
