New Trailer Tires... Goodyear v. others?
I have a heavy trailer and get nervous about the trailer tires. They're G-load. Goodyear. Got them after one blew up in rush-hour traffic in L.A. four years ago. Now that I'm looking again I'm learning that the Goodyear are twice the price of the others I've had quotes for (Solid Track from Big 'O' and Vision Load Boss). Your thoughts? With a heavy trailer will these other two do the job? Would they just not last as long? What is Goodyear giving me for twice the price?
Also, half the people who look at them say they have wear left. I hate the guessing game. They're 4 1/2 years old. Not a lot of miles on them and covered for most of that time, no cracks or anything but it still makes me nervous. ? I'd almost rather sell the old ones used on CL and get all new tires for myself just for peace of mind.
Just looked at the photo I took of the one that blew up in L.A. It was on the trailer when I bought it. It was a Good Year also. Do they have different load ratings? Is a G a G? Or are there different kinds of G's...steel wall, not steel wall...
Also, I have 265 75/16s on my truck right now and just realized that the plate on the door says it should have 235 85/16s. ? Les Schwab put those on for me 4 years ago and didn't mention the difference in size. Is that a problem? Should I go back to the 235 85/16? Is one or the other better for towing?
You know.....I just checked the tread. What's freaking me out mostly is that these tires are 4.5 years old. But they don't have much in the way of miles on them. Only about 6K really. The sidewalls look great -- like nw -- and I still have 1/4" of tread. And like I say they've been covered for almost all of that 4.5 years. And 18 months ago I painted on that solar screen stuff. Think I'm ok? I'm heading to Santa Barbara for the summer, then back to Mesa AZ next fall.
The tires were in heat for about 2 months. The rest of the time was MT (one winter there)...2 years in San Diego, a few months on the Oregon coast.
Also, half the people who look at them say they have wear left. I hate the guessing game. They're 4 1/2 years old. Not a lot of miles on them and covered for most of that time, no cracks or anything but it still makes me nervous. ? I'd almost rather sell the old ones used on CL and get all new tires for myself just for peace of mind.
Just looked at the photo I took of the one that blew up in L.A. It was on the trailer when I bought it. It was a Good Year also. Do they have different load ratings? Is a G a G? Or are there different kinds of G's...steel wall, not steel wall...
Also, I have 265 75/16s on my truck right now and just realized that the plate on the door says it should have 235 85/16s. ? Les Schwab put those on for me 4 years ago and didn't mention the difference in size. Is that a problem? Should I go back to the 235 85/16? Is one or the other better for towing?
You know.....I just checked the tread. What's freaking me out mostly is that these tires are 4.5 years old. But they don't have much in the way of miles on them. Only about 6K really. The sidewalls look great -- like nw -- and I still have 1/4" of tread. And like I say they've been covered for almost all of that 4.5 years. And 18 months ago I painted on that solar screen stuff. Think I'm ok? I'm heading to Santa Barbara for the summer, then back to Mesa AZ next fall.
The tires were in heat for about 2 months. The rest of the time was MT (one winter there)...2 years in San Diego, a few months on the Oregon coast.
