Need an opinion on tire swap
I am in the process of purchasing a new Heartland Gateway 5th wheel, and of course it has Chinese tires on it. We were in Santa Fe in August of 2012 and had to purchase a new set of tires to get home....
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donn0128 wrote:Ivylog wrote:
Going to be hard to find a 16" tire with a higher load rating than his 235/85 R16 Load Range E Michelin tires.
They are still only rated at 3042 each. G614's are rated up to 34 something. But they require wheels that can handle 110PSI to achieve that rating.
If a person needs more than 3042 each they would be wise to upgrade to 17.5 inch wheels and tires with upwords of 4000 pounds load rating each.
My fifth wheel has a GVWR of 15,500 lbs. The G614's have a dual load rating at 3415 lbs at 110 psi. They cost about $320 each. For five of them that's about $1800 mounted and balanced. Going up to 17.5 will cost about $3500 for tire and wheels. Is it worth the added costs?
