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Cecilt
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Apr 11, 2018

Replaced 1 tire but should I do all 4

We had a Maxxis tire losing air on our trip over spring break. Thanks to the TPMS I was alerted to it and was able to pull over and put the spare on. I have Maxxis 8008 LR E tires and due to availability and the fact we were heading on spring break I purchased and had a GY Endurance LR E installed. Plus I liked the stiffer sidewall and speed rating of the GY.

I had the Maxxis installed on 6/30/2015 and we probably have about 20k miles on them.

My question is should I replace the other 3 Maxxis tires now with GY tires to keep them the same brand and age. My plan was to replace all 4 next spring before camping season but that may need to change. Or should I just run the 3 Maxxis and 1 GY Endurance for this season and replace the 3 Maxxis next spring? We do about 7k towing miles per year. tks
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  • DutchmenSport's avatar
    DutchmenSport
    Explorer
    Apr 11, 2018
    You didn't say what type of RV you have? If this is a motor home, I think I'd at least change the tires on the opposite side of the coach, especially if it was a front steering tire.

    If this is on a pull behind trailer (TT or 5er or TH), I wouldn't worry about the other 3 tires as long as they still have good tread and show no signs of dry wall cracking.

    Here again, it depends on if you drive it, or tow it. (my opinion, and I'm no professional either!)
  • SoundGuy's avatar
    SoundGuy
    Explorer
    Apr 11, 2018
    When I blew one of my original, 5 yr old, off shore tires last fall I replaced all four with a new set of Goodyear Endurance, reasoning that it was just a matter of time before another one of those original tires also failed. I did keep the unused original spare as a spare.

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