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ekirkland
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Feb 29, 2016

Replacing tires: increase size from 14" to 15"?

I've got nearly 3,000 miles on my Jayco Whitehawk 27DSRL with Rainier tires. As we are planning a 5,000-6,000 mile trip this spring/summer to Utah, I'm considering buying new tires. The present ones l...
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ekirkland
Explorer
Feb 29, 2016
I am mainly looking at increased capacity in that the present tires (max load-1760) barely exceed the trailer's GVWR of 7500. Going to a Maxxis M8008 ST205/75R15-8PR would give me 2150 per tire, but I'd have to buy new wheels. The Kumho 857 ST205/75R14 would give me 2271 per tire and would not require me to buy new wheels; I had Kumho's on my previous Casita camper and they performed well for 5 years. I'm curious about the Kenda tires; I also see they offer another ST tire in the Loadstar K550

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