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JBarca
Mar 12, 2018Nomad II
My conversion post may help. See here ST225/75R15 to LT225/75R16 Conversion
In my case, I picked BFG Goodrich LT225/75R16 LR E All season Commercial truck tires. I am due to change them soon, not due to wear, but age. I have had excellent results with these and I'm glad I did the upgrade.
I bought Dexstar rims from Etrailer. They were made in the USA and still where a year ago when I bought smaller rims for my other camper. They are a quality trailer tire rim. Most nowadays are offshore ones and the tire stem hole is P poor.
While you are doing the new rims, consider putting metal valve stems in now in case you choose to add a TPM system. If not metal stems and no TPM, then at least get high pressure snap in's.
Those 4,400# axles are a red flag for me. They gave you over 10,000# of ST tires (even if junk tires) buy they stopped short in the axle tubes? The springs I'm sure match them. What is the GVWR of the camper?
Hope this helps
John
In my case, I picked BFG Goodrich LT225/75R16 LR E All season Commercial truck tires. I am due to change them soon, not due to wear, but age. I have had excellent results with these and I'm glad I did the upgrade.
I bought Dexstar rims from Etrailer. They were made in the USA and still where a year ago when I bought smaller rims for my other camper. They are a quality trailer tire rim. Most nowadays are offshore ones and the tire stem hole is P poor.
While you are doing the new rims, consider putting metal valve stems in now in case you choose to add a TPM system. If not metal stems and no TPM, then at least get high pressure snap in's.
Those 4,400# axles are a red flag for me. They gave you over 10,000# of ST tires (even if junk tires) buy they stopped short in the axle tubes? The springs I'm sure match them. What is the GVWR of the camper?
Hope this helps
John
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