I am prepping for our big 3000 mile round trip this summer and want to get rid of the stock tires on our 2021 KZ Connect. I have used Maxxis M8008 tires in the past and they USED to be THE tire that was considered the best. I’m just wondering if they are still the best or a really good tire at the very least.

I switched from Maxxis to goodyear endurance. cost was basically the same, endurance is a real >65mph speed rated trailer tire (85mph IIRC) without any load reduction based on speed. AFAIK Maxxis is still an excellent , but in my mind no longer the top of the heap,

Had both Maxis and Goodyear Endurance and both are good. Your preference.

ktmrfs wrote:I switched from Maxxis to goodyear endurance. cost was basically the same, endurance is a real >65mph speed rated trailer tire (85mph IIRC) without any load reduction based on speed. AFAIK Maxxis is still an excellent , but in my mind no longer the top of the heap,I was looking on Maxxis’ website before I posted this and wanted to see if their “plus” designation was for speed rating. Saw nothing referring to speed ratings or de-rating weight for speed. I may need to send them an email and ask…

Had several brands last about 3 years, very sad. M8008 lasted about 4 before a tread was separating off. Better but not great. Maybe I was just unlucky.Same trailer and size... GY Endurance is going on 5th year and I believe this is a superior tire. Made in USA of premium construction technology and materials. (disclosure-brother worked for GY 40 years)Still saved the best MAXXIS as the spare so I am not totally down on them.

HaulinBass02 wrote:ktmrfs wrote:I switched from Maxxis to goodyear endurance. cost was basically the same, endurance is a real >65mph speed rated trailer tire (85mph IIRC) without any load reduction based on speed. AFAIK Maxxis is still an excellent , but in my mind no longer the top of the heap,I was looking on Maxxis’ website before I posted this and wanted to see if their “plus” designation was for speed rating. Saw nothing referring to speed ratings or de-rating weight for speed. I may need to send them an email and ask…At one time Maxxis had a derating for speeds IIRC to 75 mph. It required you to increase pressure by 10psi ABOVE the recomended for the actual load. So basically it reduced the Max load for speeds above 65mph up to what they listed for speed which I don't recall. So... as long as your actual load was enough below max load to allow for the inflation you were good to go. But the stamped speed rating was still just ST 65mphBy contrast Goodyear endurance has IIRC an "M" speed rating (87 mph) on the tire and by regulation for speed reatings for tires, it is rated for that speed at full rated load with appropriate pressure, so no deratingOver they years I've run 5 sets of Maxxis with no failures and Now am running 2 sets of endurance with good performance so far. One set has about 20K miles on it, the other only a few K miles on it.

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time2roll
Nomad
Mar 22, 2023
Had several brands last about 3 years, very sad. M8008 lasted about 4 before a tread was separating off. Better but not great. Maybe I was just unlucky.

Same trailer and size... GY Endurance is going on 5th year and I believe this is a superior tire. Made in USA of premium construction technology and materials. (disclosure-brother worked for GY 40 years)

Still saved the best MAXXIS as the spare so I am not totally down on them.
HaulinBass02
Explorer
Mar 22, 2023
ktmrfs wrote:
I switched from Maxxis to goodyear endurance. cost was basically the same, endurance is a real >65mph speed rated trailer tire (85mph IIRC) without any load reduction based on speed. AFAIK Maxxis is still an excellent , but in my mind no longer the top of the heap,

I was looking on Maxxis’ website before I posted this and wanted to see if their “plus” designation was for speed rating. Saw nothing referring to speed ratings or de-rating weight for speed. I may need to send them an email and ask…
bgum
Explorer
Mar 22, 2023
Had both Maxis and Goodyear Endurance and both are good. Your preference.
ktmrfs
Explorer II
Mar 22, 2023
I switched from Maxxis to goodyear endurance. cost was basically the same, endurance is a real >65mph speed rated trailer tire (85mph IIRC) without any load reduction based on speed. AFAIK Maxxis is still an excellent , but in my mind no longer the top of the heap,

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