Advice on tires, towing and Baja please
I’m still relatively new to the travel trailer world. I’m hoping someone with more experience will check my reasoning and calculations regarding tow vehicle tires. My tow vehicle is a 2018 Jeep Gran...
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CALandLIN wrote:tomcoz wrote:
It comes with Goodyear Endurance ST 205/75/ R 14 105N D1. For those of you that take your trailer down rough asphalt roads like in Baja, do you think this tire is up to the task or should I upgrade? What tire would you upgrade to?
Thanks for taking the time to read this.
You probably already have the best RV trailer tires for your travel plans. The GY Endurance tires have built-in sidewall scuff guards and are, to my knowledge, the only ST tires available with that feature.
Kuhmo 857 tires are a European commercial grade trailer tire with a higher total load capacity available with a 14" tire.
I HAD (notice that word) a set of Kuhmo 857's, and I drank their KoolAid about the higher load capacity and speed rating. I thought I had found the holy grail of 14" tires, until I had a blowout with less than 6K miles on a 2 year old set. Religiously checked the air pressure every AM, never consistently drove above 65 MPH and kept the tires covered when not in use. Luckily Discount Tire gave me my money back after I showed them the receipt for the tire I had to buy somewhere in Wyoming....the damage to the trailer from the blown tire came out of my pocket.
