Average life span for trailer tires?
I was just wondering when I should start thinking about new tires for my 2012 Outback? What is the average life span for these tires? Obviously they don't have a ton of miles but this summer will be o...
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I got 3 years out of my stock tires and 5 years out of a set of Maxxis tires. Look very closely for tiny cracks on sidewall and between tread and feel along tread all the way around tire for slight bulges indicating possible tread separation or belt breakage.
Stock tires still looked okay but we went ahead and replaced them with Maxxis tires as we had a 4K mile trip planned in the heat of the summer. Upon very close inspection the stock tires did show signs of possible issues shortly ahead.
If upon close inspection no minor cracks or bulges are detected you could try to get another season out of them. I had plenty of tread but age seems to be more relevant with ST tires and 5 years is a good time to start thinking of replacing them. Never had a blowout while RVing yet.
Stock tires still looked okay but we went ahead and replaced them with Maxxis tires as we had a 4K mile trip planned in the heat of the summer. Upon very close inspection the stock tires did show signs of possible issues shortly ahead.
If upon close inspection no minor cracks or bulges are detected you could try to get another season out of them. I had plenty of tread but age seems to be more relevant with ST tires and 5 years is a good time to start thinking of replacing them. Never had a blowout while RVing yet.
