Best Tires for Travel Trailer?
It is time to replace our Travel Trailer tires. GoodYear tires came with the TT but we had one blow out on us coming home from our last trip. Any advice on which brand is best for replacement? Curre...
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in the only published tire test of a maxxis tire it was in the bottom 25 % of the ratings.
several of the maxxis cheerleaders claim that some test has proven that maxxis tires are better .
none of these maxxis cheerleaders has supplied evidence of those tests or ratings .
the cheerleading of maxxis tires is exclusive to this forum.
the maxxis cheerleaders are not tire engineers nor are they " car guys " .
the key to preventing tire failure has been widely discussed on this forum .
1. inflate to maximum pressure as shown on the tire sidewall
2. upgrade to a tire ( any brand ) that has a higher load capacity in pounds than the current tires you have.
3. there have been no reported rv steel wheel failure due to overinflation of the wheel . most rv steel wheels have a pound rating capacity at a certain psi but that rating has to do with the capacity of the wheel to carry the load .
4. the ST tire is the weakest link. you still gain reliability by using a 2520 pound load rated tire even on an 1800 # capacity wheel . you still can only carry 1800 # but the tire itself has more and better cords and construction .
5. tire rack charts are your friend . one can compare different tire sizes , Load Ranges ( C , D, E ) and load ratings in pounds versus tire diameter and width .
6. LT tires are load rated to a tougher standard than ST tires . Because of this an 1820 # load rated LT tire is a tougher tire than an ST tire rated at 1820 # . 99 % of LT tires are rated to 99 mph ( exception is G rated tires , etc. ) 99 % of ST tires are rated to 65 mph .
even if you are only going 64.999 mph a 99 mph rated tire has additional reserve capacity .
7. brand is less important than upgrading to a higher load rated capacity tire .
several of the maxxis cheerleaders claim that some test has proven that maxxis tires are better .
none of these maxxis cheerleaders has supplied evidence of those tests or ratings .
the cheerleading of maxxis tires is exclusive to this forum.
the maxxis cheerleaders are not tire engineers nor are they " car guys " .
the key to preventing tire failure has been widely discussed on this forum .
1. inflate to maximum pressure as shown on the tire sidewall
2. upgrade to a tire ( any brand ) that has a higher load capacity in pounds than the current tires you have.
3. there have been no reported rv steel wheel failure due to overinflation of the wheel . most rv steel wheels have a pound rating capacity at a certain psi but that rating has to do with the capacity of the wheel to carry the load .
4. the ST tire is the weakest link. you still gain reliability by using a 2520 pound load rated tire even on an 1800 # capacity wheel . you still can only carry 1800 # but the tire itself has more and better cords and construction .
5. tire rack charts are your friend . one can compare different tire sizes , Load Ranges ( C , D, E ) and load ratings in pounds versus tire diameter and width .
6. LT tires are load rated to a tougher standard than ST tires . Because of this an 1820 # load rated LT tire is a tougher tire than an ST tire rated at 1820 # . 99 % of LT tires are rated to 99 mph ( exception is G rated tires , etc. ) 99 % of ST tires are rated to 65 mph .
even if you are only going 64.999 mph a 99 mph rated tire has additional reserve capacity .
7. brand is less important than upgrading to a higher load rated capacity tire .
