Bottom damage
We just got home from a bucket list 5200 mile road trip towing the 2018 Coleman bumper pull. 10K/1K Equalizer hitch. As usual we hit some rough pavement. Some was unexpected and really bad. Eno...
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downtheroad wrote:
Did you replace your tires and go from maybe 15" to 16"?
Good point. My local tire shop replaced the original 15" factory chinese tires with GY Endurance ST225/75R15. Originals were 205/75R15. I just measured the difference of about 1" bigger diameter on the GY. Spare, on the back bumper, is original.
However, given the amount of "intrusion", especially on the left front, I'm thinking the OEM tires would have done nearly the same thing.
The camper was loaded heavy for the trip, waste tanks empty and water tank with about 255#, which I cut in half before departure. Vietnamese-made wheels rated at 1780#. Axles rated 3500#. GVWR 7600#.
Local Flying J scales: 1080# tongue wt. 6780# on the axles. 7860# gross.
So about 7750# gross after I drained fresh water.
Heavy, but I don't think unreasonable?
