I was too brief in my post. Here are more details to clear up the confusion.
I am going to add a spare tire to my rig. In order to do that I need to purchase a tire and wheel. I am purchasing the Goodyear Endurance from Camping World for $124. (mounting and balancing additional)
I asked the RV dealer for a quote on a matching wheel. They quoted me $174 for a matching wheel from Grand Design. (wheel only, without the tire, even the center cap and lug nuts are extra $)
I did a quick google search and found that you can buy trailer wheels from many brands/dealers from as low as $35 dollars a piece. I picked one that appeared to be decent in quality and price.
What I learned from your replies is that
- I need to also consider the offset
- etrailer is a recommended source for wheels
@Grit_dog (and anyone else asking why am I adding a second spare)
We are will be traveling from Southern California to Alaska. There are a lot of issues with frost heaves on the highways through Canada. The "issue" is that I am concerned about being far from a shop without a backup to my back up. To address the primary issue of a potential flat tire/blowout we are upgrading all the tires to the Goodyear Endurance, which is fixing the issue like you suggested. But adding the second spare is going to help me sleep better at night. Thanks for your input though because it forced me to re-think the plan and make sure I wasn't doing it just because.
