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Grit_dog
Feb 18, 2019Navigator
Frank Mehaffey wrote:
One concern I have is over just doing 18" on the rear axel, and 17" on the front. I would have to go to all 4 corners being 18", and I would lose some of the traction in the winter with the larger wheels and tires. At that point, the $ is also starting to get a little too pricey. I have had 17's forever, and am not doing any off road camping, and have had no problems. We are at 10K fully loaded, and I am comfortable with the 10 ply rating and load rating. I was wondering if there were any experiences with Cooper vs. Michelin vs. Goodyear.
I’ll presume you’re actually swapping tires winter to summer, 1set of rims?
You can save yourself the $200 a year doing that by having a second complete set.
Not sure why you think wheel size has anything to do with traction, because it doesn’t.
Bigger wheels on back than front, correct, silly idea. Plus they wouldn’t match astheticly.
Too pricey? Maybe you mis understood. You can buy a whole set of basically new wheels and all season tires for less than a set of tires alone, AND have greater load capacity.
But to answer your question since you only asked about tire brands, they will all hold up your camper.
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