Freestar or Goodyear Marathon?
I am wondering if we upgraded our Freestar tires that came on our trailer with a set of Marathon's, would we be getting much better quality? Google doesn't come back with much info. on Freestar. But...
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Great info. Thanks all!
We've had some serious frame issues on our new trailer and the manufacturer is going to provide a stronger frame for us. The GVWR is 6800 lbs but we're at 6600 lbs loaded with just some basic things. We're not sure yet if they will raise the GVWR or not. Our tongue weight is nearly 1000 lbs so the axles only see about 5600 lbs. Would *like* to get 4,000 lb rated axles and get the GVWR up somewhat.
We have 15" alloy rims but the dealer was not able to tell us what the rim width is.
I see according to the Alko site that you can go from 205 width C tires on 4.5" rims to 225 width D tires on the same width. This raises the load capacity from 1820 a tire to 2150. Not sure I like the idea of tires that wide on 4.5" rims. I'm certain we have space for wider tires. 4 x 2150 lbs would be a good figure for us along with 4K axles.
I supposed if you look after your tires and do not exceed 65 mph they may last longer. It's sounding like some Marathon's are domestic and some from offshore? Isn't it possible to confidently buy something made in the US anymore? Grrr.... I prefer not to exceed 65 mph but it's not always easy when you are cruising on the interstate and you just want to go with the flow or pass someone or you're in a hurry. Why do they have a 65 mph limit anyway? 70 would be nicer. There is also a big disincentive in higher fuel consumption, esp. for us with a V10, so max. 65 mph it is.
LT tires sure seems to be a good way to go.
We've had some serious frame issues on our new trailer and the manufacturer is going to provide a stronger frame for us. The GVWR is 6800 lbs but we're at 6600 lbs loaded with just some basic things. We're not sure yet if they will raise the GVWR or not. Our tongue weight is nearly 1000 lbs so the axles only see about 5600 lbs. Would *like* to get 4,000 lb rated axles and get the GVWR up somewhat.
We have 15" alloy rims but the dealer was not able to tell us what the rim width is.
I see according to the Alko site that you can go from 205 width C tires on 4.5" rims to 225 width D tires on the same width. This raises the load capacity from 1820 a tire to 2150. Not sure I like the idea of tires that wide on 4.5" rims. I'm certain we have space for wider tires. 4 x 2150 lbs would be a good figure for us along with 4K axles.
I supposed if you look after your tires and do not exceed 65 mph they may last longer. It's sounding like some Marathon's are domestic and some from offshore? Isn't it possible to confidently buy something made in the US anymore? Grrr.... I prefer not to exceed 65 mph but it's not always easy when you are cruising on the interstate and you just want to go with the flow or pass someone or you're in a hurry. Why do they have a 65 mph limit anyway? 70 would be nicer. There is also a big disincentive in higher fuel consumption, esp. for us with a V10, so max. 65 mph it is.
LT tires sure seems to be a good way to go.
