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04FWPioneer
Dec 29, 2013Explorer
Thank you everyone for responding!
I am seriously thinking of replacing not only the tires but the rims to. I just don't know what, if anything, they have been through or over. I know the spare was rust on the back side but just a bit.
So be safe I am considering the Etrailer.com white spoke rims which state a PSI rating of "maximum 65 PSI" and the Kumho Radial 857 tires in the 195R14. They have a higher load rating than the 20575R14 but just a few hundred pounds.
The other option, also from etrailer.com, is to purchase their Karrier tires in the load rating D. I need to call them and see if they will mount them before shipment. If they do offer mounting that could be the deal breaker.
We have no plans for a cross country trip any time in the future. Mostly limiting our travels to 4-6 hours from home as we mostly camp during long weekends. My work schedule gives me two a month. One of which is used for camping.
Finally.. I have to think about how much longer I intend to keep this TT before updating. After all it's already 9 years old and even though in great shape I found that my old truck didn't tow well and decided to invest a truck which is capable of hauling much more. I really wanted mid sized toy hauler to begin with but the wife found and like wanted this one. I'll give her a few years and then we'll start looking at some newer models. ;-)
L
I am seriously thinking of replacing not only the tires but the rims to. I just don't know what, if anything, they have been through or over. I know the spare was rust on the back side but just a bit.
So be safe I am considering the Etrailer.com white spoke rims which state a PSI rating of "maximum 65 PSI" and the Kumho Radial 857 tires in the 195R14. They have a higher load rating than the 20575R14 but just a few hundred pounds.
The other option, also from etrailer.com, is to purchase their Karrier tires in the load rating D. I need to call them and see if they will mount them before shipment. If they do offer mounting that could be the deal breaker.
We have no plans for a cross country trip any time in the future. Mostly limiting our travels to 4-6 hours from home as we mostly camp during long weekends. My work schedule gives me two a month. One of which is used for camping.
Finally.. I have to think about how much longer I intend to keep this TT before updating. After all it's already 9 years old and even though in great shape I found that my old truck didn't tow well and decided to invest a truck which is capable of hauling much more. I really wanted mid sized toy hauler to begin with but the wife found and like wanted this one. I'll give her a few years and then we'll start looking at some newer models. ;-)
L
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