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retired1
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Aug 30, 2013

maxxis trailer tires

Here's an update on a post I made in July about the Maxxis tires I bought for our TT. In March of 2011 I bought a set of Maxxis M8008 tires for our TT. I upped the size to 215/75/14 from the original 205/75/14. The tires were made in 11/10. We put about 10K miles on them in 2011 & 2012. In July we left Phoenix on a trip. 1 st tire came apart before Flagstaff. Changed to spare and got new tire in Flagstaff. 2 nd tire started separating in Omaha. Changed to spare and got new tire. Checked and rebalanced the others. 3rd tire started separating in Raton. Changed to spare and got new tire in Albuquerque. Had them check the other and it was bad as well. So, in one trip I had to replace the entire set of tires. They were a little over 2 years old, properly maintained, and covered when not in use. It's pretty stress full traveling when you don't have confidence in your tires, especially in the wide open west with lots of miles between towns.
  • To the OP - sorry to hear of your poor experience with Maxxis tires, and a full set to boot.

    My new RV has Chinese Westlake tires and I wil lbe putting an additional 750 miles on them in the next 2 days. They already have 70 miles or so from the dealership to where I am now. Hope they are as good as my Chinese Goodyear Marathons on my last RV, as I now have 5 of them to worry about.
  • retired1 wrote:
    In March of 2011 I bought a set of Maxxis M8008 tires for our TT. I upped the size to 215/75/14 from the original 205/75/14.


    Thanks for the heads up...

    Just so we have all info:
    What load range were the new tires (C? D?), and what's the trailer model you put them on?

    Thanks!
  • I'm also sorry to hear it. Any chance you are overloaded?

    This is a big part of the reason we went to a MH. I got tired of worrying about flimsy tires and running gear on trailers, and we do take long trips.
  • Wow, sorry to read this... We traded a camper with new Maxxis tires and now are riding original stock Mastertrak. What kind did you put on? Really thought the Maxxis would be great for at least 5 yrs.