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Huntindog
Oct 25, 2017Explorer
mike-s wrote:Maybe for you. Not for me.Huntindog wrote:So what? If LRC tires are sufficient to support the axle capacity, and someone puts on LRD, needing to inflate them to max to support your "dramatically varying weight" only means you're overloading the axle.
It is even worse than that.
TTs are sort of unique in that not only can the total weight vary by a lot in the course of a trip, but the way it is distributed can change dramactically.
My TT came with 5200# axles and springs. I swapped in 7000# axles and springs. My TT has two 42 gallon grey tanks and two 42 gallon Black tanks. Since we always boondock, often in remote locations, the TT comes home with full waste tanks quite often.
That fact alone makes for a dramatic change in the weight. Add in all of the other things, like my 5.0 cubic foot freezer full of necessitys on the rear rack. and all of the little stuff... It all adds up. But my additional 3600# of axle capacity and Michelin XPS RIB LRE tires can handle it just fine.:B
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