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tomman58
Explorer
Jan 20, 2018

new goodyear tires designed for RV's

Went to the Tampa RV show yesterday to check out the 338 TT like the one we have now. Boy what a difference 4 years makes, a lot of new features and other things changed to make them better.
The one change are the tires, now they are Good year RV Tires E series and are made in the USA. So long to Chinese tires. The head of the Jayco representation (not a sales guy) explain how they were part of the design of a tire that is made for us! The side walls are heavy to help in bruising on curbs etc. The tire itself is designed to straight pulling, so the belts and tread are different. The tire is also speed rated for 85MPH not that I would ever drive that fast but does show a far better grip on the reality of the tires.
We travel a lot and put 10,000 miles on our trailer some years, so time to buy a new one. Oh I am adding the leveling system as I am getting frigg'n old.
  • Atlee's avatar
    Atlee
    Explorer II
    Jan 20, 2018
    I'm pretty sure Jayco was the first manufacturer to put them on the trailers. Endurance tires suddenly became a a $300 mandatory option.

    ScottG wrote:
    He's full of it. The GY Endurance has been around for a while now (with good results) and is standard equipment on many new trailers, including mine.
    It certainly wasn't designed just for Jayco - if that's what he was saying.
  • Atlee's avatar
    Atlee
    Explorer II
    Jan 20, 2018
    They have been out about a year and 1/2. Jayco was among the first manufactures to put on the Endurance. My trailer was built in January 2017, and it came with them.

    In fact January may have been when Jayco started. There was great fanfare when they did.

    ScottG wrote:
    He's full of it. The GY Endurance has been around for a while now (with good results) and is standard equipment on many new trailers, including mine.
    It certainly wasn't designed just for Jayco - if that's what he was saying.
  • GWolfe's avatar
    GWolfe
    Explorer
    Jan 20, 2018
    I have them on my trailer and have been real pleased with them. My TT does seem to track better but then again I went from cheap foreign made bias ply tires to these. I paid around $125 for 205/75R-15s mounted and balanced, I didn't think that was too bad.
  • rbpru's avatar
    rbpru
    Explorer II
    Jan 20, 2018
    It is my understanding the GY looked at the TT industry and developed a TT tire with, higher rated speed, improved rubber compounds, improved towing tread design etc. etc.

    Most would agree an improved ST tire was long overdue and it is interesting to note that for now the production is in the US.

    The tire does command a premium price and is featured by some TT manufacturers.
  • profdant139's avatar
    profdant139
    Explorer II
    Jan 20, 2018
    Ken, when you say they make a world of difference, can you actually feel the difference when towing? Or do you just mean that they are durable?
  • ken56's avatar
    ken56
    Explorer
    Jan 20, 2018
    Changed out the Trailer Kings for the Goodyear Endurance and they make a world of difference. Happy customer here.
  • path1's avatar
    path1
    Explorer
    Jan 20, 2018
    You are right, time will tell.

    So far my local tire store has sold 24. Not one complaint so far.
  • profdant139's avatar
    profdant139
    Explorer II
    Jan 20, 2018
    Scott, by "made for us," I think the OP meant "all of us trailer folks", not just Jayco. And the Endurance has been around for almost a year -- I have ten thousand miles on mine, and so far, so good. Time will tell whether these new tires age well.
  • Lwiddis's avatar
    Lwiddis
    Explorer II
    Jan 20, 2018
    I’m different. The older I get the less I care if the TT is level.
  • ScottG's avatar
    ScottG
    Nomad
    Jan 20, 2018
    He's full of it. The GY Endurance has been around for a while now (with good results) and is standard equipment on many new trailers, including mine.
    It certainly wasn't designed just for Jayco - if that's what he was saying.

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