One tire looks overloaded??
2010 Jayco Eagle 318RLS. 2015 Chevy 3500 Crew. 6900 pds 8000 loaded. Hit the road for full timing. Feeling like I way overloaded and kind of knew that anyway. Wasn't pulling or let's just say didn't "feel right." So along the way, I dump tons of weight. I think I have it where it needs to be now. Still, driver side rear tire is always flatter than the rest of them. Goodyear Marathons 205/75/15.
When I was making a u turn in a cul-de-sac so that I could get a really good view, that tire literally looked like it was coming out from under the rim street side. Almost as if that one tire was taking all of the weight and the front one was not. But they are so close to each other I couldn't see what that is possible.
Even from the day I purchased it, all four tires always looked like they were mushrooms underneath. After reading the weights, I don't see why they would have ever put those tires on there, as a fully loaded trailer weighs more than the load capacity of all four tires.
Hours of research yielded the fact that I do not have LT tire options. So I am more or less stuck with ST tires for my set up which Bums me out. I personally think the tires just don't have the backbone for this fully loaded trailer. Still, why that one tire appears to be taken all the way I am clueless.
Research also said Maxxis tires, but their load rating doesn't seem any better than what I have. I really want a D load tire, and again, maxxis doesn't make a load D, only in a 215. The tires that do offer a load D all have bad ratings. I am really sad that I can't seem to find a higher load rated tire for my trailer, I have given up the ghost on my search.
Feeling like something isn't right with that tire anyway. Not that all the other tires look that great at 50 PSI in them, but this one is worse looking. Other clues that something is amiss, when the slide is in, one side has a gap that I can slide my fingers under towards front and the other side is flat at rear. Further, on the front by the hitch on the V,
one side is level but the other side full bubble. Almost as if one side of the frame is off?
Heading to North Carolina mountains tomorrow, snow and ice and steep grades. Really worried that something is not right.
When I was making a u turn in a cul-de-sac so that I could get a really good view, that tire literally looked like it was coming out from under the rim street side. Almost as if that one tire was taking all of the weight and the front one was not. But they are so close to each other I couldn't see what that is possible.
Even from the day I purchased it, all four tires always looked like they were mushrooms underneath. After reading the weights, I don't see why they would have ever put those tires on there, as a fully loaded trailer weighs more than the load capacity of all four tires.
Hours of research yielded the fact that I do not have LT tire options. So I am more or less stuck with ST tires for my set up which Bums me out. I personally think the tires just don't have the backbone for this fully loaded trailer. Still, why that one tire appears to be taken all the way I am clueless.
Research also said Maxxis tires, but their load rating doesn't seem any better than what I have. I really want a D load tire, and again, maxxis doesn't make a load D, only in a 215. The tires that do offer a load D all have bad ratings. I am really sad that I can't seem to find a higher load rated tire for my trailer, I have given up the ghost on my search.
Feeling like something isn't right with that tire anyway. Not that all the other tires look that great at 50 PSI in them, but this one is worse looking. Other clues that something is amiss, when the slide is in, one side has a gap that I can slide my fingers under towards front and the other side is flat at rear. Further, on the front by the hitch on the V,
one side is level but the other side full bubble. Almost as if one side of the frame is off?
Heading to North Carolina mountains tomorrow, snow and ice and steep grades. Really worried that something is not right.
