The best upgrade is ditching your Chinabomb tires. Chinabombs have a lot of squish and bounce. I tow with a 2500 Silverado and have a 28ft TT with an 8000# gross that came with load range C tires. Even with the 2500 there was some motion in the ocean and was very apparent in town on bumpy roads at 25-30 mph. Upgraded to Goodyear Endurance Load range D and it’s smooth sailing with very little movement on the bumpy roads and the highway is now glass smooth feeling. Handling around corners at speed on the highways is excellent. My wife has a lot more confidence towing now. 5 tires at $825 was money well spent. Discussions are usually about the tow vehicle tires and shocks but the night and day difference on the trailer makes the money well worth it.

Why rag on Chinese made tires? Better to rag on under inflation, aged out, overloading and road hazards…the real causes of tire failure.

gopherslayer wrote:The best upgrade is ditching your Chinabomb tires. Chinabombs have a lot of squish and bounce. I tow with a 2500 Silverado and have a 28ft TT with an 8000# gross that came with load range C tires. Even with the 2500 there was some motion in the ocean and was very apparent in town on bumpy roads at 25-30 mph. Upgraded to Goodyear Endurance Load range D and it’s smooth sailing with very little movement on the bumpy roads and the highway is now glass smooth feeling. Handling around corners at speed on the highways is excellent. My wife has a lot more confidence towing now. 5 tires at $825 was money well spent. Discussions are usually about the tow vehicle tires and shocks but the night and day difference on the trailer makes the money well worth it.Not again..If it makes YOU "feel better" then run with it.Myself, Have used what every tires I can find which are readily available and never had drivability, stability or blow outs issues..Perhaps you neglected to periodically add air and have been running the tires under inflated and the new tires the shop filled them for you?Tires naturally lose 1-2 PSI per month..Highly doubt your tire selection on the trailer made a difference, you can drive for miles with a flat ripped up tire and not even know it is dead..

The only way to “safely” get rid of those chinabombs, is to send them to me.

Gdetrailer wrote:gopherslayer wrote:The best upgrade is ditching your Chinabomb tires. Chinabombs have a lot of squish and bounce. I tow with a 2500 Silverado and have a 28ft TT with an 8000# gross that came with load range C tires. Even with the 2500 there was some motion in the ocean and was very apparent in town on bumpy roads at 25-30 mph. Upgraded to Goodyear Endurance Load range D and it’s smooth sailing with very little movement on the bumpy roads and the highway is now glass smooth feeling. Handling around corners at speed on the highways is excellent. My wife has a lot more confidence towing now. 5 tires at $825 was money well spent. Discussions are usually about the tow vehicle tires and shocks but the night and day difference on the trailer makes the money well worth it.Not again..If it makes YOU "feel better" then run with it.Myself, Have used what every tires I can find which are readily available and never had drivability, stability or blow outs issues..Perhaps you neglected to periodically add air and have been running the tires under inflated and the new tires the shop filled them for you?Tires naturally lose 1-2 PSI per month..Highly doubt your tire selection on the trailer made a difference, you can drive for miles with a flat ripped up tire and not even know it is dead..Same here. My tires were dry rotted and put some Carlisles on . I have not heard from anyone that tows that they can "feel" their trailer bouncing more or that their tires are "squishy". The first item on the pre-trip list is always tire pressure. How many do it? Look at the carcasses on the side of the road. An under inflated tire is your worst enemy. You could "feel" really good and add nitrogen @15 dollars a tire. :R

I tend to agree with the OP. I think good tires do track better. Also, notice that he went from a load range C to a D. I think a load range C would be marginal at best on a trailer that weight. I can see where the D would make a difference.My TT has 9,000 on the axles. I run LRE on 16 inch wheels. I've run the original Chinabombs, LTs and now, Goodyear Endurance. While it's not great, I can feel a difference in the tracking of different tires. The Endurance are the best in my experience.

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nickthehunter
Nomad II
Aug 13, 2022
The only way to “safely” get rid of those chinabombs, is to send them to me.
Gdetrailer
Explorer III
Aug 13, 2022
gopherslayer wrote:
The best upgrade is ditching your Chinabomb tires. Chinabombs have a lot of squish and bounce. I tow with a 2500 Silverado and have a 28ft TT with an 8000# gross that came with load range C tires. Even with the 2500 there was some motion in the ocean and was very apparent in town on bumpy roads at 25-30 mph. Upgraded to Goodyear Endurance Load range D and it’s smooth sailing with very little movement on the bumpy roads and the highway is now glass smooth feeling. Handling around corners at speed on the highways is excellent. My wife has a lot more confidence towing now. 5 tires at $825 was money well spent.

Discussions are usually about the tow vehicle tires and shocks but the night and day difference on the trailer makes the money well worth it.

Not again..

If it makes YOU "feel better" then run with it.

Myself, Have used what every tires I can find which are readily available and never had drivability, stability or blow outs issues..

Perhaps you neglected to periodically add air and have been running the tires under inflated and the new tires the shop filled them for you?

Tires naturally lose 1-2 PSI per month..

Highly doubt your tire selection on the trailer made a difference, you can drive for miles with a flat ripped up tire and not even know it is dead..
Lwiddis
Explorer II
Aug 13, 2022
Why rag on Chinese made tires? Better to rag on under inflation, aged out, overloading and road hazards…the real causes of tire failure.

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