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dragr1
Explorer
Oct 31, 2018

Time for tires so Maxxis or Goodyear Endurance?

It’s time for tires on my travel trailer. It usually has 9000-9500 lbs on the axles. I’ve been running load range E Maxxis size 225/75/15 and have been very pleased. But I now see that Goodyear is ...
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Huntindog
Explorer
Nov 01, 2018
dragr1 wrote:
azdryheat wrote:
I would consider, instead, an LT truck tire over any trailer tire.


I’ve only got about 2.5-2.75” of clearance on top of the tires before they rub on the bottom side of the slides while the slides are in for traveling . So I don’t have enough room to go from my current 225/75/15 to a 235/80/16 LT tire like I would like to do. However I was just looking at a 225/75/16 load range e LT tires and I would only lose 150 pounds of carrying capacity per tire over my 15” load range e st trailer tires. And only gain 1” of overall tire diameter so I think they will fit. I might do this and drop these old trailer only tires.
Dexter states 3" minimum!
You are already under that, assuming your measurements are correct.

It is not hard to get more clearance. An axle flip, or lift blocks work very well and are worth the effort IMO.
I ditched ST tires in 2005, and have been trouble free ever since. This new crop of STs MAY prove themselves over time.... But I will not be part of the experiment. I have already given those same companies too much of my money for tires that they then said were great.... Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

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