Travel Trailer Tires

Go with LT tires.

After 5 1/2 years and over 24,000 miles of trouble free towing, my Kenda Karrier tires all started separating at the same time. I would have been happy with replacing them with more Kenda tires, or Carlisle or Goodyear Endurance but the only one of those 3 brands the local Discount Tire had in stock was the Goodyear. I'm hoping for another 5 year problem free run with these Goodyear tires.

I have two trailers both with Goodyear Endurance tires that are over 2 years old. I just had my first tire issue last week when one of the tires picked up a 2" long drywall screw. Otherwise, they've been completely trouble free.

LOL, makes me feel better to find out it's for my own good!

My GY Endurance tires are 5 years old. The only thing I don't like about them is they don't start life with much tread depth. In comparison, I've found they have 1/3 less rubber than some brands.
I'll be in the market next spring and still not sure who I'll go with.

Vintage465 wrote:
Reading the posts...........is there any reason for me to suggest Goodyear Endurance tires? I've heard good things about Maxxis tires, but I'm gonna hang with Goodyear.

Goodyear Endurance has been out around the 6 year mark now and has a much better service record than Maxxis ST8008 did at their 6 year mark.

The biggest neg on the Endurance is its very thin tread at 8/32" which works fine for the majority of rv trailering public who will never wear the tire down to the tread bars.
But expensive for those who travel 12k-15k plus miles a year. Of course trailer weight/tire maintenance has much to do with tire service life.

Vintage465 wrote:
Reading the posts...........is there any reason for me to suggest Goodyear Endurance tires? I've heard good things about Maxxis tires, but I'm gonna hang with Goodyear.

I've had good luck with Maxxis as well as the Endurance. I've logged well over 100K miles on a combo of Maxxis and Endurance with zip issues.

But then I have a TPMS which has caught a slow leak from a nail which likely prevented a blowout situation.

Reading the posts...........is there any reason for me to suggest Goodyear Endurance tires? I've heard good things about Maxxis tires, but I'm gonna hang with Goodyear.

Always kept my tires at proper pressure and never overload.

My 1st China Bomb to die was a spare that was never used and always covered. It grew a significant bulge on one side. That was followed by 2 blowouts on a single trip. That left me with 2 original tires. When I had everything replaced the tire guy showed me a curvy tread pattern on one of the remaining tires that he said he had never seen. This pattern was just in a small section. The other remaining tire was not flat when deflated which I was told was not normal.

Yeah, maybe endurance cost more, but after $4k of damage and 9 months to get TT repaired from blowouts, I will pay.

I would rather by a tire from a American company where the tires are actually made in America. The China Bombs I had came from an American company that makes nothing. They came from China and just have their branding stamped on them. My enruance tires were shipped to me straight from Goodyear, AZ where they were made.