Question going from 15" to 16" tires

[Nevadastars]

I will be upgrading to 16" but am a little concerned about distance between the front and rear tires. With the current 225/75/15's, I have roughly 4 1/4" clearance between the tires. With 235/85/16's I figure there would be 2.5" which doesn't seem like very much.

There is also the 235/80/16 size which is not quite as tall and would have about 3.4" of clearance. I prefer the taller size because the trailer is a little nose high with the stock tires and the 235/85's would help level it. What is the usual clearance with that size tire/wheel combination. Thanks for any help.

[Cummins12V98]

Nice! Fresh tires, that's refreshing.

[GKAbbott]

Once you get them installed, please let us know how much space you have between them.

[Nevadastars]

Cummins12V98 wrote:

Nevadastars wrote:
Well, I ordered the 235/80/16 GY Endurance tires from Discount Tire. They price matched the lowest price I could find, plus have a $50 rebate Goodyear has with Discount Tire. I think they have been out close to a year now and I have yet to find anything bad about them after searching all over the net.

Like I said, I will also get TPMS monitors which will greatly reduce a chance of under inflation, a main reason for tires exploding. They will give me a lot more peace of mind than the 225/75/15 D range China bombs currently on our rig.

Can't remember but my ENDURANCE tires were VERY fresh, seems like less than 2 mo old. Please report back the build date on yours.

I have to say after 5 sets of tires purchased from Discount Tire I am more than happy with the service and pricing from them.

Got the tires today and they were built between October and December of last year, 40th, 45th, 46, and 50th week of 2017. They seem VERY stout and should work well for our uses.

[cummins2014]

Cummins12V98 wrote:
While speaking to the CA West Coast GY Rep I asked him about the ENDURANCE and how it has been doing. He said it's a fairly new tire but it has been trouble free so far. IMHO one year on the market with good reviews does mean something. Yes more time will say even more.

My Son put a set on his 24' speed boat tandem axle trailer last Summer and towed from NW WA to DFW, TX traveling at 75mph most of the way, he did have a leaking valve stem. Called ahead to the next Discount tire got right in and on his way.

Hopefully they will have a better track record then their big bother the G614

[laknox]

JIMNLIN wrote:

Basically the same thing I have read all over the internet. These actually have quite a bit more load range than an LT in the same size.

We don't have a real heavy trailer and don't do real long trips, so I'm not worried about them whatsoever. I do plan on getting a TPMS system to go with them.

All ST tires have more load capacity the a same size LT tire.
However that in itself doesn't mean much as far as long term reliability which is one of the bigger reasons many trailer owners (rv and non rv ) use a LT class tire that meets the trailers axle requirements at a minimum.
Good idea on a TPMS system if running a ST E/D/C poly carcass tire.

ST tires simply have close to zero "reserve" capacity, they just rate them right to the edge of their design. LTs, since they are passenger rated, have a safety "reserve", which is, more or less, a down-rating of their max design capacity, to give more "reserve". I was told decades ago, by 3 or 4 auto-engineer types (mostly from the GM Proving Grounds) that passenger tires have about a 25% "reserve" load capacity over the sidewall rating.

Lyle

[Nevadastars]

Cummins12V98 wrote:

Nevadastars wrote:
Well, I ordered the 235/80/16 GY Endurance tires from Discount Tire. They price matched the lowest price I could find, plus have a $50 rebate Goodyear has with Discount Tire. I think they have been out close to a year now and I have yet to find anything bad about them after searching all over the net.

Like I said, I will also get TPMS monitors which will greatly reduce a chance of under inflation, a main reason for tires exploding. They will give me a lot more peace of mind than the 225/75/15 D range China bombs currently on our rig.

Can't remember but my ENDURANCE tires were VERY fresh, seems like less than 2 mo old. Please report back the build date on yours.

I have to say after 5 sets of tires purchased from Discount Tire I am more than happy with the service and pricing from them.

They are awesome to deal with. A few years ago I bought a set of Nitto Terra Grapplers for my truck. 5 or 6 months later, I picked up a screw in the edge of the tread/sidewall which could not be plugged.

I called Discount Tire up to order another tire and the guy said...."I see you did not get our road hazard policy". So, he sold me the policy which covered the damaged tire and was about $30 cheaper than actually buying a new tire. Plus the policy covered the rest of my tires. That impressed me and I became a customer for life.

[Cummins12V98]

Nevadastars wrote:
Well, I ordered the 235/80/16 GY Endurance tires from Discount Tire. They price matched the lowest price I could find, plus have a $50 rebate Goodyear has with Discount Tire. I think they have been out close to a year now and I have yet to find anything bad about them after searching all over the net.

Like I said, I will also get TPMS monitors which will greatly reduce a chance of under inflation, a main reason for tires exploding. They will give me a lot more peace of mind than the 225/75/15 D range China bombs currently on our rig.

Can't remember but my ENDURANCE tires were VERY fresh, seems like less than 2 mo old. Please report back the build date on yours.

I have to say after 5 sets of tires purchased from Discount Tire I am more than happy with the service and pricing from them.

[Nevadastars]

Well, I ordered the 235/80/16 GY Endurance tires from Discount Tire. They price matched the lowest price I could find, plus have a $50 rebate Goodyear has with Discount Tire. I think they have been out close to a year now and I have yet to find anything bad about them after searching all over the net.

Like I said, I will also get TPMS monitors which will greatly reduce a chance of under inflation, a main reason for tires exploding. They will give me a lot more peace of mind than the 225/75/15 D range China bombs currently on our rig.

[tinner12002]

Nevadastars wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
While speaking to the CA West Coast GY Rep I asked him about the ENDURANCE and how it has been doing. He said it's a fairly new tire but it has been trouble free so far. IMHO one year on the market with good reviews does mean something. Yes more time will say even more.

My Son put a set on his 24' speed boat tandem axle trailer last Summer and towed from NW WA to DFW, TX traveling at 75mph most of the way, he did have a leaking valve stem. Called ahead to the next Discount tire got right in and on his way.

A guy on the Wildcat forum just put a set on his because the dealer said they have sold a lot of them and have heard of no issues whatsoever and the customers love them. Basically the same thing I have read all over the internet. These actually have quite a bit more load range than an LT in the same size.

We don't have a real heavy trailer and don't do real long trips, so I'm not worried about them whatsoever. I do plan on getting a TPMS system to go with them.

And that's only part of the issue in my opinion with using LT tires, weight rating!

[tinner12002]

Lwiddis wrote:
Why switch? Es at 2800 pounds aren’t enough?

The Es I had on a former RV I had were rated at 3450# on a 235/80/16 tire...not sure where your getting 2800# unless your thinking a 15" tire.

[Busdriver]

Just did the same, got the tires, wheels from discount tire, 1005.00 dollars sold my old tires wheels for 400 dollars , peace of mind is worth a lot!

[JIMNLIN]

Basically the same thing I have read all over the internet. These actually have quite a bit more load range than an LT in the same size.

We don't have a real heavy trailer and don't do real long trips, so I'm not worried about them whatsoever. I do plan on getting a TPMS system to go with them.

All ST tires have more load capacity the a same size LT tire.
However that in itself doesn't mean much as far as long term reliability which is one of the bigger reasons many trailer owners (rv and non rv ) use a LT class tire that meets the trailers axle requirements at a minimum.
Good idea on a TPMS system if running a ST E/D/C poly carcass tire.

[Nevadastars]

Cummins12V98 wrote:
While speaking to the CA West Coast GY Rep I asked him about the ENDURANCE and how it has been doing. He said it's a fairly new tire but it has been trouble free so far. IMHO one year on the market with good reviews does mean something. Yes more time will say even more.

My Son put a set on his 24' speed boat tandem axle trailer last Summer and towed from NW WA to DFW, TX traveling at 75mph most of the way, he did have a leaking valve stem. Called ahead to the next Discount tire got right in and on his way.

A guy on the Wildcat forum just put a set on his because the dealer said they have sold a lot of them and have heard of no issues whatsoever and the customers love them. Basically the same thing I have read all over the internet. These actually have quite a bit more load range than an LT in the same size.

We don't have a real heavy trailer and don't do real long trips, so I'm not worried about them whatsoever. I do plan on getting a TPMS system to go with them.

[Cummins12V98]

While speaking to the CA West Coast GY Rep I asked him about the ENDURANCE and how it has been doing. He said it's a fairly new tire but it has been trouble free so far. IMHO one year on the market with good reviews does mean something. Yes more time will say even more.

My Son put a set on his 24' speed boat tandem axle trailer last Summer and towed from NW WA to DFW, TX traveling at 75mph most of the way, he did have a leaking valve stem. Called ahead to the next Discount tire got right in and on his way.