Replacing Tires
Tired of all the blowouts we have had on the 5er. Originals ST235/80/r16 E. I see lots of controversy on the ST tires. What is the most people are using to replace tires with ? I am looking at Bri...
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C-Bears wrote:Trixie47 wrote:
Tired of all the blowouts we have had on the 5er. Originals ST235/80/r16 E. I see lots of controversy on the ST tires. What is the most people are using to replace tires with ? I am looking at Bridgestone Duravis R250's LT235/85/r16 E. Would these interchange with what I now have on my 5er? Avalanche 330RE 11,710 pounds. I am getting really confused and with all the knowledge on this forum figured someone would be able to help me out....Thanks :?
Before I made a tire decision I would weigh my unit. Is the 11,710 pounds of your trailer loaded weight or is that dry weight. If that is dry, or "paperwork" weight you could actually weigh closer to 14,000 or more.
My FW only weighed 12,982 when delivered. It had "China Bombs" on it that held up well when someone delivered it from Goshen Indiana to the Florida dealer. But loaded I am over 15,000 pounds (Cat Scale). The FW did not leave the dealer lot after I made the purchase without new G614's on it.
Good advice - weight the trailer and have the right tire - load range to carry the trailer weight
My case - Trailer Axle - 9220 lbs.
Have 4 tires rated at 3420lbs each.
But only rated for 65 mph - not designed to be hauling a trailer 70 to 75 mph down the road like allot of folks do.
