We had a Maxxis tire losing air on our trip over spring break. Thanks to the TPMS I was alerted to it and was able to pull over and put the spare on. I have Maxxis 8008 LR E tires and due to availability and the fact we were heading on spring break I purchased and had a GY Endurance LR E installed. Plus I liked the stiffer sidewall and speed rating of the GY. I had the Maxxis installed on 6/30/2015 and we probably have about 20k miles on them.My question is should I replace the other 3 Maxxis tires now with GY tires to keep them the same brand and age. My plan was to replace all 4 next spring before camping season but that may need to change. Or should I just run the 3 Maxxis and 1 GY Endurance for this season and replace the 3 Maxxis next spring? We do about 7k towing miles per year. tks

When I blew one of my original, 5 yr old, off shore tires last fall I replaced all four with a new set of Goodyear Endurance, reasoning that it was just a matter of time before another one of those original tires also failed. I did keep the unused original spare as a spare.

You didn't say what type of RV you have? If this is a motor home, I think I'd at least change the tires on the opposite side of the coach, especially if it was a front steering tire.If this is on a pull behind trailer (TT or 5er or TH), I wouldn't worry about the other 3 tires as long as they still have good tread and show no signs of dry wall cracking.Here again, it depends on if you drive it, or tow it. (my opinion, and I'm no professional either!)

DutchmenSport wrote:You didn't say what type of RV you have? If this is a motor home, I think I'd at least change the tires on the opposite side of the coach, especially if it was a front steering tire.If this is on a pull behind trailer (TT or 5er or TH), I wouldn't worry about the other 3 tires as long as they still have good tread and show no signs of dry wall cracking.Here again, it depends on if you drive it, or tow it. (my opinion, and I'm no professional either!)It is a TT. Sorry.

At 3 years old they shouldn't be aged out. I would be concerned if you had a tire failure on the road and all the weight on one side of the trailer was carried on one tire for any distance. This would overload the other tire. Personally I replace 4 tires at a time for peace of mind. I just put on a new set of Goodyear Endurance load range E on my TT.

From the information given, personally i would have had the Maxxis repaired and run it depending on what the problem was.

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SoundGuy
Explorer
Apr 11, 2018
When I blew one of my original, 5 yr old, off shore tires last fall I replaced all four with a new set of Goodyear Endurance, reasoning that it was just a matter of time before another one of those original tires also failed. I did keep the unused original spare as a spare.
DutchmenSport
Explorer
Apr 11, 2018
You didn't say what type of RV you have? If this is a motor home, I think I'd at least change the tires on the opposite side of the coach, especially if it was a front steering tire.

If this is on a pull behind trailer (TT or 5er or TH), I wouldn't worry about the other 3 tires as long as they still have good tread and show no signs of dry wall cracking.

Here again, it depends on if you drive it, or tow it. (my opinion, and I'm no professional either!)
Cecilt
Explorer
Apr 11, 2018
DutchmenSport wrote:
You didn't say what type of RV you have? If this is a motor home, I think I'd at least change the tires on the opposite side of the coach, especially if it was a front steering tire.

If this is on a pull behind trailer (TT or 5er or TH), I wouldn't worry about the other 3 tires as long as they still have good tread and show no signs of dry wall cracking.

Here again, it depends on if you drive it, or tow it. (my opinion, and I'm no professional either!)

It is a TT. Sorry.
colliehauler
Explorer III
Apr 11, 2018
At 3 years old they shouldn't be aged out. I would be concerned if you had a tire failure on the road and all the weight on one side of the trailer was carried on one tire for any distance. This would overload the other tire. Personally I replace 4 tires at a time for peace of mind. I just put on a new set of Goodyear Endurance load range E on my TT.
Dave_H_M
Explorer II
Apr 11, 2018
From the information given, personally i would have had the Maxxis repaired and run it depending on what the problem was.
Lynnmor
Explorer
Apr 11, 2018
Dave H M wrote:
From the information given, personally i would have had the Maxxis repaired and run it depending on what the problem was.

I was just going to ask what caused the problem.
midnightsadie
Explorer II
Apr 11, 2018
x3 was it a nail, bad stem etc it would depend on why it was leaking ,I,m not afraid to run a tire that was plugged from the inside out.
SoundGuy
Explorer
Apr 11, 2018
Dave H M wrote:
From the information given, personally i would have had the Maxxis repaired and run it depending on what the problem was.

To what advantage? The OP already said he had been planning to replace all 4 tires at the beginning of next season so by doing this now he's just advancing his sked by a year, not saving anything.
old_guy
Explorer
Apr 11, 2018
why didn't you just put a tube in it and keep running
time2roll
Nomad
Apr 11, 2018
Replace four next Spring as scheduled if you like. Keep the single Goodyear Endurance as the spare.

I had one MAXXIS with the tread coming off just short of four years old.

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