Tire Question

[salem]

Would you run an odd brand tire on your rig? Recently, while camping, I did a visual inspection of my tires. The passenger side rear (two axles) was beginning to separate. This is my second set of Maxxis and the first problem I've had with them. I found a local dealer who was able to order one and it arrived the very next day. The first dealer I called said it could take three to four days to get the tire in. Either way it was not a major problem because we weren't scheduled to leave for a few days anyway. Here's my question: Let's say you're out on I-40 and you have a tire go bad. You're running Maxxis, or Goodyear's or whatever. The dealer can't get you a new tire for three or four days but he does have in stock another reputable brand. Can you run an odd brand tire if it is the same size, weight rating, ply, etc.? I had never thought about it untill this happened. (Just in case anyone is curious, my tires are four years old this month, and have approx. 4,000 towing miles on them. I'll be replacing the other three soon, but I wanted to wait till I got home and use my regular dealer)

[salem]

Thank you, Opnspaces.

[opnspaces]

To answer the questions from your original post:

Yes I would run an odd name brand tire if that was all that was available.

Yes you can run an odd name brand tire on your trailer if it's the same size and rating. No it won't hurt anything.

[azdryheat]

I am assuming you're talking about a trailer of some sort. If it were me I wouldn't run anything with a "made in china' label on it. My toy hauler has Michelin XPS Ribs and I would run nothing less. And the Ribs seem to be readily available.

[salem]

I understand what you're saying about using the spare. Mine also is the same as my tires on the ground and under normal circumstances I would just put the spare on. But, my question is, more specifically, can you run different brands as long as they're all the same size? There's always questions on this forum about tires but I have never seen this particular question addressed. Phillyg: I agree with you. I would never relax completely till I had all four the same again.:) I remember back in 1976 we bought a new car. At the time one of the major tire companies was on strike. My spare tire was a different brand than the others. Always sort of bothered me.

[fla-gypsy]

dave54 wrote:
On my rig the spare is the same size and brand.

I would put the existing spare on the ground and use the odd one as a spare.

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[dave54]

On my rig the spare is the same size and brand.

I would put the existing spare on the ground and use the odd one as a spare.

[rexlion]

I once ran a combo of not just different brands, but different sizes; one side had 205 75 14 and the other side had 215 75 14 (what the tire store had in stock when I needed them). It didn't affect handling or anything.

[coolbreeze01]

I haven't had to mix brands, but I've had good luck with Marathon, Maxxis, and Towmax STR ST tires for thousands of miles, on three trailers, over the last 20 years.

[noe-place]

I'd have to be very sure of the quality before I did so.

[phillyg]

Sure can, as long as it's the same type (radial or bias), size and load range. My problem is I'm a bit OCD and it would always bother me if one tire didn't match the other three; don't know about you.