maxxis tires

retired1 wrote:
Bought a set of Maxxis tires for our TT 2 years ago. Maintained them properly and now they are comming apart. In the last month we lost tread on one and now another has a large lump. Discount tire no longer recommends them and recomends the new updated Carlye tire.

I did a search on RV.net on the subject and found 15 other disgruntled Maxxis ST 8008 tire users since 2010. Most came in '12 and '13 years.
Most looked like larger sizes for our heavier trailers.

Maxxis hasn't been around long making trailer tires compared to our oldest ST tire makers (Goodyear and Carlisle). Some folks report Maxxis recommends using minimum pressure charts for the ST8008s. Most folks know tires on a trailer are happier when operated at max pressures. Tire experts also recommends doing so.
Some folks report they ran the correct pressures but whos correct pressure recommendations. Was the tires ran at a minimum pressure or their max sidewall pressures. Makes a difference some especially miles down the road. Tire damage is cumulative.

IMO at some point Maxxis tech line will have to move off those minimum pressure recommendations for the 8008s.
Hell I asked their 1-800 tech line if they would recommend their U-168 commercial grade LT for my tri axle GN trailer with OEM LTs on it. The tech said LT tires couldn't be used in a trailer position. I told her thanks anyway and have a good day.