yellowdog00
Jul 24, 2016Explorer
Tire and Rim size question - Need some help please
I had a flat (sidewall blowout) on one of my fiver tires last Thursday when I was about 40 miles from our CG at St. Mary, MT. Put the spare on and stopped in nearest town where tire shop only had a 235/85 R16 tire, load range F. Samson brand. Only tire close to what I have on camper. Existing tires are Rainiers 235/80 R16 load range E. I'm now nervous about a couple things since I have to make a 1700 mile trip back to Midwest.
Questions
1. Am I doing any damage to anything by having the one slightly larger Samson tire on the fiver along with the other three. There is plenty of clearance, just don't know what difference the slightly larger diameter makes. I let the dealer put it on in lieu of the spare for the extra load capacity. This was rear tire under the kitchen side. I'm considering going back to dealer and having the three other tires replaced by same size Samsons.
2. My rims have a max load of 3580 stamped on them.. Cannot find a max pressure. Am I going to have problems with the higher pressure tires? 95psi vs 80on the Rainiers.
Would appreciate any helpful guidance before I head back home next week.
Questions
1. Am I doing any damage to anything by having the one slightly larger Samson tire on the fiver along with the other three. There is plenty of clearance, just don't know what difference the slightly larger diameter makes. I let the dealer put it on in lieu of the spare for the extra load capacity. This was rear tire under the kitchen side. I'm considering going back to dealer and having the three other tires replaced by same size Samsons.
2. My rims have a max load of 3580 stamped on them.. Cannot find a max pressure. Am I going to have problems with the higher pressure tires? 95psi vs 80on the Rainiers.
Would appreciate any helpful guidance before I head back home next week.