โJun-03-2019 11:41 AM
โJul-08-2019 05:25 PM
jaycocamprs wrote:JBarca wrote:
I know money is always tight, but I'll pass this along on the tires you have now. Starting at year 3 of them, do a spin test looking for an out of round tire at the start of every spring there after. Just because they are LT tires does not mean excessive interply shear is not lurking in the background.
I went with the Bridgestone Duravis R238's LT225/75R16 LR E's after the BFG Commercial TA's failed. Not the less expensive way, but after flying tread tore the camper apart, and already doing a 16" LT upgrade, going as bullet proof as you can is worth it when the pain gets high enough. Here is that post. I need to give an update. LT Tire Replacements - All season
Happy camping this year.
John
I got just over 4 years with the BFG Commercial's before one failed. I saw the bulge and got it off before it let go. After 5 1/2 years (6 from date of manufacturer) running the Bridgestone Duravis R250's in LT235/85R16 without a issue I replaced with the Sailun S637. Hope the Duravis R238's serve you as well as Duravis R250's did us.
โJul-07-2019 05:53 PM
JBarca wrote:
I know money is always tight, but I'll pass this along on the tires you have now. Starting at year 3 of them, do a spin test looking for an out of round tire at the start of every spring there after. Just because they are LT tires does not mean excessive interply shear is not lurking in the background.
I went with the Bridgestone Duravis R238's LT225/75R16 LR E's after the BFG Commercial TA's failed. Not the less expensive way, but after flying tread tore the camper apart, and already doing a 16" LT upgrade, going as bullet proof as you can is worth it when the pain gets high enough. Here is that post. I need to give an update. LT Tire Replacements - All season
Happy camping this year.
John
โJul-05-2019 07:27 PM
BurbMan wrote:
UPDATE:
Thought I would come back here and close the loop on this. The new Goodyear ST tires are VERY pricey, so I opted for another low-budget set of LT225/75-16E from the local Mavis Tire. The Brand is Taiga, made by Vee Rubber, made in Thailand. Even still it was $600 out the door, about $200 cheaper than a set of the Goodyear Endurance STs.
Taking the old tires off was a real eye opener...I got new rims, so I had the tire shop mount the new tires on the new rims, and put them on the trailer at home. I also replaced the Trail Air equalizers and greased the suspension.
This is what the suspect tire looked like on the trailer:
Once I got it off and put it next to the rear one you get a different view:
Hard to believe these two tires are the same size. The other front tire was starting to do the same which was why I replaced the equalizers, they were worn out and shifting too much of the load to the front axle and overloading the front tires.
I also saw this from my TPMS, where the front tires were running 10* hotter than the rear ones. Now back in business and ready for the next trip!
โJul-03-2019 10:49 AM
โJul-01-2019 04:07 PM
trail-explorer wrote:SoundGuy wrote:
I don't think this has anything to do with it at all. Rather, Goodyear had been the subject of so many poor reviews over their Marathon trailer tire, NOT built in the US, that they finally pulled it entirely from the market and directly replaced with the US manufactured Endurance.
Where is the evidence to support this idea?
โJul-01-2019 02:16 PM
SoundGuy wrote:
I don't think this has anything to do with it at all. Rather, Goodyear had been the subject of so many poor reviews over their Marathon trailer tire, NOT built in the US, that they finally pulled it entirely from the market and directly replaced with the US manufactured Endurance.
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โJun-08-2019 08:01 PM
SoundGuy wrote:Lantley wrote:
My take on all of this is that since the Sailun 637 hit the market and began to make a name for themselves. Goodyear decided to up their game.
I don't think this has anything to do with it at all. Rather, Goodyear had been the subject of so many poor reviews over their Marathon trailer tire, NOT built in the US, that they finally pulled it entirely from the market and directly replaced with the US manufactured Endurance. I bought a set of Endurance when one of the China bombs that came stock on our Freedom Express split for no apparent reason. Comparing the two, there was NO comparison at all. I also compared an unmounted Carlisle HD LR D tire to an unmounted Goodyear Endurance LR D in the same size and there was no comparison there either - when I put my full body weight on the Carlisle the sidewalls collapsed noticeably, did the same with the Endurance and it hardly deflected at all. I thought that might result in an excessively stiff ride but such was not the case, the trailer towed much better with very little body roll. I'd have no hesitation recommending the Endurance to anyone looking for a quality trailer tire. :B
โJun-08-2019 12:21 PM
Lantley wrote:
My take on all of this is that since the Sailun 637 hit the market and began to make a name for themselves. Goodyear decided to up their game.