Tires for RPod 179 - Event Date: 16 Aug 2018 |
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poston
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 28 Mar 2018 Location: Nevada Online Status: Offline Posts: 197 |
Calendar Event: Tires for RPod 179 Posted: 10 Sep 2018 at 12:17am |
Hi Kris, please check your Private Messages. 👋
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-- Jim Virginia City, Nevada 2016 R-pod 180 2015 Nissan Xterra Pro-4X |
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GlueGuy
Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2649 |
Posted: 17 Aug 2018 at 7:42pm |
I do know that those 15" size tires are an off size. There is no direct replacement anywhere, so I expect to go to a heavier tire when the time comes.
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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
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mcarter
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419 |
Posted: 17 Aug 2018 at 5:57pm |
GlueGuy,
I have seen you say this before and in all honesty I can't tell you what the original C rated 14" tires on my non HRE 178 were load rated for. What I can say is I didn't like the lower tire pressure, didn't like the ride and didn't like the handling traits on the open road. So I went with a D rated tire, with a superior side wall and increased tire pressure. AND I'm satisfied. I feel I made an improvement, my money, and I'm satisfied with the decision. I can't talk about my 14" C rates in comparison to your 15" HRE C rates. But does it matter? |
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Mike Carter
2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
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TheBum
Senior Member Joined: 26 Feb 2016 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 1407 |
Posted: 17 Aug 2018 at 5:56pm |
There is. C-rated 14" tires are spec'ed to around 1750 pounds each. |
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Alan
2022 R-Pod 196 "RaptoRPod" 2022 Ram 1500 Lone Star 4x4 Three cats |
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GlueGuy
Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2649 |
Posted: 17 Aug 2018 at 11:19am |
There must be a significant difference in load rating, depending on the tire size, etc.
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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
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TheBum
Senior Member Joined: 26 Feb 2016 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 1407 |
Posted: 17 Aug 2018 at 10:49am |
I was pretty vigilant about tire pressure and they blew out anyway. The 179 puts C-rated tires very near their rated weight, so any number of issues could cause a blow-out. I have a TPMS on them now that reports both pressure and temperature, with alarm thresholds I can set.
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Alan
2022 R-Pod 196 "RaptoRPod" 2022 Ram 1500 Lone Star 4x4 Three cats |
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crankster78
Senior Member Joined: 08 May 2018 Location: Minn Online Status: Offline Posts: 163 |
Posted: 17 Aug 2018 at 10:30am |
Greetings The main problem with tires is proper inflation. Get a good tire gauge and make sure your tires are at max psi for both the RV and the TV. Avoid taking corners to sharply and running over or against curbs or obstructions. You have to remind yourself that you are now in a vehicle that's 40 foot long. Crankster78 R-179
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Crankster 78 R-179 2015
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mjlrpod
Senior Member Joined: 27 Sep 2016 Location: Massachusetts Online Status: Offline Posts: 1215 |
Posted: 17 Aug 2018 at 9:43am |
I guess the true test of the cheapo, crappy, time bomb, one guy on the internet seems to like them tires is........... Has anyone gone out and bought the exact same times when it was time to get new tires?
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2017.5 Rp-172
2020 R-pod 195 2015 Frontier sv 4.0L 6cyl I'll be rpodding |
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poston
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 28 Mar 2018 Location: Nevada Online Status: Offline Posts: 197 |
Posted: 17 Aug 2018 at 7:51am |
Pays to be observant. Glad you noticed that before it became a nightmare at highway speed. |
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-- Jim Virginia City, Nevada 2016 R-pod 180 2015 Nissan Xterra Pro-4X |
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fwunder
Senior Member Joined: 04 Oct 2013 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 1676 |
Posted: 17 Aug 2018 at 7:41am |
Replaced first set (factory tires) at about 10-12k miles. Lot of visible and uneven wear. Replaced them while on a Florida trip with Freestar tires. Those seemed to be wearing evenly and road fine until...I was moving pod around property when I just happen to notice a rather large bulge across the tread of one tire. I know now that it was probably a broken belt just waiting for a blowout. Lucky. Prolly had about 5K miles on them.
I now have Goodyear Endurance "D"s. We'll see, but the first few thousand miles seem to be fine. fred
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2014 RPod 178 => MyMods and Buying Habits
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