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HikerSteve
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Topic: Installing Lift - What Tire Size? Posted: 23 Aug 2020 at 4:29pm |
This weekend I was looking at lifts for our 2017 178 since I am do for changing out the generic chinese tires that came on our trailer.
Low and behold on our way home from the campground this afternoon one of the tires decided to throw a chunk off of itself and rip half the fender off with it which in turn bounced the fender back and got sucked into what was left of the tire. I can now peel the tread off with my hands like I am peeling an orange.
Anyway I am really due for tires now so I was just wondering what tire will fit and look good after a lift?
I have a 2019 4runner that I lifted 3" with 33" tires so lifting the Pod will put it more in line with the TV.
Thanks for any ideas!
Quick edit: I need a fender too haha.
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poston
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Posted: 23 Aug 2020 at 4:42pm |
Originally posted by HikerSteve
Anyway I am really due for tires now so I was just wondering what tire will fit and look good after a lift? |
After I lifted my 180 using the lift I purchased from a forum member, I put on LT235/75R15s that I bought from another forum member. They came installed on the Hood River Editions that already had the lift.
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mcarter
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Posted: 23 Aug 2020 at 4:48pm |
My 2015 178 came with a 3" lift. It is not an HRE. One of my first purchases was D rated 14" Carlisle tires which have performed well. You can make a wheel and tire exchange and go to 15" wheels and tires. Now would be the time to do it. I would recommend to anybody the move to D rated tires at a minimum. You will get a lot of positive feedback. Is the fender salvageable?
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Mike Carter
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mcarter
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Posted: 23 Aug 2020 at 4:56pm |
Also my opinion, if you lift TV, then use the hitch to level the TT, not modifying TT suspension to lift TT to TV. IMHO
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Mike Carter
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HikerSteve
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Posted: 23 Aug 2020 at 6:12pm |
Originally posted by mcarter
My 2015 178 came with a 3" lift. It is not an HRE. One of my first purchases was D rated 14" Carlisle tires which have performed well. You can make a wheel and tire exchange and go to 15" wheels and tires. Now would be the time to do it. I would recommend to anybody the move to D rated tires at a minimum. You will get a lot of positive feedback. Is the fender salvageable? |
Thanks for the insite. The fender is junk, it folded the back quarter in half and then I hand to do some hand wrenching on it on the side of the freeway to get it mobile again.
I'll have to look into buying a set of 15" wheels.
Originally posted by mcarter
Also my opinion, if you lift TV, then use the hitch to level the TT, not modifying TT suspension to lift TT to TV. IMHO |
It is currently level, I purchased a different hitch to get the TT level. It is just really low compared to the TV and I am always afraid I will end up damaging something when we get on the fire road of the Chequamegon forest. So far so lucky but I don't see a lift hurting it any.
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offgrid
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Posted: 23 Aug 2020 at 6:43pm |
+1 to Mcarter. Now is the time to go to 15 wheels and LRD tires if that is the plan. I got mine premounted, put them on at home, 2540 lbs rating on both tires and wheels, but the tires are....Chinese .
Whatever you get be sure to get 5 on 4.5" bolt pattern wheels for that axle.
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HikerSteve
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Posted: 24 Aug 2020 at 7:02am |
Originally posted by offgrid
+1 to Mcarter. Now is the time to go to 15 wheels and LRD tires if that is the plan. I got mine premounted, put them on at home, 2540 lbs rating on both tires and wheels, but the tires are....Chinese .
Whatever you get be sure to get 5 on 4.5" bolt pattern wheels for that axle. |
What wheels did you end up getting? Thanks for the bolt pattern info, I was looking for that.
I have had no luck with the delivered tires on any of my TT's. They are always some off brand and always have an issue. This is the first time I had one completely fly apart. Worst part is the never used spare has a couple broken bands in it so I couldn't go over 50mph the rest of the ride home without shaking us to death. That is why I just want to get something with a name behind them, Goodyear, Firestone, Michelin, etc.
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Posted: 24 Aug 2020 at 8:01am |
Originally posted by HikerSteve
I have had no luck with the delivered tires on any of my TT's. They are always some off brand and always have an issue. This is the first time I had one completely fly apart. Worst part is the never used spare has a couple broken bands in it so I couldn't go over 50mph the rest of the ride home without shaking us to death. That is why I just want to get something with a name behind them, Goodyear, Firestone, Michelin, etc. |
Order from TireRack or etrailer,, you don't get random tires or wheels.. you get exactly what you ordered.
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offgrid
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Posted: 24 Aug 2020 at 8:41am |
Originally posted by HikerSteve
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What wheels did you end up getting? Thanks for the bolt pattern info, I was looking for that.
That is why I just want to get something with a name behind them, Goodyear, Firestone, Michelin, etc. |
I bought these, and I've been happy with them, but they don't meet your "name brand" requirement.
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mjlrpod
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Posted: 24 Aug 2020 at 10:10am |
I would say Carlisle Radial Trail HD's is the way to go. Some are made in china, but they are highly rated tires. Many people now say that the goodyear endurance is a good tire, but Carlisle has a long track record of being a good trailer tire. As a bonus, they are a little cheaper than the goodyear. I'm not one to recommend important things like tires based only on price, these are excellent tires that just happen to be cheaper than goodyear.
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