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    Posted: 05 Oct 2015 at 2:52pm
Need info on brand and type (ST or LT) tires to replace originals. Thanks
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Posts: 6128 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Oct 2015 at 2:55pm
HRE or east coast pod?

I put these on my Goshen built pod this spring. Happy.
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Posts: 7 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Oct 2015 at 4:57pm
Thanks for the quick reply. I am in South Carolina and never heard of this brand. Hopefully I can locate some locally.
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Don't worry about brand, just get the same size.  Radial.
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 I put some BFGoodrich all-terrain   Same size that it came with but had a higher speed rating and the load range was way good for the trailer plus their design for a light truck figured they'd be more reliable  Plus they're made in the USA
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I guess I should've said mine was a Hood River addition so it came with off-road tires already
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While in Florida last winter I replaced the factory tires with Freestar tires on my 178. I only had about 10K miles on originals, but they were wearing unevenly pretty badly. Be sure to have the new wheels/tires balanced. The originals were way out of balance. I only have a couple of thousand miles or so on the Freestars.

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Remember to get trailer tires, not car or truck tires.  The sidewalls are stiffer.
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Originally posted by john in idaho

Remember to get trailer tires, not car or truck tires.  The sidewalls are stiffer.


+1. And they have lower rolling resistance. It sounds like Jpntime put light truck tires on. Never put passenger (P) or light truck (LT) tires on a trailer. Special trailer (ST) tires are built differently.
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Originally posted by techntrek

Originally posted by john in idaho

Remember to get trailer tires, not car or truck tires.  The sidewalls are stiffer.


+1. And they have lower rolling resistance. It sounds like Jpntime put light truck tires on. Never put passenger (P) or light truck (LT) tires on a trailer. Special trailer (ST) tires are built differently.


He has an HRE.. they come with LT tires.
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