replacement tires
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Topic: replacement tires
Posted By: reddog
Subject: replacement tires
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2015 at 2:52pm
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Need info on brand and type (ST or LT) tires to replace originals. Thanks ------------- Doug, Judy & Bozo 2013 r pod 171 2012 Xterra |
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Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2015 at 2:55pm
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HRE or east coast pod? I put http://www.etrailer.com/Tires-and-Wheels/Kenda/AM10235.html - these on my Goshen built pod this spring. Happy. ------------- |
Posted By: reddog
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2015 at 4:57pm
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Thanks for the quick reply. I am in South Carolina and never heard of this brand. Hopefully I can locate some locally. ------------- Doug, Judy & Bozo 2013 r pod 171 2012 Xterra |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2015 at 10:05pm
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Don't worry about brand, just get the same size. Radial. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual 
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Posted By: Jpntime
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2015 at 10:23pm
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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 ------------- Love to camp 2014 171 |
Posted By: Jpntime
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2015 at 10:30pm
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I guess I should've said mine was a Hood River addition so it came with off-road tires already ------------- Love to camp 2014 171 |
Posted By: fwunder
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2015 at 9:12am
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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. fred ------------- 2014 RPod 178 => https://goo.gl/CV446f - MyMods and Buying Habits 2008 4Runner Limited 4.0-liter V6 Yes, those are wild ponies dining on grass while dumping tanks! |
Posted By: john in idaho
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2015 at 10:32am
| Remember to get trailer tires, not car or truck tires. The sidewalls are stiffer. |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2015 at 2:40pm
+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. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2015 at 4:54pm
He has an HRE.. they come with LT tires. ------------- |
Posted By: Keith-N-Dar
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2015 at 6:30pm
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I know that they look Bad A$$ (we established that on post some time ago) but I cant see any reason to have grippers on a trailer. ------------- Keith-N-Dar Boris & Betty (Boston Terriers) 2011 R-Pod 177 2010 Ford F-150 |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2015 at 8:36pm
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I don't think it's a function of having "grippers" so much as that's the only tires in the size they wanted.
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Posted By: JandL
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2015 at 8:45pm
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Look on the left side of the trailer and you will see a label that says TIRE AND LOASDING INFORMATION and below that one is the DOT label, they list the GAWR, the Tire size and type, Rims size and inflation pressure. On my 2012 177 the tire listed is an LT235/75R15. I posted a picture on my new tires on 4 Oct 2015 ------------- JandL 2013 Honda Ridgeline 2012 177 2 Paynes in a Pod |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2015 at 9:56pm
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What? Intentionally putting LT on from the factory? That is nuts! ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: Jpntime
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2015 at 10:09pm
They were a light truck tire I checked and I only replace them because the ones that were on it were made in Taiwan and I didn't want to blow out when I had a long trip coming up  ------------- Love to camp 2014 171 |
Posted By: Capt Kidd
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2015 at 12:31pm
| I don't know about the tires on an R-Pod yet but most of us who have big (12,000 to 16,000 lb) fifth wheels have gone away from trailer tires and now use Goodyear G614 LTs. It is hard to find ST's that are made in the USA. I have been running the Goodyears for the last 5 years and am very pleased with them. |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2015 at 1:11pm
Most are rated over 2000lbs load, and we have not seen near the failures of those, vs the 205 75 14 ST's reported over on FB.. We had a rash of '09's through '11's with catastrophic failures this spring into early summer. It was bad enough that I changed ours, even though I figured they should have another year in them. I like my polished fenders.. LOL ------------- |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2015 at 1:57pm
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At least LTs have stiffer sidewalls than Ps, I upgraded from P to LT on my minivan when I had it, for that reason. But they still aren't as stiff as STs. I still am surprised reading this again a day later. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: Keith-N-Dar
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2015 at 7:12pm
FR puts mud and snow tires on the Hood River models from the factory. That is what I was referring to. I see no reason other than looks. ------------- Keith-N-Dar Boris & Betty (Boston Terriers) 2011 R-Pod 177 2010 Ford F-150 |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2015 at 10:28pm
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Might help while braking in bad conditions, but otherwise it won't help. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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