8 Ply Rated Tires
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Topic: 8 Ply Rated Tires
Posted By: mcarter
Subject: 8 Ply Rated Tires
Date Posted: 20 Nov 2016 at 3:34pm
| Looking to upgrade my 178 to 8 ply rated tires. I have seen the Carlisle tires and another tire - the Gold Crown 908, anybody have experience with the Gold Crown tires? They are a bit cheaper than Carlisle's. Not so worried about cost. |
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Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 20 Nov 2016 at 4:21pm
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Never heard of Gold Crown. I recently upgraded our tires to the Carlisle Load Range D tires. We took it out for a short trip and then for one to the dealer's location. I like them better than the load range C tires that came with our 179. I feel better having the higher load capacity tires as the weight of the R-Pod was near the top end for load range C tires. I would do some searching for reviews of both tires. Unfortunately, a quick search does not yield any available reviews for the Gold Crown tire. ------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 20 Nov 2016 at 4:30pm
| Thanks SH, same here, I don't like to buy tires that don't have a review history, I'll go with Carlisle's. |
Posted By: Pod People
Date Posted: 20 Nov 2016 at 11:40pm
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I don't want to start a tire war, but everyone has their favorites. We have driven our pod over 20,000 miles on Maxxis 8008 and never had a problem related to the tires. We had a blowout once when I ran over some construction debris-I was in the middle lane of a 3 lane highway and couldn't move over either way. Even then, the tire stayed together, didn't shred, didn't slap the fender off or lose control. I also put them on my utility trailer. I always get them balanced when installed, and I rotate them annually. I check the air pressure religiously (daily) when traveling. they seldom need additional air unless the pod has been idle for a month or more. Maxxis 8008 are what I will buy again. travel safe Vann ------------- Vann & Laura 2015 RPod 179 https://postimg.cc/0zwKrfB9"> 
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Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 21 Nov 2016 at 12:45am
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Maxxis 8008 were not part of the discussion, but having a recommendation in favor of them means that there is a third option. I just checked, and the 15" tire gets good reviews on Amazon, the only problem being the age of the tires some have received. However, from what I gather, the 14" tires on Amazon are only 6 ply rating (load range C) and not 8 ply rating (load range D). The 14" tires. The rating is not nearly as high. ------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: Pod People
Date Posted: 21 Nov 2016 at 9:19am
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Maxxis 8008 are available in a 14 inch tire with a D load range rating. I have 6 of them. My local tire dealer got them from their wholesale supplier. They clearly show load range D embossed on the sidewall. I don't know if they are 6 or 8 ply Vann ------------- Vann & Laura 2015 RPod 179 https://postimg.cc/0zwKrfB9">
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Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 21 Nov 2016 at 10:57am
| Good info and happy to research. From the tire sites I have looked at I cannot find a 14 inch Maxxis tire in 8 ply rating, 15 yes, 14s are all 6 ply. Normally at D rating applies to 8 ply and C to 6 ply. |
Posted By: Jasp
Date Posted: 21 Nov 2016 at 12:56pm
| Thank you Vann. |
Posted By: TheBum
Date Posted: 21 Nov 2016 at 1:01pm
| Our Carlisle D-rated tires have been great thus far. We replaced the factory tires after only about 5000 miles because both of them blew out on the same trip. We had so little confidence in the factory tires that we replaced the spare too. |
Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 21 Nov 2016 at 5:14pm
| Leaning toward the Carlisle's, reviews are better than past. Think I'm better off with D rated, vice C. |