Wheel-Tire- Fender Upgrade Mod

Wanted to share my progress of upgrading the factory fitted rolling stock to something a bit beefier.

We all know FR is at or arguably above the limit when it comes to the 14" load range "C" tires fitted to our Pods.I highly doubt there is a safety issue involved or we probably would have heard about it.

That said,I prefer the larger safety margin of 20% load capacity "extra" when fully loaded as recomended by Forest River News.

Plus,the factory fitted fenders are poorly installed,not centered over the axle,not the same hight side to side and don't extend below the trailer belt line.A little Dremel action on the curb side to the RDome rail will get it centered and lowerd to match the other side.The other side just needs to move forward and will still have enough clearance for the shore power plug  (I have a 178) so couldn't speak for other models.

The new aluminum fenders I have coming are 2" longer, 32" versus 30" and 3" taller, 15" versus 12".
Width is 10-1/2" which is 1/2" wider than the stock 10".

This will enable the fender to extend below the belt line about 3" front and rear offering added body protection as well as eliminating the "bobbed" fender look.I will be 1" over legal width with these fenders though not too worried about it

Tires are 205-75-15 load range D with single axle capacity of 2150 lbs at 65 psi max pressure and about 1" larger in diameter campared to the stock 205-75-14 tires.

Wheels are 15"x6" ION trailer specific wheels with 2600 lb. capacity each...I like the beefy look

So here are a couple pics and will post up more when I complete the fender installation.

As of next summer my tires will be @ 6 years and over 15,000 miles, with another 5,000+ on tap next July so I'm seriously considering replacing them before we do that.  I've considered going larger so you've given me more think about.

Got started today after work seeing that the UPS man left my fenders on the front porch .

OMG it looks so much better with larger tires and fenders.I completed one side today.The slide side should be much easier since I don't have to lower the fender as much or deal with the Rdome channel.

You can see in the before pics just how whacky the fenders were mounted from the factory.I used a couple stripes from the front to cover the old fender holes,kinda trying to make some pattern out of what was available.I think they have too many stripes any way and removed the big pod letters previously.

The larger tires also make it look more in proportion and side wall flex is just about non-existent while parked.

Anyway,thought I would share.I'm very happy with the results.

Before and after side view 

Sure,

Fenders....http://www.ebay.com/itm/261237098126?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT   or same place:www.teardroptrailerparts.com

Wheels.....http://www.ebay.com/itm/271275062171?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT    also available from amazon.

Tires...could be found about anywhere.I like buying from a high Volume E-Bay "Store" with free shipping.

Keep in mind the Fenders don't have to be changed to run the 15" tire,but with the larger diameter,the whacky mounting location from the factory will be more pronounced.

I'm not sure why the links don't highlight for me on this site?