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    Posted: 09 Jul 2019 at 7:27am
Why do you have no confidence in the tires? Has there been a problem with the tires on the 179s? We have a 2018 179 and have had no problems with the tires but we have stayed mostly within 3 hours of home since we bought it. We are heading on a 2-week trip out West in August so I am curious.
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Cheap Chinese tires that are known to blowout frequently.   
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The main thing is check the air pressure often when the tires are cold.  The Carlises have worked for me.

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The 14 inch OEM LRC's on my 179 were only rated for 1750 lbs, or 3500 lbs for the axle. My rear axle weight loaded with wdh tensioned is about 3350 lbs. That's just too close for comfort, especially considering that the slide side weighs more than the curb side. That is why I changed to 15 inch wheels with 2500 lb rated LRD's, not because of country of origin. 

The bigger rPods just plain put a lot of weight on that single axle and its tires and wheels. IMHO, anything you can do to provide some safety margin, especially for the tires which can fail catastrophically, is worth it. 
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I just paid $126 for a pair of Carlisle, installed, at Walmart. I'd have paid more for a brand I knew if they'd had them (I'm funny about tires) but I'm happy with these.
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Posts: 1407 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Jul 2019 at 10:39am
Originally posted by offgrid

The bigger rPods just plain put a lot of weight on that single axle and its tires and wheels. IMHO, anything you can do to provide some safety margin, especially for the tires which can fail catastrophically, is worth it.


Couldn't have said it better myself. The lighter Pods might be able to get by just fine with the factory tires. The ratings are just too close for comfort on the heavier Pods.
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I might point out that it's not just the simple load range C versus load range D (or any other load range), as the factory ST235/75R15 tires on (at least) West coast hood river edition R-pods are "load range C", but these are rated at 2340 lbs per tire (4680 for the pair), which would be equal to load range D in a 14" tire.
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+1 or 2+, the C rates were just not cutting it, I went with the D rated and have never looked back. Still considering the 15" option, however seem to be fine, I don't load up the Pod. Keep my tongue weight at 380 (with a genset, on rack). Oddly what made up my mind was entering campgrounds over speedbumps and having attendants tell me I had low tires. The C rates didn't seem safe to me.
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