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Joined: 07 Apr 2016
Location: Greenbrier, TN
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    Posted: 28 Apr 2017 at 4:34pm
SqueakyToy17 - If you have C rated tires - they are not speed rated for 65 MPH. If they are D rated you're cool. Agree 65 is a max.
Mike Carter
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Before each trip I make sure my Pod tire pressure is 50 psi & check torque on lug nuts to be 100 lbs. After reading about some of the tire issues (blowing fenders off, etc.) I gave my tires a more thorough inspection this morning. Rubbing my hands over the tread, on one tire  I found an area in which the tread had noticeably worn  more  that the rest of the tire.  Even though this area was worn it still had plenty of tread. However when I noticed two small wires sticking up in the groove between two treads, I decided it was time to replace the three year old original tires. 

I texted my local tire & wheel shop & ordered Goodyear Endurance Load Range D tires. Today is Saturday. My new tires will be delivered & installed before we leave Wednesday morning on our next trip.

Thanks to all of you guys discussing tire issues on the this forum I may have adverted a potentially serious problem!!
Rob & Becky
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Smart move! It does not pay to cheap-out on the tires. We replaced ours with less than a year on them because I did not like the way they were wearing. What didn't help was that somewhere, we picked up a screw. I had the tire patched, but after another trip, that is when I noticed the wear patterns and decided to go with the Carlisle Load Range D tires. I have felt much safer since we got them.
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