Castle Rock ST 225/75/15 replacement
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Topic: Castle Rock ST 225/75/15 replacement
Posted By: Austinrpod
Subject: Castle Rock ST 225/75/15 replacement
Date Posted: 10 Nov 2020 at 2:22pm
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Had a tire separate with less than 10K miles. Has anyone replaced with Goodyear Endurance tires? Thanks
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Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 10 Nov 2020 at 4:19pm
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THE Carlisle STs and the Goodyear Endurance are very popular replacement tires. ------------- Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 10 Nov 2020 at 4:34pm
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Go with the load rate D. ------------- Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
Posted By: Pod People
Date Posted: 10 Nov 2020 at 10:02pm
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We originally replaced our tires with Maxxiis 8008. Later, we found Goodyear Endurance. We love the Endurance tires. they seem much stiffer so the trailer does not bounce as much. They do not leak-I check the pressures frequently and seldom need to add any air. a lot of podders like Carlisle. I can't speak from personal experience. whatever tires you get is your choice. However, in any event you should get them balanced. it makes a lot of difference. Agree with McCarter-get the load range D Vann ------------- Vann & Laura 2015 RPod 179 https://postimg.cc/0zwKrfB9"> 
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Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 11 Nov 2020 at 5:18am
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Looking forward to that day. Our original set were "Tire King" (china) on our 177 that was purchased January 2011. Never checked to see how new the tires were, found out when they were replaced in 2015 that they were built early 2009 which made them 7 years old! Purchased a set of Hartland's from Tire Factory (also china) then and although they have performed well over the past 5.5 years have noted that there is a lot of "bounce" as we travel, especially on back unpaved roads or poorly paved, bumpy roads. They both were "C" rated. Next spring the change will be to go with Carlisle "D". ------------- God's pod '11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
Posted By: Colonel Podder
Date Posted: 11 Nov 2020 at 6:12am
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This may be a dumb question? But will the r-pod wheels handle the D rated tires that run at higher pressure? I believe they run at 80psi cold? I like the idea of having the additional weight handling capability for more of a safety margin.
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Posted By: JR
Date Posted: 11 Nov 2020 at 7:37am
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The D load range tires have a cold 65 psi requirement and the trailer's rims will handle those tires/pressure, the E load range tires have a 80 ish psi requirement. I think that the load range E tires are overkill for the Pods ------------- Jay 179/2019 |
Posted By: mjlrpod
Date Posted: 11 Nov 2020 at 10:05am
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I have Load range E Carlisle tires. There is a wide margin of difference between the smallest, and the largest pod model. To make a blanket statement of what should be used is inaccurate. The bigger pods (195,196,192,193) should probably have load range E tires. They do call for 80 psi and I have had nothing but carlisle tires over the last 5 years, with zero issues. ------------- 2017.5 Rp-172 2020 R-pod 195 2015 Frontier sv 4.0L 6cyl I'll be rpodding |
Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 11 Nov 2020 at 10:38am
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+1 - the new Pod, the big ones can handle E rates. ------------- Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 11 Nov 2020 at 3:51pm
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The wheels can handle the tire pressures of any of the load ranges. I suggest taking a look at the actual load weight specs on the tires you're thinking about getting. Multiply by 2 to get the axle total. Divide by the axle rating (3500 lbs for the mid size rpods, 4400 lbs for the bigger ones). That number should be around 1.25 to 1.5 or so, giving your tires a 25-50% safety factor. A low safety factor will increase the risk of tire failure, too high will increase stiffness too much and result in excessive shaking and vibration. And keep the tires inflated to specs, if they are underinflated they flex more and get hotter. Trailer tires have thicker sidewalls than car or truck tires, so they dissipate heat more slowly, so they are more prone to failure if underinflated than car or truck tires. But, because they flex less they have less rolling resistance so you'll get better fuel economy. Many complaints about "Chinese tires" are really incorrect user maintenance resulting in underinflation, combined with marginally spec'd OEM tires to begin with ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |