Geo Pro E Pro Off Road Package tire replacement

[Jesse]

TST 507
https://tsttruck.com/507-series-10-s...ms-system.html

[18CrewDually]

Originally Posted by lylesdonald

My Geo Pro 19fd came with BF Goodrich All Terrain T/A.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/BFGoodric...0aAuYJEALw_wcB

That would be my first choice for replacement.

[NJKris]

That BF tire looks good, but I just checked load rating '101' it is spec'd at. Has a load limit 500 lbs LESS than the stock tires. Across the two tires on the axle, that's 1000 lbs less load bearing ability.

[2rad4u]

My 2 cents -

I like the way the stock tires look. I'm a Jeep guy so aggressive tires are my thing.

I am rolling on my stock trailer tires. I believe the vast majority of problems users have is lack of maintenance. People don't check the oil in their cars/trucks. Do I REALLY think they check tire air pressure?

Keep 'em aired up properly and roll on. Looks good to me.

[NJKris]

I'll probably end up keeping mine now that I have the TPMS. I like the look too. I'm thinking ahead in the event I DO have a problem, or they age out in 5 years.

[2rad4u]

Originally Posted by NJKris

I'm thinking ahead in the event I DO have a problem, or they age out in 5 years.

Me too. I figure 3-4 years and I'l replace mine as well.

[18CrewDually]

Originally Posted by NJKris

That BF tire looks good, but I just checked load rating '101' it is spec'd at. Has a load limit 500 lbs LESS than the stock tires. Across the two tires on the axle, that's 1000 lbs less load bearing ability.

What does your trailer weigh? The BFG tire rating of 101 index x2 tire = 3,638 lbs. capacity.

[NJKris]

Haven't gone to the scales yet, but I'm guessing loaded for travel will be about 4k

[Mrprovy]

I'm bringing this thread back to life...How do you like the tires after another year? Holding up well?

[Doppleganger]

And, digging this up again... The offroad CR857+'s look decent, but I'm still keeping my eye out for replacements, because, well, they'll fail or wear out eventually. Could the offroad tires actually be better than the standard trailer tires? I've been looking at other tires that have a 2000-2200+ load rating, in that size, and have found a bunch of passenger tires that fit the bill. Yea, not as stable of a sidewall, but two of them will be 4000-4400lbs, and my trailer's max weight will be 3800, so... enough of a cushion?

[NJKris]

Just saw this again. Mrprovy, tires are holding up great after first year and a couple thousand miles. I like the aggressive tread, I was towing on a mountain road in Vermont, kind of dirt with gravel in it. Truck was fighting for traction without the 4x4 engaged. I believe the tires helped with trailer side-slip movement. I'm hoping I can find similar replacements, maybe even LT tires, although the ones I've seen have less load capacity than my stock tires.

Trailer tires will age out before they wear out normally. I plan on replacing mine in 4 more years no matter how good the tread still is.

[Scottnweeze]

Great thread all. Please keep it going. I’ve always had great success with the KO2’s on my SUV’s and have a lot of confidence in them. I too am starting to see LT tires with off road tread in the correct size AND E load ratings... there’s hope. Like NJK I’ll just keep an eye on the TPMS until I pull the trigger on something else. The Westlakes seem to be holding up well at this point with about 7k or so on them.

[NJKris]

I sent an email to Westlake asking why these tires are impossible to find on open market. Yes, I've seen the LT tires, but no ST tires in this size. E rating far outperforms these stock C range tires, even if they don't have the stronger sidewalls and ST tire has. The load range 110/105 I think means 110 if you are running dual tires, rating 105 for single, which we have. 105 rating is 2,039 lbs per tire. The 6 after the C load range is how many ply I believe. Learning more about tires than I ever wanted to know, lol.

[Doppleganger]

Originally Posted by NJKris

I sent an email to Westlake asking why these tires are impossible to find on open market. Yes, I've seen the LT tires, but no ST tires in this size. E rating far outperforms these stock C range tires, even if they don't have the stronger sidewalls and ST tire has. The load range 110/105 I think means 110 if you are running dual tires, rating 105 for single, which we have. 105 rating is 2,039 lbs per tire. The 6 after the C load range is how many ply I believe. Learning more about tires than I ever wanted to know, lol.

110 for single, 105 for dual (as in, a 4 tire axle), so there's a margin of error if one tire fails.

[NJKris]

Thanks, I had it backwards.

[Doppleganger]

Hm....


Check these tires out: https://acceleratire.com/tires/omikron-at/


Load range E, 10 ply rating, 2756lbs single rating. I mean... heck, that sounds pretty good. Tires-easy has them for $84 each.


No idea if they're durable, and the treadwear rating doesn't mean much on a trailer tire anyway. Need to do more research.

[Doppleganger]

As far as why westlake tires are tough to find in the CR857+ variety...



CR857+-GOODRIDE


Look under that name brand. Their site is full of "quality" this and "value" that. Hopefully they've invested in their business. They cared enough to be at SEMA last year, though.



I'm still leaning towards those Omikron AT tires for the next set, though.

[NJKris]

I clicked on GoodRide and they have a chart of sizes that looks cut and pasted from the WestLake site that doesn't list our size either! BTW, Westlake never responded to my email, so I will probably go the route you do.

[Red Arrow]

Man, those Omikron AT tires sure are tempting -- I hate to be the guinea pig to try them, but I just might...

[Red Arrow]

Also saw these:

BFGoodrich
MUD-TERRAIN T/A KM3 - SIZE: LT235/75R15
Off-Road Maximum Traction
Not Yet Rated|Reviews (13)Details & Pricing
Size: LT235/75R15
Load Range: D
Serv. Desc: 110/107Q
UTQG: None

$190 a tire ... ouch!