Tire Brand Preference Anyone?

[GreenHorn Hauler]

Hey everyone,

I just recently purchased a used 2011 Coachmen Catalina 28 DDS and am preparing to replace the tires on the camper for the upcoming season. The previous tires were Maxxis M8008 ST 205/75R15s. In pricing tires I have found there are a number of different prices for different brands yet the load rating, ply rating, load range of D, and ST type are all the same among the different brands.

Prices range from the more to less expensive below.
Goodyear Endurance ($119.28) Etrailer
Maxxis M8008ST ($90.72) Discount Tire Direct
Provider ($88.20) Etrailer
Summit Hi-Road ($56.99) Regional Tire Dealer
Trailer King II ($49.00) Walmart

My question is does anyone have any thoughts or experiences on the above brands?

I'm also considering having the wheel bearings replaced before the season as well, but wouldn't be doing this job myself as I don't have the tools or facility to do so. If this is the case would folks recommend I have this job done at an RV Dealer and have them put on the tires as well?

Or are there any major retailers people would recommend for tire change and wheel bearing replacement? Thank you in advance for any opinions!

[ependydad]

Goodyear Endurance is the newest favorite. It's a tire built here in the USA. I haven't been hearing anything bad about it so far.

Maxxis m8008 is a long standing quality tire that gets high regards.

I would only consider those 2.

[Macrosill]

^ What he said.

I put Maxxis M8008 on my last trailer and had zero issues.

My current trailer has the ones that came with it. When I get new tires it will be a choice of the Maxxis and Endurance.

[Teamfour]

Love our new Endurance tires.

[chaps2018]

Originally Posted by ependydad

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Goodyear Endurance
Maxxis m8008...
I would only consider those 2.

Totally agree, I have had both.

Go up one load range from your stockers if possible to provide more load margin.

[007matman]

I have Greenball Towmaster SS's and have been very happy.

$67 each at Costco (I know because I just had to buy two more) hub bearings went out on the front two.. LOL!! Get them re-packed or at least checked ASAP.

[ependydad]

Originally Posted by chaps2018

Totally agree, I have had both.

Go up one load range from your stockers if possible to provide more load margin.

Totally agree and wish I had said the same!

[babock]

Originally Posted by 007matman

I have Greenball Towmaster SS's and have been very happy.

$67 each at Costco (I know because I just had to buy two more) hub bearings went out on the front two.. LOL!! Get them re-packed or at least checked ASAP.

They used to be good until they started making them in China. Had two blow outs with those within 100 miles of each other. They used to be made by Goodyear when they were made in the US. When they went to China, who knows who made them.

[007matman]

Originally Posted by babock

They used to be good until they started making them in China. Had two blow outs with those within 100 miles of each other. They used to be made by Goodyear when they were made in the US. When they went to China, who knows who made them.

Hmm. My set is probably 2yrs old now. When did that happen?

Buying two but haven't installed them yet. I'm going to bet I probably have about 15-20k on them right now.

[babock]

Originally Posted by 007matman

Hmm. My set is probably 2yrs old now. When did that happen?

Buying two but haven't installed them yet. I'm going to bet I probably have about 15-20k on them right now.

3 years ago. They were 3 years old.

[hbillsmith]

When Discount tire had their Memorial Day sale I bought 4 Maxxis (my 2nd set, factory came with Maxxis) Zero problems. As for sale price, Simple Tire was also having a sale and their price plus ship was still less than Discounts sale. Discount Store mgr matched.

[aceinspp]

Have had my GY Endurance ties now for almost 2years and love em. $137 a piece mounted and balanced. !5 inch E rated. Later RJD

[SimchaSabre]

X2 on GY endurance. If you have a local RV dealer that has a service dept with good recommendations I'd take in for bearing repack or replacement and also do a break adjust or at least a check. My dealer charges about $200 for the combined services.

[Cathcartww]

The Goodyear Endurance exceeds the ST ratings (specified capacity at a higher speed) and those are what I put on the trailer most recently. Before that, I had Maaxis, and had no problems whatsoever. Before that, I had the Chinese tires that came with the trailer, and blew one after about 4000 miles. Definitely go for the highest load range that comes in your size, and inflate them to the maximum pressure of the tire or the wheel, whichever is less.

I have the bearing repacked and brakes check about every two years or 10,000 miles. I take the trailer to a local dealer that specializes in maintenance. If I need new tires, one the trailer dealer has the wheels off, I load them up and take them to the tire place for mounting and balancing, then return them to the trailer guy.

[jtesta1]

Just go back thru the old posts. There's probably about 4,362,573 other tire opinions. Read them all and decide which person you want to spend your money for you.

[MR.M]

Originally Posted by GreenHorn Hauler

Hey everyone,

I just recently purchased a used 2011 Coachmen Catalina 28 DDS and am preparing to replace the tires on the camper for the upcoming season. The previous tires were Maxxis M8008 ST 205/75R15s. In pricing tires I have found there are a number of different prices for different brands yet the load rating, ply rating, load range of D, and ST type are all the same among the different brands.

Prices range from the more to less expensive below.
Goodyear Endurance ($119.28) Etrailer
Maxxis M8008ST ($90.72) Discount Tire Direct
Provider ($88.20) Etrailer
Summit Hi-Road ($56.99) Regional Tire Dealer
Trailer King II ($49.00) Walmart

My question is does anyone have any thoughts or experiences on the above brands?

I'm also considering having the wheel bearings replaced before the season as well, but wouldn't be doing this job myself as I don't have the tools or facility to do so. If this is the case would folks recommend I have this job done at an RV Dealer and have them put on the tires as well?

Or are there any major retailers people would recommend for tire change and wheel bearing replacement? Thank you in advance for any opinions!

The number 1 best thing you can do is go up a load size from d to e . then either the endurance or carilse in the e load

[B and B]

Michelin for the truck and Sailun for the trailer.

Of the ones you have listed Maxxis for sure the best.

Wouldn't touch Goodyear with a 10 ft pole, quality is sub par and not much better than Trail King or Power Tow Max.. I had Goodyear POS blow out with TPMS and not issue with Power Tow Max, wierd.

[raceready]

Truck tires has worked the best for me. Had blowouts on 2 different trailers with trailer tires and none with truck tires.
They test trailer tires but not even a close comparison to how they test truck tires.

[L T ROSS]

Scrap the ST tires and go with the LT truck tires rated for the load. Ply ratings have nothing to do with load capacity. A "E" Ply rating can have a 1600# to a 3450# load rating. ST tires are junk that can "GRENADE" and most are labeled with max speed of 65 mph. LT tires will take higher speeds and you don't read forums complaining about them blowing up. Most of the higher grades of 5th wheel mfg's are putting LT tires on now because of the constant complaints on the ST'S.

[itat]

Originally Posted by L T ROSS

Scrap the ST tires and go with the LT truck tires rated for the load. Ply ratings have nothing to do with load capacity. A "E" Ply rating can have a 1600# to a 3450# load rating. ST tires are junk that can "GRENADE" and most are labeled with max speed of 65 mph. LT tires will take higher speeds and you don't read forums complaining about them blowing up. Most of the higher grades of 5th wheel mfg's are putting LT tires on now because of the constant complaints on the ST'S.

Welcome to the forum. Your advice is of no help for those who have smaller tires in a size that is not available in an LT tire. You clearly have had a bad experience with ST tires but your wrong to suggest that they are all junk. There are a few brands listed previously in this thread that have a very good reputation. There definitely are some that are not great quality, but certainly not all of them.