Archive for June, 2006
camper tires
Posted by Tim on June 7, 2006
I have a set of Goodyear ST 225/75R15 on my camper now. I inflate to the recommened 50psi before I leave on a trip. The tires are 7 years old and are showing sign of cracks on the sidewall. I want to replace with a heavier ply tire but also do not want to knock all my gear to the floor while driving. Your suggestions please. The camper weighs 7900 lbs dry.I would like to take some of the side to side sway out of the tires while driving.
I assume you are running our ST225/75R15 Load Range C Marathon tires now (rated to carry 2150 lbs at 50 psi) and are considering going to the same size tire in Load Range D (rated to carry 2540 at 65 psi). I hope you have 4 tires on this camper because with 2 tires, you are overloaded even with the LR-D tires. If all this is true, I think that new tires are a good idea considering the sidewall cracking on the old ones. I also think that moving up to the LR-D tires and 65 psi inflation pressure will help take some of the sway out of the camper.
Super Size Tires on a Fire Truck / Ambulance
Posted by Tim on June 5, 2006
I am considering the purchase of a 2007 Ford F-550, Diesel 4x4 with the ambulance package for a Fire Truck application. I am wanting to put super size tires and wheels to match on this truck. I need to know if this is possible and what will the GVWR be for this vehicle? Standard wheels are 19.5 with duals.
I'm not exactly sure what you mean by "super size tires". Do you mean replacing duals with wide base single tires? Do you mean upsizing to 22.5" or 24.5" tires and wheels? Or, do you mean going to larger 19.5" tires and wheels? In any case, I think you should check with the vehicle manufacturer (in this case Ford and whoever built the ambulance package) to make sure that you have the proper clearence within the wheel wells, proper gearing and wheel bearing to handle whatever tire / wheel changes you want to do.
Inflation Pressures for Motorhome
Posted by Tim on June 4, 2006
I just purchased a used 34′ 2000 Fleetwood Bounder with 245/70/19.5 tires. Can you give me the recommended tire pressure?
It would be best if you weighed each axle of your motorhome to determine the weight being carried by each wheel position. Then use the load/inflation tables found at the following URL http://www.goodyear.com/rv/tirecare/loadinflationtables.html to determine the pressures you should use. When in doubt, round up to the next highest pressure. A little too much air is better than too little.
Tire Rotation
Posted by Tim on June 2, 2006
I have one brand of tires on the front and a different brand on the back- all the same size of course.
Can they be rotated in all directions?
I don't know what you mean by "all directions". I would suggest that you rotate the tires as shown in your owner's manual.




