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06-14-2019, 02:29 PM #1
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Westlake Tires
Hi my husband and I are pretty new to the RV world and Grand Design.I have been following this forum for awhile now and have received some really good tips and tricks.
Lately I have been hearing a lot of bad things about the Westlake tires we have on ours and would like to change them out as they make me very nervous when on the road . We have heard that Goodyear Endurance is the tire to get but wanted some input from others.
We have the Imagine 2250RK our TV is 2011 Ram 1500 5.7 Hemi with airbags and equalizer tow package. Do we want a Certain Goodyear or just worry about the size someone said something about an E sorry I know nothing about trailer tires, they also said I should have a high ply like 20 ply any input would be a big help to ease my mind a bit more I have to get them before our next trip Sorry this is so long
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06-14-2019, 03:21 PM #2
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There are a lot of threads on this forum you could spend hours reading. The west lake is a china made tire. It has some issues with longevity. If you have the funds a Goodyear Endurance is a great replacement. I think you would want the 225-75-15 e rated 10 ply tire which inflates to 80 psi for maximum load.
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06-14-2019, 03:25 PM #3
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06-14-2019, 04:47 PM #4
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We've got about 3000 miles in the two years on our Westlake's with no issues to date. I am religious about checking air pressure before we roll anywhere. So far no issues. I will likely change mine out when the time comes for new tires but until then I'll keep using them.
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06-14-2019, 06:30 PM #5
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We had about 8000 miles or so (if I recall right) on our E rated Westlakes on our 2014 303. The tread looked good but we discovered a split a few years ago during a tire inspection.
Luckily we found it before the tire either peeled or blew out. If you or anyone else keeps the westlakes look at every inch of the tire (including what is touching the pavement) frequently and look carefully for splits in between the treads.
We wen't with Sailuns (14 ply) , but I don't think they make tires small enough for an ImagineMarcy & Gary
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06-14-2019, 08:26 PM #6
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I was looking at the tires with my neighbor and they are 205/75R/15 why are so many saying to get 225 instead of staying with the same size just curious
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06-15-2019, 06:55 AM #7
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You can pick one of two choices.
1) Buy the Goodyear endurance tire in the same size that is listed on the yellow tag on the side of your RV and inflate them to the pressure listed on the tag. For a 7000 GVWR rating you most likely have D rated tires
2) If your Westlakes are D rated, you can move up to an E rated tire but you DO NOT want to inflate them to 80 psi since this will result in the pounding of your suspension and items inside the rig. If you are moving up to a higher rated tire you would want to weigh your RV and use the load/inflation tables from Goodyear to properly inflate the higher rated tires.
Since Goodyear does not make an E rated tire in ST205.....you would need to move up to a ST225 75R 15 tire but keep in mind you will lose a half inch of clearance between the tire and the floor since this tire is around one inch larger in diameter than the ST205 tire.Last edited by MidwestCamper; 06-15-2019 at 07:08 AM.
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