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09-04-2019, 02:42 PM #21
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09-04-2019, 02:56 PM #22
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Sir: your perception is not reality. STUDY the many many many posts regarding Westlake failures.
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09-04-2019, 05:03 PM #23
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I"m sure I'm wrong but I haven't read any reports of a failure from a g rated Westlake tire yet. Have read a lot of good reports about the g rated Westlakes though.
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09-05-2019, 10:40 AM #24
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ALL tires can fail. If all Grand Design trailers come with Westlakes and you are on a Grand Design forum what tire failures do you think you are going to HEAR about?????
This is my second fifth wheel trailer, G rated Westlakes on both. Towed over 15,000 miles on the first trailer, over 7000 miles on the current fifth wheel, no tire issues whatsoever.
I am from a farm/ranch in Wyoming and we were constantly pulling trailers - horse, stock, flatbed, utlity, etc. We dealt with trailer blowouts monthly. ANY BRAND of tire we ran was prone to failure, the majority being E rated tires. We eventually changed all trailer tires to G rated tires (not brand specific) and rarely if ever had a tire failure after that.
The reality is that out of over a dozen trailers I have personally towed many many thousands of miles the brand of tire (or where it was made) did not matter. The load rating certainly did matter though.
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09-05-2019, 12:55 PM #25
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09-05-2019, 02:27 PM #26
Hi Brian,
Wheel lug nuts are 3/4" or 19 mm. Make sure that you get a 6 point socket. The 12 point version will tear the chrome cover off the lug nut, leaving you with an oddball size. 19 mm is slightly smaller than 3/4" and will be a better fit to the lug nuts even if they are a little worn. BTW, wheel nut torque is well into 1/2" torque wrench range. A 3/8" drive torque wrench will be too small.
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09-05-2019, 02:32 PM #27
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If those chrome caps do come off the socket size needed then would be an 18mm.
Marcy & Gary
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09-05-2019, 06:21 PM #28
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09-05-2019, 07:38 PM #29
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I went to the solid chrome nuts right away. Have seen too many of those capped nuts messed up.
Marcy & Gary
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09-06-2019, 11:55 AM #30
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Just replaced the Westlake 15" E tires (got them from E-trailer) on our 2017 29RS with 25K on them with 4 more Westlake tires. No problems with tires, towing and storage pressure 80psi, driving speeds 65-68mph, avoid sharp turns, curbs and road hazards. Just finished 7800 mile, 12 states road trip, 21 stops, 12 national parks road trip - no problems. I was first impressed by the tight parking ability of our RV dealer service area, now I cringe when I think about it (side loading/twisting of tires). Hey just my two cents!
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