CruisingTheCoast
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Sorry to start another tire thread, but we're new to the RV world and are hoping for some insight. I have a E350 V10 Ford 22ft Class C Gulfstream Cavalier dually and just had a rear outer wheel sidewall failure. Tire rating is LT225/75R16 M/S on all the tires. They also say "all terrain" and appear to have thicker tread than the spare did. I put the spare on, which had the same rating, but the vehicle has been wonking back and forth. Almost like there is a training wheel on it.
I need new tires in a pinch as we have our first full week off since buying the vehicle and took it to Wheel Works to replace the tires. They put on a Firestone with the same rating and afterward, I drove down the road with the same problem. It does not appear to be bearing the same weight as the inner tire. I told the shop it weighs 10,000 pounds and I am pretty sure they didn't put on the right tire.
Questions:
Does the "all terrain" make a difference in the thickness of the tread or change the diameter of the tire? Why is the same rated tire a different size?
Or is that I don't have the right load capacity for the new tire, but again why would the diameter be different than the other tires?
Does the number of ply have anything to do with this?
And where would I pick up the appropriate tire in a pinch, 1-2 day notice. We are in San Francisco and will be heading south on 101 or 5.
Thank you!
I need new tires in a pinch as we have our first full week off since buying the vehicle and took it to Wheel Works to replace the tires. They put on a Firestone with the same rating and afterward, I drove down the road with the same problem. It does not appear to be bearing the same weight as the inner tire. I told the shop it weighs 10,000 pounds and I am pretty sure they didn't put on the right tire.
Questions:
Does the "all terrain" make a difference in the thickness of the tread or change the diameter of the tire? Why is the same rated tire a different size?
Or is that I don't have the right load capacity for the new tire, but again why would the diameter be different than the other tires?
Does the number of ply have anything to do with this?
And where would I pick up the appropriate tire in a pinch, 1-2 day notice. We are in San Francisco and will be heading south on 101 or 5.
Thank you!
