Good brand of replacement tires?

Photomom

After seeing a photo of a shredded tire from a 2016 T@B on Facebook, I am thinking of proactively replacing my tires. We still have plenty of tread, but we have a longish trip planned next month and we were going to replace them next year anyway. 

abenteurer

I replaced my original tires and spare, all with good tread, with Goodyear Endurance trailer tires.  Goodyear says they are speed rated up to 87 MPH.  I don't drive that fast but at least I can drive the speed limit now.  Have been happy with them.

falcon1970

I also use the Goodyear Endurance tires.

RollingBnB

Got over 10k miles on the Goodyear Endurance on our Tab, still looks new.

Photomom

Thanks all - we called our trailer service place and they’re getting a pair of Goodyear Endurance tires for us!

T@Balong

We are high mileage T@bbers................on our third set of tires on our 2015 T@B.   First set of Goodyear Endurance tires, which replaced the factory's original tires, went almost 25,000 miles.   Rather than seeing how many more miles I could get, I chose to replace them with another set of Goodyear Endurance.   Couldn't be happier!

Photomom

We did go with a set of the Goodyear Endurance. We are on our way from NY to SC and are experiencing a little bit of trailer sway that I haven’t noticed before. 

Might it be these tires? Or maybe because the pressure is higher, 55 psi instead of 45 psi? Or because they permit us to drive faster, 65 instead of 60?

For the first time I’m starting to think we should get a sway control device. 

rh5555

One very cheap option to try if you're experiencing a little trailer sway (before looking at sway control devices):  Move your tow ball as close as you can to your TV's back axle.  This distance is a lever arm, and shortening it can improve handling dramatically.

Ours now looks like this:

This was done by getting a second hole drilled which took about 2.5" off the effective hitch length

rcuomo

Photomom John, why are you running 55 psi?  I would stick with cold pressure in the 45-50 range. The Endurance sidewalls are actually rated stiffer than the OEM tires so my guess is the higher pressure coupled with increased speed is possibly impacting the sway potential. And remember those tires are rated for 80+ mpg. First time I crossed the GW bridge and then the Throgs Neck I went out and purchased the Harbor Freight sway bar.  I use it on the interstate to counter the effect of the large trucks and anytime I know I’ll be traveling over bridges especially that freaking Tydings Memorial bridge on 95 over the Susquehanna River. 

RFraer

I had good luck with Goodyear Endurance tires, but they were on larger campers. I think it should be mentioned that it is important to have a TPMS on the tires, particularly on a single axle camper. Any tire can go flat, what’s important is knowing it is going flat and stopping before the tire shreds and does damage.

DenisP

I replaced the stock tires on my 400 at 6000 miles with Goodyear Endurance D rated tires. With the recommendation to run the tires close to max inflation, the tires at at 60 psi. We completed a 9500 mile cross country trip this summer and just returned from a 1500 mile trip to Shenandoah and Assateague. I have a friction anti-sway bar and have no issues with sway under various conditions. 

rfuss928

Photomom

I doubt the sway is the fault of your new tires or air pressure.  I suspect your tongue weight is a little light.  Before making any changes to your equipment, try moving a little weight forward of the trailer axle.

For good stability try to have the tongue weight close to 15% of the T@Bs total loaded weight (generally 2000 to 2400 pounds) => 300 to 360 pounds tongue weight.  This can make a big difference in handling and stability.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9Dgxe584Ss

jkjenn

Photomom said:

We did go with a set of the Goodyear Endurance. We are on our way from NY to SC and are experiencing a little bit of trailer sway that I haven’t noticed before. 

Might it be these tires? Or maybe because the pressure is higher, 55 psi instead of 45 psi? Or because they permit us to drive faster, 65 instead of 60?

For the first time I’m starting to think we should get a sway control device. 

Have you packed differently, in a way that impact your weight distribution?

Photomom

jkjenn said:

Photomom said:

We did go with a set of the Goodyear Endurance. We are on our way from NY to SC and are experiencing a little bit of trailer sway that I haven’t noticed before. 

Might it be these tires? Or maybe because the pressure is higher, 55 psi instead of 45 psi? Or because they permit us to drive faster, 65 instead of 60?

For the first time I’m starting to think we should get a sway control device. 

Have you packed differently, in a way that impact your weight distribution?

Not really. Only difference is tires. 

We  have a shiny new tow vehicle waiting for us at home, off the boat from Japan too late to break it in before this trip. I’ll hold off on buying anything till we start traveling with it sometime this spring. I do have a couple of camp chairs that normally ride on the sofa and will move them to the floor in front of the axle and see if that makes any difference for the rest of this trip. 

Cbusguy

Tires maybe a different height that could change the weight distribution on the trailer....

Just a thought