Just thought I'd throw this out for discussion -
Last month traveling through Utah enroute to sunny San Diego, we stopped to get fuel and noticed the tread on one of our original equipment tires separating, indicated by a raised center tread extending beyond normal and the outer treads worn completely off. We went to a tire shop down the road to change with the spare. We found two others doing the same thing. The tire shop manager said that with a GVW of 12,000 lbs, even the Load Range E tires are insufficient to handle the twisting and sideways motion of dual non-turning axles that fight each other when the trailer turns. The side pressure can eventually cause the tread separation. He recommended a 14-ply Load Range G tire that runs at 120 lbs to handle the side pressure better.
He may be right - or I may have "sucker" tatooed to my forehead, but I did want to continue our trip and there weren't alot of places to get a second opinion in the middle of the desert. I bought 4 new tires and they really do tow nice with the high pressure, perhaps even saving a little fuel as well.
Our's is a 2003, so it has a few years on it over what I see most folks to have. However, tires are a fact of life and it might be worth checking into it once the original equipment tires surrender.
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