[jcurtis934]

If you want to be safe, get a statement from Goodyear saying they will honor any problems you have with using the 614 on a rim that is less width than what they specify. If you can, then you are covered. IF you can't, then I would walk away from that situation in my opinion. I value my rig and road safety, which is why I switched away from the marathons after slightly less than 1 year on my new 3800RE after I became aware of the Marathon issues. After 8000 miles of towing at 60mph on the marathons, I had two blowouts and damage to a shear spring on my last trip north...I waited too long. So I switched to med duty commercial truck tires on new rims. I went with 17.5 inch wheels with 17.5 inch Sumitomo tires that are rated for 4805 lbs at 125 psi(load range h). I could have also gotten Goodyear G114LHT, Michelin, or Cooper tires. Got them mounted, balanced, and shipped via fed-x (only $168 for shipping from ohio to maine in less than a week). These are available from Trailer Tires and Wheels in northern ohio (trailertiresandwheels.com) 419-272-2277 To give you an idea of the load ratings for the sumitomo tires, at 110psi they handle 4385 lbs, which is much higher than the G614 by Goodyear. At 95psi, they are still good for 4010 lbs. And needless to say they can run way faster than I would ever tow...no 75mph limit...although I still tow at 60mph and rarely at 65mph. John