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Old 02-24-2008, 08:40 AM   #1
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Aluminum rims

Will our aluminum rims, (3400RL), hold the tire pressures on the G rated tires?
Does anybody out there know? I am going to rplace the Chinese tires with American tires. The chinese tires are junk!!!
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Old 02-24-2008, 10:14 AM   #2
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I have the 16" wheels and tires at 80 Lbs pressure and with load range "E" on the stock Aluminum rims as Original equipment...they have the heavy duty valve stems.....dont see why the wheels you have wouldnt be ok..
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Old 02-24-2008, 10:47 AM   #3
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rickety, I am assuming you feel the need to run 110 psi in those G rated tires. If that is the case, look on the back side of your wheels for the load and psi rating. You may have to remove one of the wheels to see it, as they sometimes put it in the area between the bead and stud holes. If nothing is there, I wouldn't put more than 90 psi in the tires.
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Old 02-24-2008, 02:05 PM   #4
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Man!!!!!!I didnt read that well did I...sorry
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Old 02-26-2008, 08:58 AM   #5
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On Edit - I meant to answer the question asked -- The Aluminum rims I got from Montana are 80 PSI max....

Now then, Was reading on another forum (SOB) about an owner who had upgraded his rims to 17.5 and tires to Continental HTRs. At 125 psi he can carry 6000 pounds per tire!! Now, perhaps that is a degree of overkill but given the weights of some of our rigs, and the roads we travel on, that may not be all that much over kill.....

Rims were about 225 each, don't know what the tires cost him as the trailer manufacturer covered their cost -- Missions failed (actually I think his post called them 'Hi-Runs' or something like that....

Just some food / fodder for us to think about.....
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Old 02-26-2008, 09:32 AM   #6
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I asked for this information in another post. I was told the rims were stamped 110PSI max on newer models. I haven't got my new rig yet so I can't check. I will check myself when I take delivery. Since each model year may be different I suggest this is the step everyone should take before committing to new higher pressure tires. DexStar makes a steel 16 wheel that will work.

http://www.dexstarwheel.com/products.html#changer

If you decide to go to "G" rated tires with 100-110PSI inflation make sure you use high pressure steel stems.
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Old 02-26-2008, 10:31 AM   #7
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Rick,

I was hanging on hoping someone had the answer, but it sounds like I'll have to crawl myself. I had a wheel in my hand just a few months ago, but never thought to look.

What are your plans if they are not rated 110psi?

Lonnie is right, I ran G tires at 80psi on my last rig with wheels rated at 85psi (all I could get for 6-lug in 2003). It worked for me, but I feel bad if the next guy inflates them them 110psi and busts a wheel. Other than spray painting the fender with the max pressure, I did what I could to warn the Dealer when I traded in. I also was always worried about the kid at the flat repair place that hits them with 110psi and it blows in his face because I forgot to warn him. I think I'll just try to get the numbers to match this time.

Plan B for me - I know the Big Sky wheels are 110 (David and Johanna). I'll just have to find the vendor, or, this is where I got my last wheels (a little cheaper han Alco) http://www.trailertiresandwheels.com...78/page/910765
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Old 02-26-2008, 11:10 AM   #8
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I found my other post. It was kerry who gave the alum. wheels as 110PSI. Note also the Dexstar steel wheels have varying stud sizes so check this also.
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Old 02-27-2008, 03:32 AM   #9
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Brad: Your 'Plan B' website is where the guy I mentioned got his 17.5 inch wheels as well. An honorable and efficient business to deal with from all I've read.
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Old 02-28-2008, 12:37 PM   #10
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We have an 06 3485SA with factory installed aluminum wheels. The sticker on the rims says 110 psi do not exceed.
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Old 03-03-2008, 12:44 PM   #11
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I can only imagin how hard your trailer would ride with 110 psi I like the softer ride on my 5'er so do all the wine glasses good luck
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Old 03-03-2008, 01:56 PM   #12
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Tim,

I hear what you are saying about the hard ride, however, I have never ridden back there so I have no idea how it rides. Maybe 110 rides hard, and maybe it doesn't. 15,500 lbs is a lot of weight, twice the weight of my pickup with 80psi on the tires.

I'm not going to discount 110psi until I actually see broken wine glasses. If it happens, the tires will run just as good at 80psi.

This Mor-Ryde has to account for much more of the ride than tire pressure, don't you think?

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Old 03-03-2008, 02:13 PM   #13
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My question would be why is it better to run G rated tires at 110psi?? What does it do for us???If you are going to run G rated tires at 80psi why have them...what don't I know about the subjsct (which is everything)
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Old 03-03-2008, 02:15 PM   #14
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I changed to G rated Goodyear's on the Monty. Needed to buy 110 psi rated rims. The oem steel rims were not 110 lb rated. Also have threaded high pressure stems in each tire. Haven't broken one of our wine glasses yet!
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Old 03-03-2008, 03:23 PM   #15
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Just checked the rims of my rig and they are stamped for 110 lbs

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Old 03-03-2008, 04:23 PM   #16
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Happy Camper - do you have the steel or mag wheels on your Mountaineer?

Rich - there may be no advantage other than made in USA and they are 14 ply rated tires as compared to 10 ply rated. Plus Goodyear service is nationwide.

Goodyear isn't the only manufacturer of these - we ended up buying Greenball Hiway Trooper G-rated tires while traveling through Utah. They were not any cheaper than Goodyear, but the sales pitch was the same, better tire structure to handle the side twists on the tread. We did not keep the rig long enough to find out how they did.

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Old 03-13-2008, 02:09 PM   #17
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I called Tread-it about the wheels. They told me that the wheels I have will not permit G rated tires since my wheels are only 6-lugs. I'm assuming from that that if your wheels are 8-lug then it would be okay to use the G-rated tires. However, I'd check with the experts before I did that.
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