cherokee
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G358RPQ
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Post by cherokee on Feb 27, 2022 22:01:49 GMT -5
Good evening, I purchased a new 358RPQ and it has Hispec tires on it load range G. Has anyone heard any negative comments about these tires? Anything positive would be great too!
Thank you in advance
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Post by delawarecamper on Feb 28, 2022 6:23:41 GMT -5
they came stock on our 391, drove 1500 miles round trip to KZ raly last year with no problem. Heading to Florida Keys this spring. From what I see they are speed rated "M" which is 81 mph,, We travel with the camper no more than 62 to 65 My opinion is speed is a big factor for blowouts. See a lot of campers pass us while traveling.. we also just installed the Lippert TPMS last year at the Rally.
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cherokee
Weekender RV’er
G358RPQ
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Post by cherokee on Feb 28, 2022 7:59:49 GMT -5
Thank you for replying. The max mph for us is 63-64. It’s a comfortable speed and being retired why go faster😎.
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Post by midlotexan on Feb 28, 2022 18:26:05 GMT -5
We bought a new 326 RLT last year with Hi Spec "E" rated tires. We have put about 7k miles on since last June.
So far they show little to no wear. My previous Gold had "G" Providers, they were showing wear at 4k miles.
Enjoy your Gold!
Kirt
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Post by nvguy on Feb 28, 2022 22:53:47 GMT -5
I want to add tire failures are not only related to speed, but to ambient temp. Out West here you see a lot more evidence of semi truck tire failures in the summer months.
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Post by Edd505 on Mar 1, 2022 11:25:41 GMT -5
I want to add tire failures are not only related to speed, but to ambient temp. Out West here you see a lot more evidence of semi truck tire failures in the summer months. I'll add tire pressure, I check tires every time before starting a trip and I do not have TPMS. I stop I walk around and look the RV over, nothing loose, tires not showing low, just looking for anything wrong, old trucking habit. |
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Post by jfspry58 on Mar 1, 2022 12:30:23 GMT -5
My 333 came with E rated Hi-Spec tires and so far they’ve been fine. They are 1 1/2 years old, have about 5k miles on them, and so far they show very little wear. Like Edd said above, I check my pressure before every trip and walk around the trailer looking at everything at every stop. Congrats on the new Gold and have fun!
Jay
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Post by tightwadted on Mar 2, 2022 8:24:22 GMT -5
Just curious, where are they made?
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Post by delawarecamper on Mar 3, 2022 17:59:07 GMT -5
You know you hear about blow outs a lot, but look at the percentage of blow outs compared to the number of campers on the road,, I mean people post about blow outs but no one posts about not having a blow out.. figure how many chinese tires are on the road right now without any issues...  |
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Post by nvguy on Mar 4, 2022 0:54:07 GMT -5
I had 8 Chinese tires between the car hauler & RV, one blew on the car hauler on its 2nd trip. That was enough for me. Went with Goodyear endurance.
My last tire failure was due to the valve stem failing, so its all metal valve stems now.
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senior
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2022 KZ280TH
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Post by senior on Mar 4, 2022 8:51:39 GMT -5
You know you hear about blow outs a lot, but look at the percentage of blow outs compared to the number of campers on the road,, I mean people post about blow outs but no one posts about not having a blow out.. figure how many chinese tires are on the road right now without any issues... <button disabled="" class="c-attachment-insert--linked o-btn--sm">Attachment Deleted</button> What you say is true, but one blow-out can do devastating damage to the side of a trailer, I've seen 1st hand the damage. Sometimes a belt will shift & by checking often you might catch it in time, I was lucky I caught mine but it's quite a price to pay if you miss it. |
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Post by delawarecamper on Mar 4, 2022 11:08:48 GMT -5
You know you hear about blow outs a lot, but look at the percentage of blow outs compared to the number of campers on the road,, I mean people post about blow outs but no one posts about not having a blow out.. figure how many chinese tires are on the road right now without any issues... <button disabled="" class="c-attachment-insert--linked o-btn--sm">Attachment Deleted</button> What you say is true, but one blow-out can do devastating damage to the side of a trailer, I've seen 1st hand the damage. Sometimes a belt will shift & by checking often you might catch it in time, I was lucky I caught mine but it's quite a price to pay if you miss it. your correct it only takes one tire to do damage, I'm sure the person with the blown out endurance tire knows that also  |
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Post by Edd505 on Mar 4, 2022 22:00:58 GMT -5
One blow out on my prior 5W, $1500 damage to a Jayco Eagle. I have always run LT tire since, I just replaced a set on my 2017 with Sailuns because of all the good reports. Then Sailun had a recall but the good, I had a year of free travel, Sailun replaced all 5 for me at no cost other than just over an hour of my time.
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bobnmonica
Seasonal RV’er
2020 GMC Diesel Denali Dully, Durango Gold MBQ 382
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Post by bobnmonica on Mar 6, 2022 16:18:12 GMT -5
One of our tires on our new RV exploded and did about 3000 damage. TPMS installed and pressures good. No warning not happy and replaced them all. 3000 miles on the hispec. Made in China
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Post by laknox on Mar 8, 2022 12:12:23 GMT -5
I want to add tire failures are not only related to speed, but to ambient temp. Out West here you see a lot more evidence of semi truck tire failures in the summer months. I'll add tire pressure, I check tires every time before starting a trip and I do not have TPMS. I stop I walk around and look the RV over, nothing loose, tires not showing low, just looking for anything wrong, old trucking habit. I shoot all my tires and hubs, truck and trailer, with my IR gun, every time I stop. Personally, I've noticed about 15 degrees difference between sunny and shady sides. Lyle |
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Post by nvguy on Mar 11, 2022 22:57:02 GMT -5
I'll add tire pressure, I check tires every time before starting a trip and I do not have TPMS. I stop I walk around and look the RV over, nothing loose, tires not showing low, just looking for anything wrong, old trucking habit. I shoot all my tires and hubs, truck and trailer, with my IR gun, every time I stop. Personally, I've noticed about 15 degrees difference between sunny and shady sides. Lyle As I let the truck idle to stabilize temps I do the mid trip walk-around including the IR temp check. I have also noticed the same temp difference. |
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Post by laknox on Mar 29, 2022 23:30:22 GMT -5
FWIW, I've had 1 tire go flat on my FW since I started RVing in '04. It was on my old Komfort and, had I had a TPMS it likely wouldn't have been as big an issue. I ended up running on it for well over a mile before I realized "sumpin' ain't right" and pulled over. Had to get out a set of dykes to cut some of the tire apart as it had started wrapping around the axle. Biggest issue has been tread separations. On the Komfort, in the 13 years I owned it, I replaced the tires 3 times and out of the 12 tires, 10 had tread separations. I stopped buying BFGs for my truck after I had 7 out of 8 "Trail" tires separate. Replaced with Coopers and had 1 separate in the 5 years I had the first set on.
Lyle
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hawkhaven
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Post by hawkhaven on Jan 4, 2023 20:03:32 GMT -5
We recently purchased a 2021 D Gold G391RKQ which had the Hispec tires on it. Not being familiar with that brand, I did a lot of research before venturing out on the road with them. After all the research, I decided to replace all of the Hispec tires with Hercules tires. Very good results so far !
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Post by jfspry58 on Jan 18, 2023 19:38:05 GMT -5
Update… I recently replaced mine with G rated Carlisles. My Hi-Specs only had 10k miles and still looked ok but I was beginning to get nervous about continuing on with 3 year old Chinese tires. I also wanted to level the trailer better as it rode just a little nose high. The Carlisles are LT235/85R16s so they’re a little taller and leveled it out nicely.
Jay
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Post by delawarecamper on Jan 19, 2023 7:18:35 GMT -5
just seen this video interesting search for this video on You tube
A RV Tire Upgrade you've never seen before! The MASSIVE Continental HTL2 Eco Plus!
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