Judy L wrote:

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 Edit:  Ok, I've been doing more reading and talked with our local tire shop (good folks - been here since the 1950's) and we're strongly leaning toward the GY G114 H rated tire and an Alcoa rim.

-- Edited by Judy L on Tuesday 13th of August 2013 01:14:36 PM

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Judy:

Without question this is the correct answer:  G114's "H".  You will not regret getting the G114 "H" tires for many reasons.  We have some 60,000+ miles on these tires to backup our opinion.

IF you are interested you may be able to save some money on those tires and wheels and have them installed at MOR/ryde as a part of the IS installation.    We've found the price from Trailer Tire and Wheel has been less for the total package and that included mounted, balance and ready to install.  They will deliver the tires and wheels to MOR/ryde for you and MOR/ryde will install them.  Things could have changed in the past year but if you want the contact info just ask.  We've done this before and MOR/ryde has been very accommodating to us using this outside vendor.  They do this "all the time."

Good luck.

Bill

Hi Judy

Since you are getting the Mor Ryde IS and disc brakes installed,  have you considered the bearings?   Interesting discussion on the Nev-R-Lube bearings on the HitchHiker Owners Forum and other forums as to the +/-'s  over standard bearings. Thought I'd through that into the mix  since your doing the IS, brakes, tires and wheels!  

John & Ginny

Judy:

Concerning the Nev-R-Lub bearings, that is “sealed” bearings, I’ll throw this out for your consideration –

If I were going to use the RV little for actual RV travel, mostly sitting and not traveling all that much each year, I’d put on the Nev-R-Lub bearings for a variety of reasons, mostly convenience.

If however, I were going to travel a lot, then I would put traditional “grease-able” bearings on the rig.  Not the EZ-Lub type either.  The traditional bearings that can be removed, examined, repacked and replaced relatively inexpensively. 

You can have either type on the IS but you must make that decision prior to installation.

As many shops, who are straight forward about this will tell you, it is just not possible to actually “evaluate” the condition of a Nev-R-Lub, sealed, bearing to any certainty. They run fine, without excessive heating or any indication of trouble, and then they tend to just fail if they fail.  And the failure mode will be “catastrophic” and usually take out the axle spindle with that failure.

This is worth the conversation as pertains to the IS installation because it is expensive to change from one bearing type to another once any suspension is installed due todifferent spindle sizes between the two types of bearings.

For your consideration.   Great question by the way.

Bill

I offer this perspective FWIW:  The tire “H” “ratings” are over kill in some respects by numbers.  However, the tires are not over kill.  The problem with the “G” and especially “E” tires has to do with the side walls failing. I.e. blowouts.  The “H” tires are in a whole other class as to durability in both tread longevity and side wall strength.

Goodyear provides a recommended pressure chart for the "H" tires running lighter loads for those who wish to do that.  Nonetheless, the reason for the “H” tires is to take every precaution to prevent blowouts.  “E’s” and “G’s” even under lighter loads are simply not in the same safety class as the G-114 “H” tires.  As an added benefit, and we have the personal experience to back this up, the “H” tires will easily last for 3 or more times the miles of the “G” tires.

Please also note that the Goodyear “H” tires have a 75MPH speed rating.  Other “H” tire brands, and “J” tires provided by some OEMs, are speed limited to 65 MPH or less.  While we don’t drive that fast, it is nice to know we are not right up against a speed rating when driving 58-62 MPH.

Just our experience and opinion

Bill