New tires

[deano]

Hello, I'm planning on replacing my 2016 jayfeather tires. Going on 4years with the oridginal rainiers that came on it. The tires appear fine , time to upgrade.I'm considering the Goodyear endurance or the maxxis m8008. Any recommendations between the two would be appreciated. Happy camping! Thanks Dean

[Greg&Nancy]

Just made an appointment to get four new Goodyear Endurance tires to replace my for year old Rainier tires. Out with the China bombs in with the US

[Neo1130]

About 8k miles on my Goodyears and a year of travel all over the place. So far so good and haven't had to fill/remove any air at all.

[Iraqvet05]

Had 5 years on my China bobs with zero issues....not everyone is that lucky. Watch the Goodyears and make sure the load range is compatible with your current rims. When I replaced the tires on our old TT, Goodyear didn't make load range C in the size I needed.

[deano]

Thanks. I can get the maxxis through home home depot of all places for 71.00 a piece. Sounds reasonable. But dont mind paying more for a better tire. Not sure yet .

[Benno]

The Maxxis are made in the Far East, I presume China but the Endurance are made in the USA!

[deano]

Can anyone tell me where to look to see if my rims will handle a D range tire from a C range. Was thinking of getting Goodyear's if my rims will handle them. The rims are aluminum and go well with the trailer. Thanks Dean

[RogerR]

For the customers covenience (LOL) the rim rating is of course on the inside if it is anywhere. Stamped into the metal.

So have fun crawling under the trailer with a rag and a flashlight. Mine said nothing I could ever find so I ordered new tires (D instead of C) on the rims and sold the old ones on Craigslist. Goodyear Endurance of course.

[Iraqvet05]

I was fortunate that my rims (steel and not stamped) had one readable decal that had the manufacturer and model number on it...it was on the spare than was covered all the time. The manufacturers website had the info I needed.

[Benno]

deano, on our aluminum rims the specs were cast into the backside of the mounting flansch, where the bolt holes are. The Jayco factory aluminum rims handle the new load range. You may have to remove one rim from the trailer to check punched in or embossed markings.

[deano]

Thanks Benno

[Twin Hauler]

I have a jayfeather 2016 16xrb with original Raineer 205/75R14 load range C tires and am planning on replacing them in a couple weeks with Goodyear Endurance D rated. There is only a 15lb max psi difference. I will feel much better about having the Goodyears with 2000 lb load rating and 87mph speed rating than a C rated 65mph tire.

[BJR]

Just FYI, if you're a member of KOA they have a promotion going on:

https://mobilerving.com/the-buzz-new...tire-discounts

[bankr63]

I am now on 3rd season with the Maxxis M8008. Still look like new, no checking or cracking. Before the Endurance released, they were the darlings of this board. Note that for the smaller models in the Jay Feather line Goodyear doesn't make a fitment, whereas Maxxis does.

Maxxis is made in Asia, but not China, and they do have a reportedly good quality control system in place. Pretty sure mine are marked Thailand; but trailer in storage.

The Maxxis line was a particularly good deal here in Canada, less $$ than in the US. Ordered mine direct from Maxxis Canada, delivered in 2 days.

[deano]

I'm back with another ? The maxxis or Goodyear are basically the same price. I don't load alot of weight in the trailer so c range should not be an issue. Going to a D range has anyone experience a more bouncy ride. A smoother ride is more important to me than being able to go 10 more mph. If the ride is the same I'm in on the goodyears.Thanks I appreciate all the response and help Dean

[Murff]

We put Maxxis on our JAG trailer and loved them. Even considered putting them on the White Hawk when we bought it as we were not to sure of the Rainier quality. The Rainiers served well for two years and besides close camping trips, they performed flawlessly on a trip to Ohio in 2015 and to New Mexico on 2016.

However, after reading a few horror stories here and other forums, we decided to move up to the GY Endurance. They have also performed flawlessly.

If you are worried about a bouncy ride, inflate the tires to your trailer weight as posted in the Goodyear Endurance inflation chart and not to the maximum on the tire sidewall.

Murff

[deano]

Thanks Murff. I talked to discount tire and also recommend the Goodyear's and handling issues wouldn't be a problem so I'm ordering the endurance through them. Thanks for all the replies, very helpful. Have a great summer and happy trails. Dean

[ShawnR]

If you have 5 bolt wheels you can buy load E but max psi is still 65. If you have 6 bolt wheels you can air the load E’s to 80 psi. Mine were stamped with max weight slash # bolts that corresponds load D or load E max inflation.

[virginia27.5rlts]

If you are concerned and want US made tires, why not consider the Goodyear tires. Made in USA.

[Hollander Mutthaulers]

Originally Posted by Twin Hauler

I have a jayfeather 2016 16xrb with original Raineer 205/75R14 load range C tires and am planning on replacing them in a couple weeks with Goodyear Endurance D rated. There is only a 15lb max psi difference. I will feel much better about having the Goodyears with 2000 lb load rating and 87mph speed rating than a C rated 65mph tire.

We've got over 20,000 miles on our 2017 16XRB with Goodyear Endurance. No problems mounting load D (215) tires on stock rims (Jayco approved). They ride nice, don't lose air, and seem very reliable. Perhaps the best upgrade among many on our little unit. Goodyear claims Endurance uses the same engineering as Wrangler and they're made in USA. Can't be all bad.