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Forum: Modifications and Updates 06-19-2018, 08:48 PM
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Posted By blw2
now that is shocking...you are heavier on both...

now that is shocking...you are heavier on both drive and steer, but not so much more than what mine was running with no trailer the last time I checked!
Forum: Modifications and Updates 06-15-2018, 08:38 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 38,971
Posted By blw2
guessing based on my 31 ft and the loading we...

guessing based on my 31 ft and the loading we have, with nothing particularly special or excessive in it
with all that trailer tongue weight of that big trailer and jeep.... no way that rear axle...
Forum: Modifications and Updates 06-08-2018, 04:17 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 38,971
Posted By blw2
good deal macgyver! Just a gut feel...

good deal macgyver!




Just a gut feel opinion... my guess is that you are right about tires not always being the weak link... brakes and lots of other variables go into it, not just axle...
Forum: Modifications and Updates 06-05-2018, 02:32 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 38,971
Posted By blw2
Sorry, went back and caught up on the posts that...

Sorry, went back and caught up on the posts that I missed. see that's already been asked and answered.

MacGyver, I am very much looking forward to your reports about installation, ride, handling,...
Forum: Modifications and Updates 06-05-2018, 02:24 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 38,971
Posted By blw2
wait...so you are telling me that these tires are...

wait...so you are telling me that these tires are the same size as the OEM load range E tires...BUT they have a higher weight capacity???
That sounds like it might be exactly what we need!!!

how...
Forum: Modifications and Updates 10-05-2017, 01:19 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 38,971
Posted By blw2
ugh, that's what I was afraid of. I have...

ugh, that's what I was afraid of. I have struggled with different extensions for so long and feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders since I finally got rid of all of them. I had some...
Forum: Modifications and Updates 10-04-2017, 05:41 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 38,971
Posted By blw2
excellent can you tell me the diameter of those...

excellent
can you tell me the diameter of those "hand holes"?
Look small, just as their web site shows...

So are you using duallyvalve long stems, or some sort of extension?

oh, and how much...
Forum: Modifications and Updates 09-29-2017, 09:02 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 38,971
Posted By blw2
Sure. It was the passenger/curb side outer tire...

Sure.
It was the passenger/curb side outer tire
The tail pipe is on that side but i really don't think that's a significant variable.
It throws off some heat sure, but it's behind the tire and so...
Forum: Modifications and Updates 09-28-2017, 12:13 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 38,971
Posted By blw2
I can answer this one....based on fairly recent...

I can answer this one....based on fairly recent experience standing on the shoulder if I-95, in April of this year

very similar MH with the overloaded rear axle
OEM michelins are date code 0113...
Forum: Modifications and Updates 09-28-2017, 12:04 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 38,971
Posted By blw2
I feel like just about the only down side is...

I feel like just about the only down side is replacement tires are more expensive....well that and the previously mentioned potentially small hand holes. Duallyvalves I suppose make that a non-issue
Forum: Modifications and Updates 09-27-2017, 06:33 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 38,971
Posted By blw2
yeah, about the simulators....earlier this...

yeah, about the simulators....earlier this summer I pulled mine off and sent them to the attic after several years of fighting them, messing with valve extensions etc...
I had to paint them since...
Forum: Modifications and Updates 09-27-2017, 02:30 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 38,971
Posted By blw2
Happily following this thread. I'm the one that...

Happily following this thread. I'm the one that mentioned this over in the other thread, so you know I have had these on my want list for a long while now..... looking forward to seeing how yours...
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