Tire Recommendation?

[Mike and Carol]

34 minutes ago, jd1923 said:

Lastly, I'm wondering why Mike @Mike and Carol and Bill @rideandfly are both choosing to move to ST tires? What criteria makes you prefer ST tires? 

I haven’t made a decision, yet.  I just said I’m thinking about it.  No specific reason, just thought I’d be exploring all possibilities next time.  I think I still have a couple years on my current Coopers.  Mike

[rideandfly]

37 minutes ago, jd1923 said:

Lastly, I'm wondering why Mike @Mike and Carol and Bill @rideandfly are both choosing to move to ST tires? What criteria makes you prefer ST tires? 

John,

I keep our Ollie on pavement most of the time except when a campground has dirt roads. To be honest I was thinking about refinishing the original 16" ION trailer wheels or replacing them with new 15" Sendel trailer wheels. I already have one 15" Sendel trailer wheel with a Goodyear Endurance ST225/75R/15 for the spare tire since the full size 16" LT225/75R/16 tire/wheel will not fit in the original spare tire housing, believe the Oliver spare tire housing was made larger during 2016 or 2017. I would lose about 1/2" trailer ground clearance by moving to the 15" tire/wheel using the same 15" Goodyear ST tires Oliver currently uses.

Just a thought for now. I have another Ollie project in front of wheels/tires for next year.

Here's the original spare with 16" wheel and passenger tire (not LT) that would fit in the spare tire housing on the left. The new 15" Goodyear ST tire and Sendel wheel is on the right that fits the original spare tire housing.

[jd1923]

35 minutes ago, rideandfly said:

The new 15" Goodyear ST tire and Sendel wheel is on the right that fits the original spare tire housing.

The new wheel looks great! It actually has a simple, cleaner look.

If quality and weight rating is equal, buying 4 is likely lower cost and longer life vs. refinishing.

Having 5 like wheels is a certain advantage vs. a temp spare that we must change twice. The 1/2” drop matters not on paved roads. Lower center of gravity another benefit. Thanks 

[rideandfly]

23 minutes ago, jd1923 said:

The new wheel looks great! It actually has a simple, cleaner look.

If quality and weight rating is equal, buying 4 is likely lower cost and longer life vs. refinishing.

Having 5 like wheels is a certain advantage vs. a temp spare that we must change twice. The 1/2” drop matters not on paved roads. Lower center of gravity another benefit. Thanks 

Agree, guessing the new 15" wheels may be about the same cost as refinishing and I like the idea of having  a spare tire/wheel that matches the tire/wheels mounted on Ollie.

[jd1923]

48 minutes ago, rideandfly said:

Agree, guessing the new 15" wheels may be about the same cost as refinishing and I like the idea of having  a spare tire/wheel that matches the tire/wheels mounted on Ollie.

And you can likely get $100 used on the old set locally, or maybe an Oliver owner needs one?