Nice sunny day here so I went out and made more accurate measurements
of the wheel spacing and dually gap.
Still in a very awkward position, but with a tape measure, I see 10"
centers and 7/8" + or - gap between the tires.
Michelin specs. recommend 10.6" centers for this tire, but I feel a
bit more comfortable with a greater sized gap than I had presumed.
Hale
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "misterbuzzer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> In a lighter vein than my previous response, my tires are LT235/85R16
> Load Range "E".
>
> I originally had Load Range "D" tires in a 235/85/R16 that were a Load
> Range "D" rating, but changed them because my rig weighed in a tad too
> heavy, and the E rated ones have a load carrying capacity of about 400
> Lbs. per tire than the old "D" rated ones (not Michelins).
>
> I believe they refer to the "D" load range as an "8 ply tire", and the
> "E" load range as a 10 or 12 ply tire.
>
> I would think that the load range "E" would mean the same thing on
> other tire sizes as well, as it is a rating of the tire's relative
> construction "toughness" or weight carrying capacity.
>
> I also, I'm going to go out and properly remeasure my tire spacing in
> the morning. I had basically "eye-balled" them from an awkward
> position, and as I age my "eye-balling" is probably not what it once
was.
>
> Happy New Year - Hale
>
> --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Merle & Mary Campbell Jr."
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > I just looked this up on google, there would have been no advantage
> > to change to a LT245.75R16 load range "E" from a LT135.85R16 load
> > range "E" as the load range "E" seems to be the same for those two
> > tire sizes.
> >
> > Load range "E" may mean the same regardless of tire size??? anybody
> > know??
> >
> > I rechecked the spacing between the tire with a flashlite, it looks
> > more like an inch between the side walls. Just for the heck of it
> > I'll meassure it in the morning...
> >
> > Merle
> >
> > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Merle & Mary Campbell Jr."
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > We have LT235.85x16 tires as specified on our telstar.
> > >
> > > The tire manufacture calls for tire spacing of 10.5 inches center
> > to
> > > center of the tire. Eyeballing from the rear looks like about 1.5
> > to
> > > 2 inches between tire sidewalls at 65 lbs. on level ground.
> > >
> > > A LT245.75x16 would call for 11.3 inches center to center of the
> > tire
> > > tread. this is a slightly less diameter but also slightly wider
> > tire.
> > >
> > > 3/8ths of an inch is dangerous in my opinion. The tires rubbing
> > > together cause heat build up, scrubbing of the side wall against
> > each
> > > other and raise the tempeture of the tire also raise the psi.
> > >
> > > Any good tire shop should be able to give you the correct spacing
> > > requirment for you tire configuration.
> > >
> > > We do not buy motorhome tires at Costco. They told me they were
> > > simply a grocery store that happens to sell tires and did not
> > pretend
> > > to be tire experts for motorhomes.
> > >
> > > I was a little taken back by the honesty of the employee, but I
> > > believe he is correct.
> > >
> > > A few business friends only buy tires for their trucks from Les
> > > Schwaub here in the Portland area. Les Schwaub employees gave me
> > the
> > > information on the center to center details when we were
> > considering
> > > another tire size. They recomended staying with the called for
> > tire
> > > but said with the rims and configuration we have we could go to the
> > > slightly smaller diameter but slightly wider 245.75x16 over the
> > > 235.65x16 and gain a little weight bearing load capacity.
> > >
> > > Merle
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