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Camper Tires

On the surface the tires that are on your passenger car and RV Camper might be appear to be very similar. They do serve very different functions and require they be engineered so that they achieve very different strengths. A passenger car tire is designed to provide traction and handling as it moves over the roadway. The tires that are on a trailer such as an RV Camper do not require that kind of road handling; they need superior strength to support the trailers weight. The also need to be more flexible for cornering and backing than a car tire.

Passenger tires are also designed to slowly wear out, their usefulness principally determined by the amount of tread that remains on the it. Camper tires do not wear out; they are designed to maintain strength in their sidewalls. A trailer tires is engineered to last between 3-5 years. After 3 years, the tire will have lost about a 1/3 of its strength, even if it has been on the camper in a garage. Tires may look relatively new but for safety you should replace them if they have been on your camper for longer than 3 years.

Camper and trailer tries are designated with a ST which is stamped on the sidewall of the tire. You will also find a 4 digit manufacture date on the tire, 2 digit week and 2 digit year. This number will follow a serial number and you can find this stamped in an oval shape on the tire. With age being a factor on camper tires, be sure to purchase the newest tires available.

You will also want to be sure to buy tires that have been designed to carry the weight of your fully loaded camper. It is important to weigh the camper in the fully loaded state and not use manufacturer numbers. Tires are stamped with a rating, called a load rate, which is usually between B and D. The higher letters designate that they will support greater weight. This rating is used in concert with weights the axles can support; a higher rating for the tires will not mean the camper can hold added weight.

There is another number that is stamped on each tire and it is one that will be critical for maintenance. Improper tire pressure is the main reason camper tires fail. By keeping tires inflated to the maximum tire pressure as stated on the tire wall you will assure a longer life for your tires as well. Measure this tire pressure daily prior to driving to get a measure when cold and at the current altitude

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would to much weight in the rear end of a truck mess up the axls, drivetrain, etc?

me and my friends recently had the idea to line the inside of the bed of my truck with a water-proof tarp and then fill it with water wen we did it we put two 4×4″ pieces of wood under the truck rite under the chassis with sum 2×4”s under those so they wouldnt dig into they ground. if i did not have them i no for a fact that my truck would bottom out as far as it could possibly go down but my question it with the 4×4″s keeping the weight off of the axl and tires and so on can any thing go wronge with my truck by doing that? also i have a ford ranger single cab w/ a short bed if that helps the question any
im sorry .im not driving it, its strictly like stationary and im not gunna touch the springs i wat just gunna put the wood under the chassis straight to the ground no weight would be going to the springs, axls, tires, etc… just from the water to the bed to the chassis to the wood to the ground…atleast thats wat i want it to do

why you would want to do this is probably another question, but you really shouldn’t be messing with the springs or chassis mounts to stop any flexing of your suspension unless you are doing it purely in a stationary position. Your transmission will be fine but try not to stick anything anywhere near the leaf springs or propshaft

How you keep the water on board I do not know, surely you lose most of it every time you go over a bump.

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