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Originally Posted by JRTJH
If the Goodyear tires are "discontinued" (I'd guess temporarily) and you do buy them from eTrailer.com, is there any assurance that "IF" something happens and you need replacements, that they will be available? If a replacement is not available, and you have to go with an "off brand" for that one tire, you'll have a "mis-matched set of tires on the trailer. Functionally, it shouldn't make a difference, but is that the kind of "potential situation" you want to be in ????
Currently, Carlisle Radial Trail tires are "as good as" Goodyear Endurance, at least from all the reports from owners of both brand ST tires..... As far as I know, there is no "downside to Carlisle RT tires, and the "upside" is that they are available to special order from WalMart (with the right of refusal is you are concerned about date of manufacture).
WalMart's pricing for the Carlisle is $96.15 each: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Carlisle-...Rated/55012166
I'm not trying to convince you not to buy the Goodyear tires, just offering a possible situation you might find yourself facing and an alternative that provides the "same type quality" at a cheaper price. YMMV
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We had a blow out on our 2017 Crossroads Sunset Trails 291RK last year. Fortunately no wheel well damage and about 15 minutes from home. It just went POP and that was it. So I was debating GY or Carlyle and went with Carlyle because $80/tire vs $125/tire for GY. I have had Carlyle tires over the years and they are great tires. So the trailer got new sneakers!
I had been checking the original bombs regularly and was going to replace at end of season anyway. The date code was 5 years so I knew I was pushing it a little. Beginning of season tires all looked good still and I always put the 50 lbs in before moving the camper. I went up a load range so now run 65 lbs. I am very happy with the Carlyle tires. The Endurance is probably just a little better tire but not that much. I did the Carlyle because of my many years of past experience with the Carlyle brand.