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Originally Posted by ssscully  well, here are my thoughts on it. my son and i are working on a '74, sovereign. we had some water damaged flooring up front from some neglected vista view windows. we stripped everything from the front window to the axels. there was a whole lot of partical board in the dumpster i dont mind tellin ya and NONE of it will be returning. all of that to say, we're looking at losing around 1200# when all is said and done. we're going to rebuild everythng in aluminum and other light materials..that's what i do.
anyway...you're looking at a wheel that is rated 120# less than what is specified. multiply by four and you have 480#. if they're calling out 2600#, that's a worst case scenerio, fully loaded, full gray water, full black water, full fresh water, all standard equipment, full load of camp stuff, a battery, four people and probably a few stuffed animals to boot.
dude, i would do it if it were mine and i have family goin with me. i cant see a catastrophic come apart happening. go for it. |
Tandem axle trailer tires catch holy devil, when you make a tight turn, which imposses huge side stresses, on the wheels.
Most owners usually abide by a manufacturers specs, even for wheel ratings.
Andy