16" Sendel Wheels & 16" Michelin LTX Tires

[Ray Eklund]

Originally Posted by Ag&Au

Make sure you get the 78% nitrogen. It's blended specifically for use on earth.

Ken

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Only if I am using my tire as the Air Supply for scuba diving in the South Pacific.

[Ray Eklund]

Originally Posted by switz

Use nitrous oxide and smell the tire leaks and get a laugh.

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Now that we have ran out of old ideas... using tires at the Dentist Office when having a wisdom tooth extracted is another good use. ...and after reading some other Threads, the 'tire crowd' are full of 70psi hot air. Which is a good change.

Of course this brings up the question. We 'thin air' folk living at 7,000 feet elevation, or higher, are being deprived of the Air percentage contents taken at Sea Level. Add the extra humidity at Sea Level and heat that up and see what is happening when you are getting over your nitrous oxide 'high' at 100 feet above low tide.

I believe they sell the 'thin air' to those on the US coastal cities.

Why not Diesel Exhaust to fill your Marathons? May be an improvement.

After getting tired of having to add 'thin air' into our Land Cruiser tires... Costco had some offer to swap thin air out for Nitrogen. They let the 'thin air' out of the tire. Pressured it up with Nitrogen. Emptied the air from the tire, again. Then refilled the tire with Nitrogen. Probably 50 cents worth of Nitrogen, I do not know. They even found out how to drop the spare tire... after my wife showed them how to do it.

So... when you are full of gas or hot air... there are options. Come and refill your tires at Leadville, CO at 10,000 feet elevation and get pure thin air anytime. Nothing like taking a deep breath and... nothing happens.

[DoublTrouble]

I have a slightly different approach. My 16s go on this Friday. I have asked for helium in order to reduce some tongue weight.... 😤

[Ag&Au]

Last year when I moved from 5120' ASL to 63' ASL I gained 10 lbs. How do you explain that.. Also, at low tide around here, there are plenty of odors to get high or low with. My favorite is 3 day old dead fish, followed by rotting seaweed.

Ken

[Ray Eklund]

Originally Posted by Ag&Au

Last year when I moved from 5120' ASL to 63' ASL I gained 10 lbs. How do you explain that.. Also, at low tide around here, there are plenty of odors to get high or low with. My favorite is 3 day old dead fish, followed by rotting seaweed.

Ken

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You need to replace one of the two scales.... somethings smells... fishy to me.

[DoublTrouble]

The wheels are on, the 16 inch michelins, the dill TPMS and centramatics. Only had one glitch with centramatics, the holes for the lug studs were slightly imperfect and a bit of filing was needed. The 16 in spare went in ok with a push from my foot....
Now it's travel time!

[m.hony]

With peace of mind-
Priceless-


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[switz]

Perhaps the ice cream regimen was increased at the lower altitude to increase the weight by 10 pounds?

[Ag&Au]

Originally Posted by switz

Perhaps the ice cream regimen was increased at the lower altitude to increase the weight by 10 pounds?

I figured out what caused it. The weight gain was obviously the result of the weight of the extra 5057 feet of air pushing down on me.

Ken

[malinois38]

Seriously considering this upgrade. Has this upgrade from 15" to 16" tires required anyone to adjust the hitch ball height??

[Rocinante]

Word on the street, as it were, is that the trailer height changes by no more than 1/2". Whether one has to adjust the hitch ball (or anything else) in response will probably vary from one user to the next based on their current setup.

[m.hony]

I did not adjust my ball height.
1/2" of height 20' from the ball didn't change the height/angle much.
The stance of the trailer on the truck still appears the same.

[FLMarine]

I replaced my 15" bad year marathons in August of 2013 after the front right marthon tread separated and did a little over $5500 with of damage to my 2009 27FB. I had a thread on airforums with pictures about my experience.

I had the wheels and tires replaced with the Sendel 16" rims and Firestone e rated tires. So far I'd estimate I've towed around 20,000 miles in the last three years and it has towed great. I tow at about 68mph and 65psi on the tires.

My Brother put the 16" sendels and e load tires on his 30 bunkhouse and it has towed great for him so far.

I see no downsides to the upgrade as long as there is clearance.


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[m.hony]

What he said^


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[Rgentum]

Forget the Nitrogen!!! The "solution," when changing tires is to add several chickens to the inside of each tire & then mount the tire on its rim. Therefore, when driving, the chickens will flap their wings, and the downdraft will provide sufficient downward force to counter the weight of the wheels etc. & result in your Airstream truly streaming in air --- floating --- in back of your tow vehicle. Voila: Unlimited mileage tires, whether Goodyears, Michelins, or whatever!!!

[Mrmill]

Originally Posted by malinois38

Seriously considering this upgrade. Has this upgrade from 15" to 16" tires required anyone to adjust the hitch ball height??

We just got home from our local tire store with 5 new Michelin LT225/75R16E tires installed on Sendel T3 aluminum rims. Parked it and right away noticed that its slightly higher in the rear now. We will adjust our hitch ball height to compensate.

[DoublTrouble]

I do have a question about the center caps. Apparently, Sendel told Discount Tire that they recommended the use of plastic centers vs metal due to corrosion issues. Have any of you longer term Sendel owners heard or experienced any issues? It's interesting that the stock 15s were Sendel with the same metal caps......

[m.hony]

Using metal center caps-
No corrosion-
But I do live in the south where cars don't rust either-


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[m.hony]

The OE aluminum wheels have chromed steel center caps.


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[m.hony]

I'm gonna say ignore that and use your original center caps.


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