Upgrading from 16” to 17.5” rims on 2021 Solitude 310gk

[Heckner]

Has anyone upgraded to 17.5” rims on their 310gk? I am consider that to provide more safety margin for tire loading.

[Calbar]

Has anyone upgraded to 17.5” rims on their 310gk? I am consider that to provide more safety margin for tire loading.

Not sure why you wouldn't just get LRG 16" tires to give more margin. IIRC if you get all steel 16" you can pretty much get the same capacity as my 17.5" and not have to replace the rims.

Rob

[pengle]

Has anyone upgraded to 17.5” rims on their 310gk? I am consider that to provide more safety margin for tire loading.

Here is my current list of tires that others have considered for their 310GK.

Westlake St235/85R16 Tire $297 eTrailer 1/22. Load capacity 4400, 14 ply, G
Sailun 637 ST235/85R16 Tires $200 Simple Tire 1/22. Load capacity 4400, 14 ply, G
Goodyear G614 ST235/85R16 Tires $430 Simple Tire 1/22 Load capacity 3750. 14 ply, G
Goodyear Endurance ST235/80R16 $190 SpeedyTire 1/22 Load capacity of 3420, 10 ply, E
Hercules H-901 LT235/85R16/14 $207 Walmart 6/23 Load capacity of 3750 14 ply, G
Cooper Work Series 217/75R 17.5 $264 Amazon 9/23 Load capacity 4,805 16 ply, H

I added your Cooper tire to the end. If you needed the tire AND the wheel, etrailer has them for $575. That's a $2,100 upgrade (not including the spare) for 10% higher capacity.

I put Sailun's on my 1st 5th wheel when new tires were needed and they worked great for me. I'll probably install them again when the time comes on my 310GK. Sailun did have some tread issues back in 2020, but I haven't heard of any issues since their recall notice.