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Old 09-05-2011, 03:47 PM   #1
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Default 15 inch upgrade balto / dc area

I just purchased 3 15" Carlise 225 R 75 15 load range D tires mounted on new wheels with metal stems and balanced for $523 at my local tire dealer. I had him check date code before mouting and they were april 2011. Probably not best price, but they were gret to work with and insured I got what I wanted.
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Old 09-05-2011, 06:25 PM   #2
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Thanks for this info. I'm going to our mechanic / tire guy this week to see what he can do.
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Old 09-07-2011, 02:21 PM   #3
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Seems to be the going rate, I think I paid about $30. more than that.
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Old 09-14-2011, 07:20 AM   #4
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I have a 2009 2720 and am thinking about putting on 15" rims and tires. It appears if I go with a 225 75R 15 to get the higher capacity tires I would have to go with 6 " wheels. Is the width going to work? I have the 3 " of clearance all around but was worried about the width. From what I have read the 2009 model should already be able to handle the 15" wheels and tires without a lift kit.
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See post #1. Mine work fine.
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Old 09-14-2011, 09:45 AM   #6
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I finally found a Merchant's tire north of D.C. who ordered us Karrier brand Load Star tires and 15" rims. He only charged us $490. He felt sorry that we had such a hard time finding what we wanted and he discounted the labor since he did the work himself. Finally an honest guy around here. Most everyone else would special order rims or tires or tried to convince me I couldn't have the stems I wanted or the rims I wanted. The shop we had do the MD inspection on the TM told us we couldn't add a lift kit since there was not enough room in the wheel area and he knows what he's talking about since he used to sell rims and tires. They also turned us down when I ordered the lift kit and was willing to pay them to install. Glad we did it ourselves; it was a piece of cake.
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See also this thread, which is active right now.

http://www.trailmanorowners.com/foru...ad.php?t=12164

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Old 09-19-2011, 05:32 PM   #8
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Not sure if I got very lucky or TM did a design change in the spare tire carrier. Todays project was to mod the spare tire rack. In process,I did a trial mount with the new 15 " tire to determie the dimensions of the change. To my surprise, the 15" tire fit the rack mounting threaded studs fine and also the rack fit the existing frame mount( snug but fit) I am not sure if I got lucky or TM started using a more universal mount to accomodate 14 or 15 " tires.
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Old 09-22-2011, 06:45 PM   #9
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I ended up paying about $650 for three 15" wheels with Goodyear Marathons. The other tire my auto shop offered was Towmaster for about $150 less but I could not find much info on those. Definitely not the cheapest price but I am happy to support my auto shop; good mechanics are hard to find!
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