Cardinal RV Club

Any reco's on 16" rims for G614'S to handle the 110psi ?

From reading the tire threads it would appear the Goodyear G614 is a "recommended" replacement that would fit the current rims. Would you agree ? Or is there a 16" tire with an even higher weight rating than the 3750lbs for the Goodyear ?

Current Cardinal specs call for 16" aluminum rims with Goodyear tires on 7k axles. Appreciate your insight on looking to upgrade to 17 or better. I understand the brakes are drum type but have heard people discussing upgrading to disc. Have you heard anything on that front ?

The Cardinal spec sheet shows a 3550RL UVW of 13455, but most of the actual "Birds" I have seen have yellow door weight stickers of anywhere from 12400 - 12900. The factory says the 13455 is worst case to account for all available options, Gen, dual air, W/D dryer etc. Is this your experie...

Thanks for the response. I weighed the truck and it came in right at 8200 including me and full tanks, so I figured the door stamp payload of 3425 minus pin weight leaves me about 1000 before I hit truck GVW

I am new to the the club as we wait for the delivery of our new 3550RL in February. I am relatively experienced at towing having owned numerous boats and RV's in the past but nothing of this size or distance we plan to travel. I have a 2012 F350 CC SWB SRW 6.7 PS (11,500 gvw and 3,425 payload) that ...