EKKO VAN | Winnebago Ekko | Vanlife | All-TERRAIN TIRE UPGRADE & REVIEW l NO MODS REQUIRED

Upgraded our Winnebago EKKO tires. No Mods Needed. We went from a stock/OE equipped , 205/75/16 Hankook tire, to a 225/75/16 FALKEN WILDPEAK AT3W tire. 300 miles into the journey with our new tires, includes multiple weather conditions and terrain. We are 100% satisfied with the performance and ride quality!

[@larrymoore4223]

Great information. Learned a lot. You sold me. I will get the same suspension upgrade and tires you have. Your videos are so helpful. Thanks so much!

[@ekkonesters599]

Thank you Larry, we will keep updating as we discover more. Appreciate you following us and sharing your thoughts.

[@tomgibson5347]

Thought I would mention that my wife and I will put up the insulated blanket when we travel in our EKKO. It makes a huge difference for quieting the cab for communicating with each other. It has helped us a lot and easy to put up. Try it and see if it doesn’t help you too.

[@ekkonesters599]

Tom, great idea. I thought about this but never took the time to address it. I can see the benefits of this for sure. Next trip and video, I'm going to intentionally do this and give a shout out to you for the suggestion. This would help when recording as well. Thanks for the thoughts and tips.

[@scottpearce7466]

Love that brush bar & winch.

[@ekkonesters599]

Thank you. Do you have an EKKo or Sprinter?

[@goose-F16]

everything one could want to know about the upgrades!.. Been doing this for years but I still learned about tires.. Thanks much.. if you have a Class B or C, this is a must watch and save..

[@ekkonesters599]

Roger That, Goose F16, greatly appreciate your support and feedback. 💯on what tires can go.

[@hugojoy3579]

Wow that's awesome thanks for your time and explain it great.

[@ekkonesters599]

Hugo Joy, thank you for the time to watch our channel and share your comment. Also, if you subscribed thank you for doing this, it helps our channel out tremendously. If you did it subscribe yet, we are still grateful for you checking out our channel. Happy Travels to you.

[@dolphinalex]

Great information on the tires and the sidewall info on them. Thanks!

[@ekkonesters599]

Your very welcome. Thank you for checking out and subscribing with the thumbs up. We appreciate it and don’t take it for granted.

[@marlonbuchanan3470]

I’m saving up to buy one thanks for your videos

[@ekkonesters599]

Very Welcome, thank you for checking our videos out and subscribing.

[@jeffintx]

These are the mods we are looking for. Can't wait to seriously consider putting these on. We've been waiting for our Ekko for 14 months now and outlook now is a few more. Great video. Subscribed!

[@ekkonesters599]

Your going to love them. Let me know when you get your EKKO and get ready to set it up. I might an incentive for you on the bumper.

[@trishamorris2085]

Amazing. Great. Information. And insight.

[@ekkonesters599]

Thank you.

[@goose-F16]

Excellent video about the tires.. thank you.. we got a great informational video to also convince me I am a fan of the Falkin tire.. looking good..

[@ekkonesters599]

Sorry for delayed response and comment. I somehow missed this reply. Awesome ti hear, we are still happy with our Falken tires and recently tested them in snow and ice conditions, with proven awesome results.

[@ghostpainter1019]

Dude great video love watching and sound upgrade is great .

[@ekkonesters599]

Much appreciated.

[@ShihanTomCallahan]

Wow. I actually would consider THIS one

[@ekkonesters599]

Thank you Tom

[@TimKindle-kg6ho]

Good looking mods

[@ekkonesters599]

Thanks Tim! We appreciate the kind comments and you taking time to check out our channel.

[@DIY_Don]

Great info Jason. I'm looking to replace the tires on my Honda Element micro-camper and between the Toyo Open Country AT and the Falkens. I've seen both on other vehicles but your video definitely has me leaning toward the Falkens. Would be the same size as yours so I think they would be nice and stable for my much smaller car.

[@ekkonesters599]

I considered the Toyo as well, after all of my research and given my needs, the Falken were the choice for us. There are some great KZbin reviews from qualified non-biased users that Infound helpful as well

[@ekkonesters599]

Curious, what direction did you end up going into the tires?

[@lingmeipan5417]

Enjoy all your videos and excellent information on the tires and suspension! After 18 months wait, we finally had the build completion date on our EKKO. Do you mind sharing where you got the suspension done? We live near Tacoma and hope to find a shop that is experienced with EKKO and don't mind driving to Oregon. Thanks a bunch!

[@ekkonesters599]

Hello, I hope all is well. I apologize for the delay in responding sooner. I just got off the phone with Ben, he is one of the installers that has an extensive background in suspension (emergency vehicles, vans, etc.) I would like to connect you with Ben. Is it possible for you to DM/PM me on either instagram or through FB? That way I can provide you with more details. Looking forward to hearing from you and thank you for watching our channel.

[@lingmeipan5417]

Thanks for replying! I will PM via FB.

[@ekkonesters599]

@@lingmeipan5417 awesome. Just go to Winnebago EKKO Free Speech I am under the name EKKOnesters.

[@911turbojk]

Thank you so much for all the sharing ! love your videos, quick question did you do a LEAF upgrade on the rear ? and a spacer for the 225/75 Falcon? or did you keep the factory LEAF + VAN Compass TOPO 2.0?

[@ekkonesters599]

Yes, you keep the factory leaf springs in the back. And we went with a VanCompass TOPO 2.0. No rear wheel spacers required. As long as you stay with the 225/75/16. Also, we run 60 psi in our rear tires.

[@Steve-yo4ld]

I'm curious why not use an LT Tire with a stronger sidewall, or did I miss that? Great upgrades!👍

[@ekkonesters599]

Hello Steve, Jason here. Hope you are doing well. We actually did go with the LT225/75/16. With a load range of E (10 ply) I think what’s throwing it off in the conversation is the AT marking. The AT is the “All Terrain”. I hope this answers, but yes, we have a LT (Light Truck tire) with a E rating.

[@smithe68]

Great information. I had these tires on my Tacoma and they were really fantastic and drive some of the same areas, we visit Bend, Oregon Coast, etc a lot from Spokane. Wife and I are looking at ordering one of these, just learned about them yesterday at one of our local RV shops, did you have to do the lift to fit the tires?

[@ekkonesters599]

Hey Erik, thank you for the kind compliments. If you run the 225/75/16 no mods/lift required. Once you go to the 245/75/16 you need a lift. We recommend the BanCompass components Topo 2.0. You’ll need 1” spacers for the rears at hat point as well. If Move that direction just get back with me and I’ll give you some additional detail. I will say this though suspension upgrade is a must. Thanks for subscribing.

[@smithe68]

@@ekkonesters599 thanks for the reply and the information! I doubt we will do much at first until we get used to it and figure out what we like and don’t like. Local RV dealership has one coming in March, we are pretty sure we will put our name on it. Everything about this vehicle, that I have seen from the about 100 videos I have watched since yesterday afternoon, just works really well for us vs some of the other options out there.

[@sparky-347]

Great mods…did you put spacers on the rear tires?

[@ekkonesters599]

Hello Chad, thanks for watching our channel and subscribing. Greatly appreciated. If you go With the 225/75/16 there’s no need for spacers. It’s a direct fit (zero mod).

[@chefduane3742]

Oregon, lovely country. My mother lives in Bend. Was the Falken 225 the widest tire that would fit on the dually? I've heard that it can accommodate the 245 without a spacer. I'd like to put on the widest tire >without< using a spacer on the rear. Also, I don't want to do any pinch weld trimming on the front.

[@ekkonesters599]

From our experience and understanding, the 225 is the max without a spacer. A good resource is FreedomVanGo. They have a lot of experience with the EKKO.

[@chefduane3742]

@@ekkonesters599 Yes, I've visited their site. Plan to use them for my Ekko mods. Also do the VanCompass Topo 2.0 lift. Thanks for the response and info on the tires. I am really interested on doing adds/mods without having to grind/cut/weld... anything like that. I'm all about bolt-on!

[@tonyburnett2313]

Nice video, Iam a ekko owner and currently considering a tire upgrade, hoping you could provide the tire inflation specs you are using since the transit is set for 70 front and 55 rear, would that still apply using these tires.

[@ekkonesters599]

The tires are really worth the upgrade. We run 65 psi in the rear. The Frim I maintain around 70 psi. We’ve experienced positive results from this setting

[@tonyburnett2313]

@@ekkonesters599 thanks I appreciate the response, that’s exactly what I was hoping to hear, going to schedule an upgrade now, enjoy your journey thanks

[@ekkonesters599]

@@tonyburnett2313 your very welcome. Feel free to let us know what you think after the upgrade.

[@LessonsWithTroy]

Looks absolutely bad ass!!! Man, really dig it.

[@ekkonesters599]

Thanks, much appreciate it. Trying to give her her own identity.

[@bareknuckle56]

Sorry I missed if you said you added a spacer to the duallies or not. Also if you did, what size did you use?

[@ekkonesters599]

Hello, thanks for checking in and watching our channel. If you run the 225 7516’s the Falken tires that were using, no spacer or lift kit is required. I referred to it as a zero mod tire upgrade. However, some people have chose to put a spacer in the back. My experience as well as Grant Wilson’s at FreedomVanGo in Florida, is that no spacer is required. I refer to Grant because he is pretty much the authority on the Winnebago Ekko. He has done some pretty basic to extreme things with the EKKO. By the way, thank you very much for watching our channel. I can’t always tell who subscribed but if you subscribed and you’re getting the notifications, we are super grateful it helps build our channel and allows us to continue to try to produce good contact for everyone. Let me know if you have any other questions. Take care.

[@bareknuckle56]

Thanks for the quick reply,. What tire pressure are running in the front and rear? Thanks again

[@ekkonesters599]

@@bareknuckle56 in the rear Dullies, I run 65 psi each tire. In the front I just run recommended pressure which I think is 70 psi it’s on the inside drivers door sticker. I also typically just go off of the PSI of the tire manufacturers recommendation. This is what has worked for us at least for the last, 15,000 miles of our tire journey.

[@bareknuckle56]

Thanks Jason, you’ve been super helpful. I am a subscriber and enjoy all your videos.

[@AlfredoNava11]

Is the bolt pattern for the wheels 6x180mm? I'm looking into upgrading the tires and wheels as well, but can't find any info about the bolt pattern on the ekko.

[@ekkonesters599]

Hello, yes as I understand it, 6x180.

[@AlfredoNava11]

@@ekkonesters599 I should've also asked if that was the original stock rim that came with the EKKO or did you have to upgrade it? It looks like the stock one but I thought the stock rim was 16x5.5 for the 205 tires? Basically I'm considering only upgrading the tires this season for better handling in the ice, since we're mostly going to hit up ski resorts, and might do the suspension upgrade next year. I would like to keep the stock rims, but from what I've seen, the max width tire they can take is 215, but I can't find 215's with an E load rating. Thanks for all the help!

[@maoss40]

Ekko is super quiet compared to e450 chassis RV

[@ekkonesters599]

What coach was/is on your E450?

[@maoss40]

@@ekkonesters599 jayco redhawk

[@maoss40]

@@ekkonesters599 also the redhawk, I upgraded steering stabilizer, bigger sway bar, still drives horrible

[@ekkonesters599]

@@maoss40 nice looking rigs. 26-32 ft. range in length if I recall. I remember years ago when the E350/E450 chassis were the go to for Ambulance manufactures. I use to sell anti-swaybars and Bilstein shocks to the builders. Great chassis. I can see the reasoning behind the your comparing the two. Did you pick up an EKKO?

[@maoss40]

@@ekkonesters599 yes, I got mine last April, with a pop top. So you know anyone offer a better shocks without lifting?

[@wallykos6784]

Mansplainer, did you know I84 means I N T E R S T AT E 8 4. How many times did he say Bad Betty, and really, it has winch, it ain’t that “BAD”. 225 is barely an up grade, most go to 245s and if your “bad” you can go to 265s.

[@ekkonesters599]

Hello Wally, yes we definitely are familiar with I-84 (interstate). The intent behind the 225 from 205 was to keep a zero modification option. Meaning no spacer required in the rear. Had we opted to go with the 245 we would need to add the spacers to the rear and the lift would be a requirement for the front. I’m not apposed to the spacers, but for what our requirement is we decided not to go with the next tire size increase. Quite frankly no real benefit outside of desired appearance. Now moving on with 265 option well whole different animal. At the time there were no real proven coil-over struts for the front and with clearance issues we would be modifying quite a bit and hammering on some components and cutting into others (not just the pinch seams). Full turn lock would be affected as well. The issue with the rear, is the tires coming in contact with the leaf springs, that would require at least two sets of spacers. (Again I don’t have any issues running spacers). Would it be pretty cool looking? Absolutely! But the trade off for me isn’t there given what’s required work. I may step up to 245 in the future, but we will see right now, Bad Betty, does a pretty Bad A%# job getting where she needs to. Question, do you have an AWD Transit, if so, are you running something that I’m unaware of, tire, struts, suspension mods? I’m always open to learning and discovering. Thanks for the comments and watching our channel.