Damage after a tire blow out

gmw photos wrote:

dmullen wrote:
I would like to join this conversation with a few questions. Like the OP my tire options for my travel trailer are 14" which doesn't leave a lot of choices. I have the MAXXIS M8008 ST215/75/R14 and the Khumo Radial 857 205/R14C.

Question 1 - WITHOUT buying new rims, will either of these sizes replace the original ST tire that is 205/75/R14?

Question 2 - These are my steel rims which are on a lot of Keystone TT's... http://www.etrailer.com/Tires-and-Wheels/Taskmaster/TTW460545SM1.html I don't see a PSI rating for them. Could these rims actually fail if I use the higher PSI rated Khumo tire?

I hope these questions and subsequent replies will help others in the same situation as the OP and myself who have to deal with 14" tires.

Here's my opinion:

question one: you would do well to compare the overall diameter of the existing tire vs the tires you may want to replace with. Some trailers, like my camper, have no room at all for a taller tire, so for instance in my case I had to make sure I replaced with an appropriate size tire.
Also, check to see if the tires you are looking to use are compatible with the rim width.

question two: you could try to get a definitive answer from the manufacturer of the wheel on it's pressure rating.
Having said that, the etrailer link says the tire meets SAEJ1204, and if you read the testing standard of 1204, you will see the test procedure calls for the tire to be inflated to 80 psi for the test. Take from that what you will.