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busterbrown73 wrote:If you are willing to go to larger rims, skip the 15s and go to 16s. I wish I had.
My 35 foot Keystone Bullet bunkhouse is less than 2 months old and has about 500 miles on the 205/75/R14 OEM tires. I've been reading that tires are a second thought with most manufacturers and ultimately, trailers are equipped with cheap Chinese rubber.
Since I'm planning some longer trips later this summer, is it worth buying some more appropriate shoes for the TT? I'm bummed that I don't have 15 inch wheels to begin with. But am more concerned about mitigating a catastrophic blowout 10 hours away from home.
Etrailer has some good reviews on 14 inch D-rated 8 ply tires; I think Karrier is the brand. Load ratings go up over 2100 lbs.
I know many on these boards talk about Maxxis's and Kumho's. And I read that upgrading to a d-rated tire with higher max pressures on the OEM wheels can cause failures in the alloy material of the wheel itself.
I just want to play it safe at 65mph. Any recommendations appreciated.
There will likely be some challenges to doing this, but the only one that is pretty much a deal breaker is the distance between the tires.
You need 1 inch. I doubt that this will be an issue for you as that is pretty much dependant on the length of the springs, and that is pretty much standard in the industry.
You will need 3" from the top of the tires to the wheelwells. If you need to, a small lift can be installed. Either an spring over axle or lift blocks will work fine.
You will most certainly need 6 lug drums to match the new 6 lug rims. These are not nearly as expensive as I thought they would be. Do it at bearing packing time to make the job and expense easier.
Then get a quality LT tire and not worry about all of the ST tire limitations.
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