Tire questions

Those must be some pretty cheap aluminum wheels?? My little cheap 13" steel spoke wheels came with Load Range D tires rated to 65 psi... I run them at 65 psi and no worries.

I'd be more concerned over the LOAD RATING of the wheel and not the PSI rating? If the wheel isn't rated for more than 60 psi, it's LOAD RATING must be pretty low too??

Good luck!

Mitch

seaeagle2 wrote:
My trailer tires ST205/75R14 say max load at 50 PSI, the trailer sticker says max psi 50. The wheels (Sendel machined aluminum are max 60 PSI).
The new Goodyear Endurance trailer tires are max load 65 PSI. What would I do, inflate to 50 and call it good. Get new rims rated to 65 on the chance the the tire store won't install max 65 tires on 60 psi rims, or ?

Always go with what the writing ON the TIRE is,if it indicate 50- then 50, if 60 ..go for it. Rims are not the tires unless they match rated caps. period.
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That is a tough question!! OK, money being no object, buy suitable rims to go with tire upgrade.

Another thought keep same rims, inflate tires to 60 psi.

Another option,forget the Endurance, buy Carlisle, or Provider tires C-rated 50 psi.

Agree with above, tire store guy won't notice rim restriction, or he'll figure what's 5 psi, no big deal.

Myself, I would stay with original tire/wheel rating, and put one of above mentioned brands on, inflate to 50 psi, and call it good, unless barely adequate. But that just me.:)

Jerry

If the tires will support the weight of your trailer at 60 psi, run them at 60 and drive on.

Based on personal experience with "professional" service centers, I doubt anyone there will look for or see your max rim psi rating. Chances are, they will send you out of there with wildly different inflation pressures in each tire, as well as a mix of too much and too little lug nut torque.

Always double check for your self.