Any E rated tire in 205/75/14 or heaviest available.

[ulvik]

I wanted to change out my wheels and tires to a 15" heavy duty wheel and tire but found out I don't have room to do so without a ton of work and welding to move one of my axels back because I have a Dexter axel on my TT. With that being said what is the heaviest duty 205/75/14 or 215/75/14 inch tire I can get for my trailer. I currently have a load range C tire with a max load range of 1750LBS. I would like to get above 2400LBS with as many ply's as possible.

[time2roll]

"PLY RATING" is old nomenclature. Use load range letter designation to avoid confusion.

[DrewE]

theoldwizard1 wrote:

ulvik wrote:
I currently have a load range C tire with a max load range of 1750LBS. I would like to get above 2400LBS with as many ply's as possible.

Ply "ratings" do not mean the actual number of plys in a tires.

Stick with Load Range or the actual number on the side of the tire.

I was under the impression that these days ply ratings are just another way of expressing the load rating. 6 ply means C, 8 ply means D, 10 ply means E....

They do have absolutely nothing to do with the number of layers of material actually used in making the tire, at least partly because the materials used have changed dramatically over the years.

[ulvik]

time2roll wrote:
Consider Goodyear Endurance 205-14-D or 215-14-D

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Goodyear&tireModel=Endurance

Brand new just released. Made in USA.
Buy tires that cover the full trailer GVWR.

I saw those and they don't look like a bad tire but the Hankooks I could get cheaper and they came with great reviews. Plus I am always leery of buying the first run of any product. LOL

[Dannyabear1]

time2roll wrote:
Consider Goodyear Endurance 205-14-D or 215-14-D

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Goodyear&tireModel=Endurance

Brand new just released. Made in USA.
Buy tires that cover the full trailer GVWR.

Supposedly made in Alabama where they make the G614, but I hate being the Guiny pig

[Dannyabear1]

ulvik wrote:
Ordered a set of Hankook RA08 195/14 tires today. Hopefully they are up to the task. Thanks guys and gals!

Mine are only 2 years old now but no problems

[time2roll]

Consider Goodyear Endurance 205-14-D or 215-14-D

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Goodyear&tireModel=Endurance

Brand new just released. Made in USA.
Buy tires that cover the full trailer GVWR.

[ulvik]

Ordered a set of Hankook RA08 195/14 tires today. Hopefully they are up to the task. Thanks guys and gals!

[bob213]

Hard to find an "e" rated tire in 14". The three listed above...Hankook,Kumho, and the Maxxis Bravo are all commercial tires and seem to work well for what you want. Keep in mind that they are metric size tires so like Dannyabear1 pointed out a 195R14 is the same size as an ST 205/75/14. Check diameter size and clearance before buying.

[Captain_Happy]

I had a blowout on way back from a trip. Stopped in a small town coming back from Colorado, I think it was Dalhart, Texas. Pulled into a major tire store, salesman came out as I was pulling in, looked at my and said, " I'm seeing more & more RV trailers coming in with under rated tires from the factory". We bought another one to have as a spare to get us home. A few days later after I had returned home I went outside and was looking at these tires. A couple looked a little funny. So I pulled them off, stood them side by side and 1 was 2 inched taller then the other, same brand, "Goodyear ST Radial". So started looking around for replacement tires. I just happened to stop in at Discount Tires to ask some questions about replacing my 15", load rated "D" tires to load rated "E" tires. He showed my a tire made by I think was "Greenball", tire made in Canada. They were rated for more PSI then the rims where rated for, so we just aired up-em to 65 PSI. I never had any more tire problems in all the years we owned that trailer.

Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

[coolbreeze01]

I've had good luck with E rated tires.

[JIMNLIN]

Before you over tire your trailer that much read this current on going topic about damage from too much tire..... high pressure tires

[theoldwizard1]

ulvik wrote:
I currently have a load range C tire with a max load range of 1750LBS. I would like to get above 2400LBS with as many ply's as possible.

Ply "ratings" do not mean the actual number of plys in a tires.

Stick with Load Range or the actual number on the side of the tire.

[trailertraveler]

Tom Trostel wrote:
Goodyear also makes the HMG 2020 for Uhaul. Some are sold online.

HMG2020

The HMG 2020 is only J speed rated (62MPH).

The Kumho 857 is a D rated tire and is speed rated at 99MPH (if I recall correctly).

[Tom_Trostel]

Goodyear also makes the HMG 2020 for Uhaul. Some are sold online.

HMG2020