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joelyn
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Oct 21, 2014

Amerilite 21ft (gulfstrem)

looking at a 2008 Amerilite 21 TT in great condition and light weight (3300lbs) to tow behind my 2012 ram hemi engine.
my only concern is that it has dual axles but with only 13in tires on it from the factory.
should i be concerned about the tire size or is that normal for a smaller trailer? any pros or cons???
thanks
  • We have a 24bhle and love it. Have had no issues with the 13" tires other than the OE tires were right at capacity for the TTs MGTW. We upgraded to the next load rating (d) to give a little extra buffer. Tires were the same price. Ran the last set for four years and replaced them due to weather checking on the sides. It should also be noted we flipped our axles after dragging the spare two years ago. The d rating increased the size of the tire marginally but the axle flip guaranteed there would be no clearance in the wheel well issues.
  • Congrats on the Ameri-lite. We have had ours for four seasons and it's been perfect.

    We we suppose to get a 21MB when we bought but decided to sleep on it as it was closing time, or so they told us. They sold two of them after that and we ended up getting the 25BH.
  • We run 13 on tandem axles similar weight. No worries, a good match for smaller units
  • dockmasterdave wrote:
    I have an Amerilite 21 mble with 13 " tires. I switched them all to radials a couple thousand miles ago.
    I've had no problems with the rig at all.
    Recently posted 2 threads on some mods I did.
    booth dinette converted to couch and cabinet re-do if you're interested.


    thank u dave, sent u a PM
  • I have an Amerilite 21 mble with 13 " tires. I switched them all to radials a couple thousand miles ago.
    I've had no problems with the rig at all.
    Recently posted 2 threads on some mods I did.
    booth dinette converted to couch and cabinet re-do if you're interested.