Going from a 205 to. 225 tire

[Crambo]

I was fixing to order some new load range D tires the other day to replace the cheap load range C that came on the trailer. I just happened to stop by storage and I am glad I did before ordering tires. I was thinking I had 225 tires but they are 205. Now I am trying to decide if I should stay 205 or move up to 225. My wheels are lions head steel but I really don't know the width and it is a pain to take one to a dealer to pull a tire and check. It looks like I have the room to run a 225 but the rim width makes me wonder. is there even a need for me to go with a 225 on a 30 foot Coachmen Catalina that weighs in at around 6000 lbs dry?

[Lynnmor]

I use the made in USA Goodyear Wrangler HT tires. LT 215/75-15
They are for wheels 5.5" to 7" wide, with 6" being ideal.

[bobndot]

If the OEM 205's C's are on stock rim, it might be rated for 50# tire.
205 D = 65# .

Can a 65# tire be used on a 50# rated rim ? Just asking .

[time2roll]

MAXXIS makes a good ST205R15-D (I run these)

Goodyear makes an LT215/75R15-D rated for 5.5" wheel. 27.8" tall.

[Crambo]

I would probably be ok staying with the 205 load range D. We usually aren't loaded heavy and most of our camping trips are within an couple of hour drive.

[rbpru]

I was doing to go to 225s from my 205s but the wheel wells looked very close.

Though I would have like to have measure the width and hieght of the two tire mounted and inflated on a a rim, I could not find any place to do that. It seemed a bit odd to crawl in the snow at the local RV dealer.

However if you can do that, you can determine if you have enough room in your wheel wells.

Instead, I had to settle for a set of "D" rated 205s. They are inflated to 65 lbs.

The tires I replaced were the 7 year old "C" rated 205 tires installed at the factory. I had put 15,000 miles on them plus whatever the previous owner added.

We will give these new ones a good road test when we go to Arizona next month.

[Crambo]

I figure I will call Lionshead on Monday and ask them if they can verify the rim width before I pull one off and take it to the tire shop. The 205's just look small up under there

[coolbreeze01]

If your rims are at least 6" wide, go for the 225's and load range E. It will give you confidence in your tires.

[Drtrash]

Check size of rim also, needs to be 6", I am considering the change as well