Single Axle Trailer Tire Size and Rating
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 4:03 pm
First on the list of a hundred things to fix, I need trailer tires. The current size is 225/70 15. The sag like an librarians butt on a too small bar stool. I've read a couple of threads here and a few others about load ratings and such. I understand the need for proper load rating, on my list of things to do Sunday is to pull the boat to a scale about three miles from home and get an accurate weight. So, for this group I offer a few questions:
1) What does it mean when they say it's a trailer tire? What does the "trailer" rating actualy mean?
2) Since several people seem to have trouble getting getting the boat off the trailer, has anyone gone to a shorter tire? I don't think I'd want to go narrower than a 205 tire, but what about a 225/60 or a 205/60 or 205/65? I used this tire on a VW Eurovan and had good luck with it:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp ... toModClar=
A 225/70-15 is 27.4 inches in diameter, the 205/65-15 is 25.5 in diameter. Would lowering the axle an inch help much? The Vanco 2 for both of those are rated for 1875 per tire at $132.00 each
3) Some of the big box stores have radial and bias tires listed as trailer tire. The Rover has radials, and I know you can't mix types on a car, but if the bias tires have a better rating and price would it make a difference?
As always, thanks for you help and info, Chuck
1) What does it mean when they say it's a trailer tire? What does the "trailer" rating actualy mean?
2) Since several people seem to have trouble getting getting the boat off the trailer, has anyone gone to a shorter tire? I don't think I'd want to go narrower than a 205 tire, but what about a 225/60 or a 205/60 or 205/65? I used this tire on a VW Eurovan and had good luck with it:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp ... toModClar=
A 225/70-15 is 27.4 inches in diameter, the 205/65-15 is 25.5 in diameter. Would lowering the axle an inch help much? The Vanco 2 for both of those are rated for 1875 per tire at $132.00 each
3) Some of the big box stores have radial and bias tires listed as trailer tire. The Rover has radials, and I know you can't mix types on a car, but if the bias tires have a better rating and price would it make a difference?
As always, thanks for you help and info, Chuck