Trailer tires or car tires?

[hauswife]

Soooo.. I currently have one, ancient trailer tire.. And one car tire missing a good huge chunk of tread..

What's the difference, and what do I want to get?

I have 15" rims, I'm assuming the ford style that seems to be on similar trailers..

And what size tire will actually fit?

I can't go too low pro, she already sags too low..

[offspringin]

I cant help with what size you need but I can tell you most people on here will suggest trailer tires, they have a stiffer sidewall and are meant for towing. Sounds like you need two new ones. They make ply-bias and radial trailer tires.

check out this link, should give you the info you need based on your rim.

Trailer Tire Sizes

[hauswife]

I ended up getting trailer tires for the 15's and it's not too difficult.. We need to move the axle because it sags so bad, we can't do driveways at all, and since we go offroading were taking dirt roads quite a bit.

[Bob]

Vintage Trailer Supply has rims. 13,14,15" 5 on 4.5"
www.vintagetrailersupply.com/13_Trailer_Wheel_p/vts-547.htm

[bigbill]

Bob you beat me to it I was going to say they not only have the 13" wheels, I think they are the stock Ford Falcon style that accept stock hub caps. I think their $39.95 price is very reasonable. I would also suggest 6 ply tires They will run cooler and last longer with less sway. I like 8 ply even better but they are getting hard to find.

[mobiltec]

The whole reason I came to this forum in the first place was to find out where to get wheels and tires to fit this thing. Matter of fact I have asked 2 or 3 times. Why did no one give me this answer before? I never even thought to go to VTS for rims for this thing because I figured if no one knew where to get them, they must not be at VTS.

Oh well. Another bite in the ass by the Shasta.

[schweetcruisers]

May 11, 2013 18:02:29 GMT -5 mobiltec said:

The whole reason I came to this forum in the first place was to find out where to get wheels and tires to fit this thing. Matter of fact I have asked 2 or 3 times. Why did no one give me this answer before? I never even thought to go to VTS for rims for this thing because I figured if no one knew where to get them, they must not be at VTS.

Oh well. Another bite in the ass by the Shasta.

If you know of someplace around you that can order from redneck trailer supplies you can order the same rims from them, their called OEM trailer rims, but I think they're only available in a e-coat. Same price as VTS and no shipping!

[mobiltec]

Well it's too late now but maybe on the next one. I went to Redneck and couldn't make hide nor tails of that website. Besides, I needed a tire, mounted on a rim, that I could try out before I ordered 3 of them. And no one came up with that till the other day when I accidently walked into a place and there it was staring me in the face. They said I could take it home and try it and if it didn't work and I didn't beat it up, I could return it and get a full refund. That's what I needed. Either that or I needed someone to say "This will work for sure and here's where ya get it."

Anyways, at least it's a done deal and this project is almost in the can. Canned Ham that is... Dang I'm funny.

[schweetcruisers]

For future reference, it is on the bottom of page 8

www.redneck-trailer.com/Portals/4/web_content/files/E.pdf

[Gone Kayaking]

Jumping in...I think I also need to stick with 15's for the clearance reasons. My trailer came with new passenger tires on them 195/65 R15 radial passenger tires and have about 10,000 miles on them with a DOT date of 2010. The spare tire (which has a DOT date of 1962(to my chagrin...and the reason I'm replacing)) is a Vanderbilt V120 V.I.P 4 ply tire with dimensions 7.35-15. Can someone help me figure out what size tire I should be getting?

[Bob]

Your 7.35-15 spare tire corresponds to a 195/75/15. The 195 is the width in millimeters, so the smaller the first number, the narrower the tire will be. The second number (75) is the height of the tire as a ratio of the first number, so the tire is 195 x .75 = 146 millimeters tall (from the rim). Here’s where I read the information:
www.discounttire.com/dtcs/infoSidewall.do
www.btc-bci.com/~billben/tire.pdf

It would be best if your spare was the same dimensions as your other tires. So if you're staying with 195/65/R15's on your axle, I'd get a 195/65/R15 spare.

[Gone Kayaking]

Thanks I was looking for somewhere to do the conversion and couldn't find it. I am thinking it would be best to change out all three and get a new spare as well--though I'll be counting on my AAA to change the flat if I ever need to....not because I can't but because it's such a dang pain in the backside to get the tires out.