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Re: Race car trailer tires
[Re: skrews]
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04/01/13 10:28 AM
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Make sure your trailer sits level to the ground with a minimum of 10% of the load on the tongue. Load level / anti sway bars is also a good addition to your tow package. If you do have a blow out, everything stays nice and straight.
Fastest 300
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Re: Race car trailer tires
[Re: skrews]
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04/01/13 10:31 AM
04/01/13 10:31 AM
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fredericksburg,va
cudaman1969
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I was in the tire biz for a while and can say for certain that all trailer tires have way too many failure issues. Started putting high quality high load range truck tires on my trailers and my friends and family's trailers. End of problems. 16" trailer tires did seem to do better than the 15" and 14" stuff. As said before running max pressure will keep the tires happy.
Got a brand name for these tires? How much does the 16 inch change height over 15 inch?
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Re: Race car trailer tires
[Re: cudaman1969]
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04/01/13 11:23 AM
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My 28 ft Vintage had 225x15 Goodyear Marathon's.
For the 4 years they were on it I only had 1
that bulged. I always kept them covered, at
70 psi and rotated them every spring.
I now have BFG Commercial A/S TA's in 225x16.
They only added 1/2in in height. I found a set
of 5 16in 5th wheel Alum wheels on craigslist
for $100. Best thing I did for the trailer, It
tows so much better. No wishy washy sway on the
ruts and bumps of the hi-way, course the hitch
must set up correctly.
I had 40ft 3 axle with 225x15 marathons before
and as long as I kept the pressure at 70, covered
and rotated, I never had had a blowout in 8
years. I did have 3 bulges tho.
Sorry this is long but I firmly believe that
checking the lugs & psi before every tow,
covering when not in use and rotating every
year is a must do.
Rick
2015 3500 Mega Cab Cummins
1970 Plymouth GTX - 7.99 @ 170 @ Bandimere
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Re: Race car trailer tires
[Re: SG5438]
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04/01/13 02:50 PM
04/01/13 02:50 PM
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Rhinodart
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I use Mastertrack trailer tires made by Cooper in the USA! Here is where I get them from: http://www.trailerrvparts.com/
Last edited by Rhinodart; 04/01/13 02:51 PM.
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Re: Race car trailer tires
[Re: Leigh]
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04/02/13 08:27 AM
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Cincinnati, Ohio
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Hercules are also made by Cooper. That's what I'm going with.
Those are china tires and I have had terrible luck with them on big trucks. No way I would ever buy anymore of them. 
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Re: Race car trailer tires
[Re: Leigh]
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04/02/13 11:02 PM
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Greg
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Has anyone had any luck with Towmaster Tires? I had to pick up a tire in KY last year due to a flat and that is what the tire company sold. The company is Greenball corporation and can be found at www.greenball.com. The size was ST225/75/15 10 ply tire. I need to buy some new tires this spring and was wondering if I should give them a chance or go with the Goodyear marathons?
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Re: Race car trailer tires
[Re: cudaman1969]
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04/02/13 11:05 PM
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skrews
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Quote:
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I was in the tire biz for a while and can say for certain that all trailer tires have way too many failure issues. Started putting high quality high load range truck tires on my trailers and my friends and family's trailers. End of problems. 16" trailer tires did seem to do better than the 15" and 14" stuff. As said before running max pressure will keep the tires happy.
Got a brand name for these tires? How much does the 16 inch change height over 15 inch?
BFGoodrich or Michelin. I was replacing ST225/75/15 with LT235/75R/15C that had a max inflation pressure of 50 p.s.i. When swapping out 15 inch tires such as a ST225/75/15, I'd use LT225/75R/16E. These will be 1 inch taller.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?...um=275R6COMMTAE
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I will say that my wife ended up with a brand new grill for her 79 300 when it was all said and done.
