14" or 15" wheels
#3
Registered
You can get far more weight capacity w/15's than 14's.
Standard/good 14" trailer tires will be weight capacity "C" which if I recall is approx. 1660 lbs.
Assuming tandem axle you will have a weight capacity of 6640 lbs. which sounds like a fair until you back out the weight of the trailer. which is gonna be 1500ish probably.
I couldn't figure out why I kept going through tires on the trailer under my old 24' Sonic until I pulled it across a set of scales and just about died! It was over that weight unloaded!
15' tires would have cured it.
If you do much towing (like I do), don't skimp on the trailer. I should start a thread of the crap I see down here! Some of it under brand new, high dollar rigs.
Standard/good 14" trailer tires will be weight capacity "C" which if I recall is approx. 1660 lbs.
Assuming tandem axle you will have a weight capacity of 6640 lbs. which sounds like a fair until you back out the weight of the trailer. which is gonna be 1500ish probably.
I couldn't figure out why I kept going through tires on the trailer under my old 24' Sonic until I pulled it across a set of scales and just about died! It was over that weight unloaded!
15' tires would have cured it.
If you do much towing (like I do), don't skimp on the trailer. I should start a thread of the crap I see down here! Some of it under brand new, high dollar rigs.
#4
Registered
15" gives a much larger weight range, as stated. Go with the largest load capacity tire that you can, it is peace of mind. 14" limits you to 1760lbs a tire, 15" can give you another 500lbs or so depending on the tire.
#5
RIPSTA Racing Team
VIP Member
And they haven't even started telling you about how much faster that smaller diameter tire is spinning at 65mph and how hot your wheel bearings are getting.
#6
Registered
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Spring, TX
Posts: 89
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
#8
Registered
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 43
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
#10
Registered
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Spring, TX
Posts: 89
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts