Trailer wheels and passenger car wheels are different and so are trailer tires and passenger car tires. Trailers wheels are tires are designed with different characteristics from vehicles wheels and tires since their functions are not exactly the same. Trailer wheels/tires are optimized to handle vertical loads while passenger vehicle wheels and tires are designed for cornering and stability.
Another key difference is wheel offset. Wheel offset refers to the location of a wheel's rim in... view full answer...
The reason the Folding, Bumper Mounted Tire Carrier, item # TR-2, is not recommended for carrying powered vehicle tires and wheels is the construction of the wheels themselves. A Powered vehicle wheel and tire combination has a wide variety of different configurations, such as inset or outset, that can render the carrier unusable for the application, or create additional torque on the carrier that will compromise the weight carrying capacity of the carrier.
Trailer wheels and tires are... view full answer...
I would recommend replacing the tires along with the wheels on your utility trailer. The tires that you currently have on your trailer are passenger car tires which can be identified by the P at the beginning of the tire size and it is not a common trailer tire size.
Trailer tires will have an ST, or special trailer, designation on the tire size. Trailer tires are constructed with a stronger sidewall and can handle higher air pressures which are needed when carrying a load on a trailer.... view full answer...
The trailer tire and wheel combination is received from the supplier already with the tire mounted on the wheel. The supplier does not balance the combination, but when the tire is installed to the wheel they will line the high (heavy) spot on the tire with the low (light) spot on the wheel. This does not completely balance the tire and wheel combination but it does eliminate any excessive out of balance condition.
I would recommend to balance the tire and wheel combination at a local... view full answer...
A tire size that starts with a P is not a trailer tire. Trailer tires have ST before the size indicating Special Trailer. Tires with a P are passenger vehicle tires and should not be used on a trailer. The issue is that trailer tires are built with a thicker sidewall than P tires so they can handle more vertical load.
The wheels are probably vehicle wheels too and should not be used on a trailer. None of the 14 inch trailer wheels will fit that tire size and none of the 14 inch trailer... view full answer...
Trailer tire and wheel combos are balanced like this: every tire and every wheel has a high (heavy) and low (light) spot. The manufacturers offset the high spot on the tire with the low spot on the wheel to balance them. Trailer tires do not need to be balanced beyond that.
The problem is that to balance the tires on a machine it takes a special machine and rig to do so because trailer tires and wheels are not the same as vehicle tires and wheels. Most tire places do not have this special... view full answer...
Tire balancing at many tire shops is done quickly and accurately with vehicle tires using a balancing machine that allows the operator to use the center hub for balancing. It centers the wheel by the hub and spins the tire allowing them to see where weights need to be added. This is possible based on the design of the wheel/rim and the tire.
Special trailer tires are made differently with a stiff sidewall because the tires are made to roll only straight and not turn on a pivoting axle... view full answer...
The trailer tire and wheel combination is received from the supplier already with the tire mounted on the wheel. The supplier does not balance the combination, but when the tire is installed to the wheel they will line the high (heavy) spot on the tire with the low (light) spot on the wheel. This does not completely balance the tire and wheel combination but it does eliminate any excessive out of balance condition.
I would recommend to balance the tire and wheel combination at a local... view full answer...
The trailer tire and wheel combination is received from the supplier already with the tire mounted on the wheel. The supplier does not balance the combination, but when the tire is installed to the wheel they will line the high (heavy) spot on the tire with the low (light) spot on the wheel. This does not completely balance the tire and wheel combination but it does eliminate any excessive out of balance condition.
I would recommend to balance the tire and wheel combination at a local... view full answer...
All wheels are not created equally! And the same goes for tires. The P in front of your tire size indicates that the tires are for passenger vehicles, not trailers. This is a problem because trailer tires and vehicle tires are constructed differently. Trailer tires are built with a thicker sidewall than passenger vehicle tires to handle more vertical load. You really need to switch to ST (special trailer) tires for your trailer.
The wheel, since it came off of a trailer, will be fine for... view full answer...
We only sell trailer tires and wheels. We do not sell car or truck tires on our website. If you go to our website and click on the Trailer weblink, you will see an option on the far left for Tires and Wheels. That is where you will find all of our tires and wheels.
For example, if you have a 2018 Airstream Flying Cloud Travel Trailer 20FB, the Karrier ST225/75R15 Radial Trailer Tire with 15" White Wheel - 6 on 5-1/2 - Load Range D, part # AM32664, is a tire that would be compatible with... view full answer...
The pre-mounted combinations of trailer wheels and trailer tires that we offer are given a degree of balancing by the distributor but not a full dynamic balance on a balancing machine as passenger car tires require. I will explain.
Wheels and tires always have a high spot and a low spot, meaning that their weight is not 100-percent perfectly distributed around their circumferences. The wheel and tire distributor from whom we obtain these products will mount the tires such that the wheel... view full answer...
All of the tire/wheel combos we sell are already balanced in the manner that trailer tires are balanced. Every tire and every wheel has a high (heavy) and low (light) spot. The manufacturers offset the high spot on the tire with the low spot on the wheel to balance them. Trailer tires do not need to be balanced beyond that. We do not have equipment here to mount or balance trailer tires. We ship all of our tires exactly how they were received from the manufacturer.
That being said, you... view full answer...
The trailer tire and wheel combination is received from the supplier already with the tire mounted on the wheel. The supplier does not balance the combination, but when the tire is installed to the wheel they will line the high (heavy) spot on the tire with the low (light) spot on the wheel. This does not completely balance the tire and wheel combination but it does eliminate any excessive out of balance condition.
I would recommend to balance the tire and wheel combination at a local... view full answer...
The backspacing for the Dexstar Steel Spoke Trailer Wheel, # AM20422 is 3 inches, which provides zero inches offset. This means that the point where the wheel studs go through the wheel is centered in the 5 inch width of the wheel. A 5 inch wide wheel will measure approximately 6 inches overall width with the wheel lip.
This wheel is designed for 15 inch trailer tires up to 205/75-15, like the Karrier Radial Trailer Tire # AM10244. If you wanted to go with a larger tire like the Karrier... view full answer...
The trailer tire and wheel combination # AM3S862 is received from the supplier already with the tire mounted on the wheel. The supplier does not balance the combination, but when the tire is installed to the wheel they will line the high (heavy) spot on the tire with the low (light) spot on the wheel. This does not completely balance the tire and wheel combination but it does eliminate any excessive out of balance condition.
I would recommend to balance the tire and wheel combination at... view full answer...
Our trailer tire and wheel combinations, such as the Loadstar # AM3S870 you referenced, do not come balanced like automotive tires do. When the tire is mounted to the wheel, the high (heavy) spot on the wheel is matched to the low (light) spot on the tire. This leaves the wheel and tire adequately balanced for trailers. You may have the tire/wheel professionally balanced if you wish, but having perfectly balanced tires is not as important with trailer tires as it is with passenger vehicles.... view full answer...
The tire/wheel combinations that we sell, such as Loadstar ST225/75D15 Bias Trailer Tire with 15-inch White Wheel # AM3S870, are not fully dynamically balanced like an automobile tire/wheel. However, when mounted together the tire's low spot and the wheel's high spot are matched. This provides a degree of balancing but it is not the same as a true dynamic balance like what a tire shop does when they mount a new tire to one of your car's wheels.
Trailer tires are less sensitive to balance... view full answer...
The tire and wheel combos we carry are not machined balanced. You can have the tire and wheel combos balanced at a local tire shop if you wanted to.
What our tire manufacturers will do is line up the light spot on the tire with the heavy spot on the wheel. This is a type of balancing but not like how car tires are balanced (with weights on a balancing machine). This will be suitable for trailer applications.
I attached a help article on trailer tires for you to check out as well. view full answer...
To replace the existing 4.80-12 size tires on your Carry-On utility trailer, I recommend the Taskmaster Bias Trailer Tire, 4.80-12, Load Range C # TTWSF48012C. For this tire mounted on a wheel with a 5 on 4-1/2 inch wheel bolt pattern you can use the Taskmaster 4.80-12 Bias Trailer Tire with 12" White Spoke Wheel, 5 on 4-1/2, Load Range C # AM30660. This tire and wheel combo will work well to replace existing 4.80-12 size tire and wheel with 5 on 4-1/2 inch wheel bolt pattern.
The # AM30660... view full answer...
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