Recommended Spare Wheel And Tire For Trailer With 7.60-15 Tires

Question:

Hello, I have a home built tear trailer that weighs about 500-600lbs. It has whitewall, tubeless tires on it that read 7.60-15. I took it to a shop that told me the bolt pattern is 5 on 4 1/2. Id like to purchase a spare tire and wheel, but do not necessarily want to spend the money to buy the additional whitewall tire $250 as a spare. Do you carry anything that would work as a spare? Thank you in advance for your time.

asked by: Sarah J

Expert Reply:

I was able to find that the 7.60-15 tires you have on your tear trailer cross reference to the 225/75/15 tires.

With that said we have quite a few options with the 225/75/15 tire and a 15" wheel with 5 on 4-1/2" bolt pattern.

The most important thing is to find if your current tires are bias ply or radials, and make the spare the same type. Mixing radials and bais ply tires causes a very unstable ride.

If your tires are bias ply I recommend taking a look at the Loadstar ST225/75D15 Bias Trailer Tire with 15" White Wheel - 5 on 4-1/2 - Load Range D # AM3S862.

For a radial option I recommend the Karrier ST225/75R15 Radial Trailer Tire with 15" Galvanized Wheel - 5 on 4-1/2 - Load Range C # AM32468.

I included videos for both of the products mentioned for you to take a look at.