Tire size on retractable

[waterwolff]

Time to put new meats on the fishouse. Anyone run radials on there's. Do you think they would wear better than a standard bias ply. Right now I have ST175 80 13 If I have the room would I be better off with a larger tire. any thought's.

Thank's Mike

[Daveo]

Pretty good subject yea bring up here...for one thing.the bigger the tire the more ground clearance going over landings and heaves..a radial will give you a smoother ride downd the highway but will sway more, a bias ply has a stiffer sidewall which will give you a straighter ride...kinda a catch 22 I'm going to switch to a bias ply rated tire...good luck

[hawkeye43]

also look at the load rating of the tire, d's & e's are the ones you want for the load

[pegleg]

We also had 13" tires but last year we switched to 14" tires and rims. Everything seemed to work better with the larger tires (i.e. clearance, wear, etc.). We had to look around to find the right size 14" because our clearance is now reduced between the offset axle and the tire.

[Tahoe2349]

I'm in the same boat looking for new rubber...

Have heard the ST (special trailer) label is the tire you need as well as the good load rating...

I think I have actually seen a bias belted which might be the ticket !!

[upnorth]

One more thing to consider in tire size is the larger the diamater, the larger the circumference which in turn means less revolutions per mile, which will equate to less heat in the tire and the bearings.