Trailer Tires Part 2
 

ED F. : Where can i get thes Maxxis tires you talked about ????




Thx

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I just checked tires-easy.com and they have the Maxxis #8008 which is an 8 ply tire for $108 each.The kick in the ***** is about $84 shipping.The Marathons are $94 each with $58 shipping.But they're only 6 ply rating.The difference in shipping is the Marathons come from Del. warehouse.I didn't look up where thr Maxxis's come from.Google them and chack any website that shows them.Let your fingers do the walking.
BTW both tires are 205X75X15. 225X75X15 might be an option for you.

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Pete, I would use a conventional truck tire 225/15 C rated or 235/15 C before those trailer special things. Those TS things are usually D rated, but that means more ply and more heat and faster blowout. Any tires are good close to home. On the road for a few hundred miles in the summer is where the trouble usual comes in.

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X2 on what Mista T sez....

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ED

I'm looking to get the 225x75x15 Load Range E.

Do i need 8 or 10 ply do you think ????

Thx for helping..

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If someone is making a 10 ply 15 inch that is not a trailer special, it might be worth looking at. If it is some brand you never heard of, I would be careful. If you notice, all the trailer special tires look alike, sorta slim, slim tread. Lot's of private labeling on tires, might be marathon in disguise. Or worse.

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No tires are actually 8 or 10 plys.....They are 8 or 10 ply "rated"....just another piece of misleading information..... the actual number of plys is something less. Go by the letter designation as that designates the weight the tire can carry. If you really want an eye opener...check the wheels weight rating......Many wheels are rated at quite a bit lower weight carrying limits than the tires.....

Buy the E rated 225 tires......they are rated for higher loads and take higher air pressure. I bought GoodYear Marathons from Tire Rack and I think shipping was free......one or two days and they were about $110 a tire about 2 years ago....they are only D rated tires...65lbs air.....E rated tires take 80lbs but GoodYear does not make an E rated 15 trailer tire....E's carry a heavier load....

The only E rated 225x15's in a trailer tire I know of are Maxxis and Titan.....there might be others but I have not seen them available.....

We have bought many tires from 2 local dealers for our service vans.....they did not have any trailer tire deals or lines worth buying. I bought the Towmasters from them.......looked like the same as Carlisles.......junk....

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Denman makes an E rated trailer tire, which could be inflated to 80 psi, although I did have a set and had problems with them. That is why I recommended going with a 16 in. tire.